Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00042)

Greetings Raul,

I wasn't going to answer this e-mail, because it is the wrong  
question coming from somebody in the spiritual Path, and even more  
wrong from someone who hasn't started on the Path.

Just to give you an idea about the subject that you have brought up,  
I have read in very reliable theosophical books like the M.L. and the  
Key to Theosophy that just to be on the Path it takes several  
lifetimes. That is all that is important to know. The rest is purely  
speculation.

Another point about the Path is that since we don't know (we're not  
supposed to know) where we are on the Path, we can begin to practice  
universal ethics which are practices that we will have to use once we  
are on the Path and continue from then on. Anybody can do it.  
Honesty, Truthfulness, Kindness, to treat everybody the same,  
Universal Brotherhood....

There you have, this is what we all can start doing any time.

Fraternally,

Rudy

On Oct 4, 2006, at 5:17 AM, Raul wrote:

> Greetings. I am new here, although over the last many years I have
> read many messages from this group.
>
> So I have a question:
>
> I can imagine that when an accepted Neophyte begins to tread that
> Path of Discipleship, first, that it is a grand accomplishment and a
> great threshold reached and passed, and second, that it is an
> achievement that, though eventually must take him past Neophytship
> to Discipleship and even to Adeptship (but I'm guessing that
> this is not always the case), may not last him his current life.
> That is I mean to say the person will in most cases die before
> reaching full Discipleship. However, herein lies my question. Does
> an Ego that has once reached Disciple or Neophyte, upon
> reincarnating, pick up where they left off. Can they be expected to
> quickly work through minor karmic influences and perhaps be born to
> situations fitted for them to easily find and achieve the Path where
> they left it? Any insight into this will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Raul
>
>
> 



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