Theos-Talk Archives (July 2008 Message tt00125)

Dear Anton

My views are:

You ask about ten question.
A fitting answer to each cannot really be containted in one single sentence.

1.
Anton asked:
"Is religion man made? If so is it inspired by god, or soley created by man?"


M. Sufilight answers:
What is inside man? There is Atma, the unthinkable Deity. And Atma=Brahman.
As theosophists we are saying that religion is theosophy, but theosophy is not A religion.

Try to read this article by H. P. Blavatsky: IS THEOSOPHY A RELIGION?
http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/IsTheosophyAReligion.htm

This aught to give you the answer to these two questions.


2.
Anton asked:
"Satan/Lucifer is at the heart of theosphy according to a.bailey, is that a good thing or bad thing? "..."But the i don't understand Lucifers role in this. Is he a good guy?"

M. Sufilight answers:
I will give this in a seperate e-mail following this one. Especially because the subject is quite interesting.


3.
Anton asked:
"The light bearer, illuminating the darkness and if so who has given him his bad reputation?" 

M. Sufilight answers:
The persons behind the Bible and the Christian priests through the ages are responsible for this reputation. Later some Christians have blamed H. P. Blavatsky for helping this reputation along. Try to read the content of the seperate e-mail on this issue following this one.


4.
Anton asked:
"could the son of lucifer, antichrist be a good thing also?"

M. Sufilight answers:
In reality not really. Lucifer is both something good and something really bad.
As long as people are ignorant their view upon God or ParaBrahman will be limited. And therefore what they view as God or ParaBrahman will in fact be the same as Lucifer, the tempting Deity.


5.
Anton asked:
Could it be that the roman catholic church have built him up to be a destroyer and untrustworthy to protect there empire? 


M. Sufilight answers:
I could be so. And in theosophical teachings it is so, but most certainly in a very different manner. Try to read the content of the seperate e-mail on this issue following this one.


6.
Anton asked:
And what of the pagan religion and earth, moon and sun worship? was that not here before religion? is that not the true religion?


M. Sufilight answers:
All religion sprang from what we call theosophy or the wisdom teachings of all ages past. Even the various versions of pagan religions around the world. What pagan religiona re you talking about?

The theosophuical teachings as given by H. P. Blavatsky are today among the most helpful to beginner-students of the wisdom teachings. But there are other writings and teachings.


I do hope, that my answer was helpful?

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H. P. Blavatsky said: 
"The Society founded to remedy the glaring evils of Christianity, to shun bigotry and intolerance, cant and superstition and to cultivate real universal love extending even to the dumb brute". 
(The Collected Writings of H. P. Blavatsky, vol. 7, p.246)


How do you learn how to learn?



M. Sufilight


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Antonio/Tony None 
  To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:29 PM
  Subject: Theos-World religion, good or bad? Lucifers role, debate question...


  I was hoping someone could answer this question for me please...

  Is religion man made? If so is it inspired by god, or soley created by man? Satan/Lucifer is at the heart of theosphy according to a.bailey, is that a good thing or bad thing? 

  Im trying to overstand this equation. For me religion is man made to control man, that there is absoloutly no truth in it what so ever, even so some of the words ring true, ultimatly it is a tool for control. Bu the i don't understand Lucifers role in this. Is he a good guy? The light bearer, illuminating the darkness and if so who has given him his bad reputation? could the son of lucifer, antichrist be a good thing also? Could it be that the roman catholic church have built him up to be a destroyer and untrustworthy to protect there empire? And what of the pagan religion and earth, moon and sun worship? was that not here before religion? is that not the true religion?

  thoughts please...

  Anton.

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