Theos-Talk Archives (June 2007 Message tt00173)

Dear Sveinn

Thank you for your brief reply.

You write, "No, you have not understood my position."

Would you therefore care to elaborate on your previous statements so 
that I may understand?

Regards
Nigel


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Sveinn Freyr <Sven04@...> wrote:
>
> Nigel -
> 
> This is a brief reply to your letter.
> ----------------
> 
> You wrote:
>  >>>
> Your opinion may well be correct however it appears to manifestly
> compromise the theosophical philosophy of Madame Blavatsky and her
> teachers. By changing her phrase "internal command" to your own
> "internal opening" and by leaving it to "The High to decide", it 
seems
> your position supports not only the notion of separation between 
what
> you term "The High" and humanity, but also the idea of an external,
> all- wise, determining authority. If this is what you are saying, 
this
> would seem to contradict the second fundamental proposition of 
Madame
> Blavatsky and her teachers' version of theosophy which describes the
> essential unity of each human being with the Universal Oversoul.
> 
> Was this your intention?
>  >>>
> 
> My reply:
> No, it was not my intention.
> 
>  >>>
> If so, the implications and ramifications of this position are
> profound and far-reaching. Among many other considerations, in
> philosophical terms it can lead to what religion perceives as the
> necessity for an external, authoritative intermediary between
> ourselves and "God" in the form of priests, bishops and cardinals et
> al. In practical terms, this facilitates a hierarchical, superiority
> mindset, usually taking the form of patriarchy which is not only
> separative and discriminatory, but disempowering towards 
approximately
> one half of the world's population, women. From my perspective, the
> Theosophy of Madame Blavatsky and her teachers is quite specifically
> different from this philosophical approach.
> 
> Am I understanding your position accurately?
>  >>>
> 
> My reply:
> No, you have not understood my position.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Sveinn Freyr
>   __
>