Theos-Talk Archives (February 2009 Message tt00029)

Govert wrote:

>From the quotes below (the 'dead letter' interpretation) it looks like
we are in Root-race 5 (Aryan), Sub-race 5 (Teutonic). Two quotes from
HPB and one by 'Alpha' reflecting the understanding of a member. This
understanding is also reflected in a little graph by Jinarajadasa,
which some might call the Besant-Leadbeater interpretation, but might
very well be in accordance with HPB. See:
http://users.ez2.net/nick29/theosophy/lessons15.htm
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Frank answers:
Thank you, Govert, for the link to the graph of the Besant-Leadbeater 
interpretation of the doctrine of the races.
>From where to they have the names of the races? From HPB?
>From their "Maha-Chohan"? Or from the Logos?

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Govert wrote:

If HPB contradicted herself, and if to save her from the charge of
inconsistency by saying that some of her statements were blinds, in
what way are we to reconcile these contradictions? How do we know
what's a blind and what not? And if a contradiction is found and one
of the statements therefore allegedly a blind, does that make the
subject more important?

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Frank answers:

I hope, that HPB contradicted herself, as Europeans still greatest 
metaphysicial - if not theosophist - Hegel says, that a contradiction is 
always the sign of the truth and th enon-contradiction the sign of the 
untruth.
How do we know? Simply by studying the mystery language.

I don't think that a blind comes always with a contradiction, but I hope 
that HPB used contradictions to make it easier for lay-chelas to understand.