Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00433)

Carlos,

No need to apologize to me. You are entitled to your opinion in this 
and all matters, as are we all. 

It would seem a bit arrogant to me to compare onesself to HPB. She 
did what the Masters told her to do. She was a high adept with a very 
special and thankless job. She functioned from a position of 
selflessness and altruism that is quite incomprehensible to most of 
us students. Her task was herculean and none of us is of her level of 
development. She did not attack her fellow seekers, even when they 
attacked her. We can learn a lot from her exemplary life, but we need 
not start thinking that we are her. We have a long way to go before 
we will be entrusted with a task such as hers.

She said, "In the last analysis, occultism is altruism, pure and 
simple." Altruism can be stated as the Golden Rule of Christianity, 
"Do unto others as you would they do unto you." This is a good test 
for any planned action or speech. Is what we are about to say or do 
or even think what we would like others to say or do or think to or 
about us? Simple. No need for right or left brain analysis. Just an 
honest human response. We could spend many lifetimes practicing this 
one simple thing and still not reach the level of development of HPB.

Adelasie 

On 28 Oct 2006 at 18:50, carlosaveline wrote:

> Adelasie, 
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> First of all, let me tell you something you may have perceived already.
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> I may think differently from you in many ways, but I respect your sincere devotion for the divine world, whatever you call it.
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> Secondly, as your specific posting below, I would like to say:
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> We have two brain hemispheres. One of them is logic, critical, the other mystical, intuitive.
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> We need both of them in the spiritual path. 
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> We need "viveka", discernment -- the ability to tell truth from lie, reality from illusion. 
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> Perhaps your view of the spiritual path is leaving aside half of your neocortex. The left half. There is no need for that. 
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> Why did HPB criticize conventional religions and many other forms of collective illusion?
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> Because she used both halves of her brain -- and she invites us to do the same. 
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> But -- if the hearts are not taken away by separativeness, duality of ideas will not produce hatred, and I, speaking for me,  am completely out of hatred!!! 
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> There is a greater harmony within whose wide circle duality can be exerted.
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> My apologies and heartful greetings, Carlos. 
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> De:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> Para:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> Cópia:
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> Data:Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:34:30 -0700
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> Assunto:Re: Theos-World Re:Comments for Carlos
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> > Generally in occultism it is better to concentrate the attention on 
> > what unifies, what is similar, what is complementary, than to 
> > concentrate the attention on what separates, what is different, what 
> > contradicts. Ultimately everything is true, all coming from the same 
> > Absolute Truth. One way leads to understanding and greater 
> > consciousness, the other to oblivion. 
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> > Adelasie
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