Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00352)

>Here are a few questions that have puzzled me over the years and I put them
>out that they may puzzle you as well. While I have my own opinions on these
>I will withhold them for the moment and see what kind of answers if any are
>forthcoming.
>1. Was the Buddha really enlightened or was he merely some nut with a good
>press agent?
LFD
Do you suppose his press agent was Miguel de Cervantes?

>2. Is karma a reality or merely a useful means of social control?
LFD
Karma might be a useful means but to me it gives a framework to live by. To
me karma represents freedom rather than control because if I know the laws
of the universe I don't unknowingly butt against them all the time but can
maneuver with them and/or around them to acomplish my goal. It doesn't
matter much to me whether it's real or not I find it a useful tool for the
purposes stated above.

>3. Did the Masters tell the truth in their letters?
Here again I don't really care whether they told the truth or made it all
up. I absorb whatever I find useful & leave the rest ie to me usefulness
matters a lot more than truthfulness.

>4. How much of Theosophy is a reflection of the culture of its founders?
I'm beginning to wonder about that. I was reading around in HPB's writings
the other day & came across this passage which began by HPB excusing
herself for having to write about "indelicate" things but she found it
necessary. In my imagination I thought I was getting into a juicy morsel
about the theosophical sex life. Instead HPB gave a description of a foetus
developing in utero. That was considered "indelicate" in her days. I know. I
took "American Women's History" a few years ago.

>5. Does anyone really care about the rounds and the chains and why should
>they?
I shouldn't. They bore me.

>Have fun.
>Chuck Cosimano
>
I did.

Liesel