Theos-Talk Archives (May 2007 Message tt00099)

I only noticed your post today as I don't have a pc and only use the 
ones in internet shops. I don't know what else you've written.

Perhaps if you read Yogananda'a "Autobiography of a Yogi" and 
studied the philosophy behind his views you might find it 
illuminating. I remember reading in Prabhavananda's book on Hindu 
Philosophy (towards the end of the book) that man can become Brahman 
but he can never become Ishvara. Sorry I can't enlarge on it more 
now as I hope to get home early enough to see Dawkins explaining 
his "God Delusion" on TV although I might fall asleep watching it. 
Best of luck.

hari9896 

-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "danielhcaldwell" 
<danielhcaldwell@...> wrote:
>
> hari9896,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> We can believew in the bonafides of HPB and her Masters alright but
> that does not mean that they necessarily knew everything. Their 
denial
> of the existence of the Personal God in particular does not seem 
to be
> correct. Great incarnate Masters like Yogananda and Sivananda have
> confirmed His existence. Sri Ramana Maharishi said "Ishvara is 
Brahman
> as qualified by Maya" But Ishvara has complete control over Maya. 
It 
> is claimed in Advaita Vedanta of Sri Shankaracharya that man can 
> share in all the powers of God except the creation and destruction 
of 
> universes Thus man can become Brahman but he cannot become Ishvara.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I hope that you will take the time and effort to explain in greater
> detail what you mean by "the existence of the Personal God."
> 
> In other words, I believe some readers on this forum would like to 
> know your thinking on this subject and why you believe HPB's 
Masters 
> are not correct when they deny "the existence of the Personal God."
> 
> I am interested in your own thinking on this matter and how you 
> arrived at this conclusion as you have stated it.
> 
> I will post a number of other items which may provide some food 
for 
> thought.
> 
> Daniel
> http://hpb.cc
>