Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00295)

Konstantin,

Thanks. 

It is a simple question of words.  You know words have sometimes ten or more DIFFERENT meanings.  "Ritual" can be used in several different ways. 

There is no ritual in the theosophical movement as seen by HPB -- at least as I use the word "ritual".  Yet  I can't forbid ritualistic people to call "rituals" the procedures by which people were initiated, or received, into the movement in the 1870s, 1880s, or in the Esoteric Schools after that.  One of the Masters used that same word for the entrance procedures, in a Letter, for instance.

I hope that helps to clarify on the use of the word. 

The meanings of words can only be identified in the context they are used. 

I fully agree with you in this: 

"So I am against any mandatory ceremonies and don't agree to make any difference between the "right" and "wrong" ones."

And I see these words of yours are entirely away from Leadbeater's view of the theosophical movement. 


Regards,   Carlos. 



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Assunto:Theos-World Re: RITES AND RITES

> Dear Carlos,
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> > The 'rituals' from which the theosophical movement keep a
> > distance are endlessly repeated ceremonies ahere people 'play roles'
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> Maybe these are practiced in co-masonry or LCC but I don't know about 
> regular rites in the TS.
> Probably ceremonies are practiced from time to time. Yet one cannot be 
> half-pregnant. So I am against any mandatory ceremonies and don't 
> agree to make any difference between the "right" and "wrong" ones.
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