Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00046)

Rudy, 
Thank you so much for your wise response.  I look forward to more 
honest answers to my honest questions as they arise, and I look 
forward to participating further with the group.  :-)

Raul

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Rodolfo Don <rrdon27@...> wrote:
>
> 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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