Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00452)

Dear Carlos,

My message was never intended for you. You should have realized that.

Regards, Rudy

On Nov 7, 2006, at 6:51 AM, cardosoaveline wrote:

>
>
> Dear Rudy,
>
> Thanks.
>
> One should be careful, for, in some cases, minds are but perceived
> as 'little' by the 'little' aspects of other minds, which are
> themselves 'big' in many an aspect, though narrow in some
> instances.
>
> So one should be vigilant not to label persons, or minds, as great
> or small, altruistic of selfish, wise or unwise; because human mind
> has many different things in itself; and because there is always
> light in the other; and because one can see the mistake in the
> other, but it is better not to accept the illusion that this or that
> mind is but 'little'.
>
> According to Theosophy, it is more accurate to say that a mind has
> smaller and bigger aspects, or principles, in it.
>
> And there is an alchemical process going on all the time.
>
> Commentaries?
>
> Carlos.
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Rodolfo Don <rrdon27@...> wrote:
> >
> > Carlos,
> >
> > Little minds are not known by their virtues, but by their
> obsessions.
> >
> > Rodolfo
> >
> > On Nov 7, 2006, at 5:43 AM, carlosaveline wrote:
> >
> > > Mark,
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > There is a ancient Pythagorean saying that goes:
> > >
> > > "Do that which is correct, and in time it will be nice for you
> to
> > > do it."
> > >
> > > It deals with the possibility of creating new and better habits.
> > >
> > > On the other hand, of course rituals work with elementals --
> this
> > > is part of the reason why HPB did not want to work with it.
> Since
> > > 18th century, if not earlier, conditions are no good for that.
> > >
> > > Regards, Carlos.
> > >
> > > De:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > > Para:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > > Cópia:
> > >
> > > Data:Tue, 7 Nov 2006 05:25:48 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > > Assunto:[Spam] Theos-World Habit Force, New Record
> > >
> > > > Using Habit Force, New Record
> > > >
> > > > Below is a short article on Habit, as
> > > > its got some relationship to Ritual (mostly
> > > > on the dark side of things.) In the MLs
> > > > somewhere is said that (dogmatic?) religions
> > > > develop from the left-hand side of things
> > > > or "the dark side of the force," and ritual
> > > > and religion are hand-in-glove. I had a
> > > > guy tell me that really there is no such
> > > > thing as "will-power," that it is all
> > > > really just habit. He had a point, but
> > > > I think takes the point too far.
> > > >
> > > > After bitching about the unnecessary
> > > > long multiple reposts, I see that carlos's
> > > > response to "rrdon," Nov. 6, "Masters, HPB
> > > > and Children" has approximately 1458 lines
> > > > of repost on my screen. Nothing like
> > > > tidy minds! har har
> > > >
> > > > I see among the little corn-towns
> > > > in this area, of population of a couple
> > > > hundred, as per a recent article in a local
> > > > paper, there has been a women's "Secret
> > > > Society" called the "Mental Progress Society,"
> > > > for the past 80 years. Limited to 25 members,
> > > > and no men. Nothing religious mentioned
> > > > in the description. Maybe there are more
> > > > underground thinkers around than one thinks.
> > > >
> > > > USING HABIT FORCE
> > > > The initial reaction to mention
> > > > of the word "habit" is usually negative.
> > > > Actually, habit is a neutral phenomenon
> > > > inherent in the nature of the world. The
> > > > habit of everyday life blends imperceptibly
> > > > into the habits of natural law and the
> > > > movements of electrons and planets.* [*In
> > > > an aspect Karma is also habit. - ed.] Indeed,
> > > > if we were not surrounded with predictable
> > > > processes, the world could not exist as we
> > > > know it and our universe could be nothing
> > > > other than uncreate chaos.
> > > >
> > > > Man is a creature of habit in
> > > > innumerable ways, from the manner in which
> > > > he ties his shoes to the more subtle
> > > > psychological habits of attitude and
> > > > interpersonal reaction. Habit is paradoxical;
> > > > it both aids us and hinders us. In many
> > > > ways it saves us much energy and attention,
> > > > and can be consciously used an indefinite
> > > > amount in this direction. Can you imagine
> > > > learning anew each time to drive a car or
> > > > to use a typewriter? On the other hand,
> > > > becoming entrenched in habits and not being
> > > > consciously aware and discriminating
> > > > towards them can tend to put one to sleep
> > > > and make a person mechanical and unconscious.
> > > >
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