Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00048)

Raul,

I missed to mention in my last e-mail that a good book to help the  
aspirant with the right approach to enter the Path is The Voice of  
the Silence, by H. P. Blavatsky.

Rudy


On Oct 4, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Raul wrote:

> 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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> >
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