Theos-Talk Archives (May 2008 Message tt00659)

My views are:

When reading your below words, I suddenly got the thought that H. P. Blavatsky's dharma must have been a strange one indeed. Maybe we aught not to read her literally at all.


Yes joking is good.

I have one for you...

  WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?
  A neighbor comes to the indefatigueable fool Nasrudin, the local Jester.
  "Would you lend me your donkey today, Nasrudin?" the neighbor asks, "I have goods to transport to the next town."
  The Nasrudin answers: "I'm sorry, but I've already lent her to somebody else."
  Suddenly the donkey is heard braying loudly behind a wall.
  "You lied to me, Nasrudin!" the neighbor exclaims, "There is the donkey!"
  "What do you mean?" the Nasrudin replies indignantly, "Whom would you rather believe, a donkey or your Nasrudin?"


M. Sufilight




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Konstantin Zaitzev 
  To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:08 PM
  Subject: Theos-World Dharma, Re: limits of activism


  --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" 
  <global-theosophy@...> wrote:

  > Then I guess you also think that the chela Arjuna went wrong 
  > when he as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita fought at the battle
  > of Kurukshetra?

  Firstly, Bhagavad Gita shouldn't be understood literally, but as an 
  allegory. See comments by Subba Row and Annie Besant.
  Secondly, Arjuna belonged to the kshatriya caste and it was his 
  dharma. The one of the main lessons of Gita is that one should perform 
  his own dharma, while dharma of someone other is dangerous.
  So for Arjuna it would be mistake to avoid the war, while for 
  Blavatsky - to participate in it.

  The following story is told to illustrate this:
  At night, when the burglar penetrated into the house, the donkey asked 
  the dog: why do you not bark?
  - The master treats me badly, why should I protect him?
  The donkey replied:
  - Unlike you, I'm a faithful servant and shall wake the master.
  And cried loudly.
  The master woke up, irritated by the cries of the donkey, as he didn't 
  understand what's the matter, took the stick, stroke the donkey badly 
  and returned to his bed.



   

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