Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00557)

At 10:38 PM 4/14/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Alexis,
>
>Jerry in his reply changed "aroma" to "essence". If you know the story of
>Shweta Ketu, which deals with essence, it still makes my point. Maybe it
>depends on whose religious truth you're talking about.
>
>Liesel
>Member TI, TSA, TS in Canada, HR
>
>Leisel:

I think that when we speak of the "essence" of an individuals life, we are
speaking of something entirely different that any possible meaning of Aroma.
The "essence" of a life experience is everything that was ESSENTIAL to that
life experience distilled to the highest level of intensity. Most of
everyopne's life experience is extraneous and irrelevant, it's what isn't
irrelevant that is the "essence" of a life. And that is "forwarded" to the
manifesting entity, or Perispirit, or Mondad, or Reincarnating Jiva. As to
"Religious Truth" there's no such thing because there's no such thing as a
"True Religion"..."There is no religion higher than truth". That motto is
the most vitally important aspect of theosophy.

alexis