Theos-Talk Archives (January 2010 Message tt00029)

Heh Clint,

Greetings to you. I'm not sure what you are asking when you ask what Theosophists do..."read books"..."tell how inspired we are"...I'd say it depends upon 
the "theosophist" you may talk to. I, for example, do many things including reading books, etc. I, for one, attempt to pracice theosophical principles in my 
daily work. Perform, also, daily meditations on Tarot and perform specific exercises every day.What do you "do", friend? Especially regarding your 
Martinist background.

I recently began studying some of St. Martins works. I've just received a book by him, I ordered online. I'm interested in his lack of desire to practice
"Theurgy", in which he was initiated into the school of Pasqually but, prefered " the inward way". Would you talk about your understanding of his,
sort-of Rosicrucian type of beliefs and practices, and the teachings of HPB's similarity of "inward-way" teachings,with Martinism?How they may be
similarly considered?

in L.V.X.

brad




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From: Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com>
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 12:53:42 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World intro

 
Yow Clint:
Martinism you said? Have a look at worldoftak.ning. com. I had similar hardships with all the different "schools" and teachings, so I started to write my experiences down,
Best, Martin :-)

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From: wagnerian1 <wagnerian1@yahoo.. com>
To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 5:47:35 AM
Subject: Theos-World intro

Hi, my name is Clint, I'm a Pure Land Buddhist from Oklahoma City, a failed Co-Mason/Non- Theist/Heathen/ Rosicrucian/ Regular Mason and lots of other things that never caught on but at least I wasn't willing to just read about them and act like I know what I'm talking about. There are few things I claim to believe with any sort of consistency, even harboring doubts about some sort of Supreme Being, but some things have stuck out over the years as experiential truths in my life, and one of those is the existence of Masters who really do want to help and give you a little push in the right direction. Despite my innate skepticism, I find myself interested in Theosophy, and find HPB and her friends to be utterly compelling folks, even if I can't help suspecting that The Lady had a streak of the very best, and profoundly beneficial, charlatan; for all True Gurus know how to put on a show, and all real Initiates know how--or must be forced to learn--to
separate the Moon from the Finger That Points.. 
So I'm here to have a look around and hopefully learn something; I've always found Theosophists to be very congenial and kind people, if a bit insular in interests and taste. I know for sure that I don't have even a sliver of The Answers, but that's OK; I'm always willing to be surprised, educated, and schooled. The question is, where and how do I start? What exactly do y'all do besides read books and sit around and tell each other how inspired you are? Not trying to be cute, just curious what happens besides visiting and chatting and vegetarian lasagne when Theosophists gather together, if that's something y'all can even share.
I do have the very humbling honor of claiming Martinist Initiation, which to me is one of the most treasured and precious of connections I have ever been offered by "Amida Buddha's Grace", in my personal religious language. I've learned more before the 3L* than almost anywhere and anything else I've ever gotten myself into.
That's about it for now, thanks for reading.

Many Blessings,

Clint 

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