Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00650)

Nick:

Theosophy has helped me to make life a little better for me as well as
those with whom I come into contact. From this perspective, I think
Theosophy can benefit everyone and should reach anyone whatever their
level of education or intelligence is. So I hope we can use Internet as a
medium to reach everyone so that it can make a difference in their life.
It is my earnest hope and wish that we can see this happen in our life time.

	....doss



On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Porreco, Nick - CPMQ wrote:

> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:09:27 -0400
> From: Porreco, Nick - CPMQ <nlporreco@bpa.gov>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <theos-l@elvis.vnet.net>
> Subject: Re: Reply to JRC -- Same Old Arguments
>
>
> Doss, good point, I think that you, Eldon and Bee are all on the same
> harmonious frequency.  The true show of an evolved being is compassion, love
> and selflessness for the sake of these qualities not for the ego or to have
> your feet kissed.
>
> Shanti,
> Nick
>  ----------
> From: theos-l
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Reply to JRC -- Same Old Arguments
> Date: Wednesday, April 17, 1996 11:38AM
>
> Hi, everybody:
>
> The current state of membership in all the TS groups not increasing all
> over the world and perhaps dwindling. While some of us think that quality
> is more important than quantity, it is a fact that we should try to
> expose more and more persons to Theosophy in the hope that out of this
> exposure some good will mushroom  and make the world a little better for
> it. If you go back and look at the early correspondence you will find
> that the First Object of the TS is of primary concern to the "Founders".
>
> Internet may be last chance we all have to bring Theosophy to the masses.
> The exposure of more people to Theosophy is likely to to bring more help
> to the Humanity than all the technical theoretical material however
> impressive and important that latter are.
>
> When the new subscribers read the mail in the maillist, the atmosphere
> should be such that it is inviting rather than frightening. New
> subscribers do not know or understand what is going on. They may have
> come here looking for knowledge or information or help. Scaring them away
> does no good to Theosophy.
>
> Let us all try and help everybody so that everyone feels invited to
> discuss any idea or opinion however off the wall, stupid, dumb, they may
> be. In due course of time, everyone outgrows such ideas or opinions, if
> in fact they are erroneous.
>
> It brings to my mind the way one of the great charismatic leaders used to
> handle situations. Frequently people would come and present an idea or
> plan which is perhaps not the best. However this person would go along
> and sooner or later the person who presented the idea or plan outgrows
> and recognizes that the idea or plan was not the best.
>
> Many may disagree with my thougts above. It does not personally matter to
> me so long as we are able to bring more Internetters to Theosophy.
>
>         ...doss
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Bee Brown wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:56:24 -0400
> > From: Bee Brown <bbrown@whanganui.ac.nz>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <theos-l@elvis.vnet.net>
> > Subject: Re: Reply to JRC -- Same Old Arguments
> >
> > Eldon writes as below:
> >
> > I'd say that people's feelings are important, but their
> > unjustified emotional reactions to things are not. I should, for
> > instance, be able to express myself using the word "cat" without
> > regard to someone's unexpected phobia of that word. Here there is
> > no harm intended in the word and the reaction is clearly the
> > listener's psychological problem. That is different than
> >
> > ""trouncing upon someone's beliefs because of not liking the beliefs,
> without
> > regard to the effect upon their spiritual lives"".
> >
> > You mention that an attack on people's beliefs is justified,
> > because if the beliefs are based upon illusion the beliefs will be
> > upset sooner or later anyway. That may be so, but I wouldn't
> > prematurely rip open a baby flower bud or cut open a cocoon, just
> > because "sooner or later..."
> >
> > On the other hand, I'd agree with this idea in another direction.
> > I'd say that sooner or later people's false beliefs, beliefs based
> > upon illusion, will be subject to challenge and the reality of
> > life will make itself known.
> >
> > Bee writes: I am plagiarizing Eldons post to express my similar attitude
> > especially in the ""    "" bit. The trouncing bit is what has deterred me
> > from saying any more. In the past I used to give a quote as it expressed
> > what I was thinking better than I could and it meant that, that particular
> > quote stood for an idea I was expressing not for the enlightenment of the
> > list as such. Some times a quote had a meaning that I found illusive and
> by
> > posting it here I thought I might have gained an insight into it from
> > someone's experience or knowledge. I don't mind if someone points out an
> > error of thinking I may be expressing as long as they don't 'rip open the
> > rose bud' in the process. I have heard from lurkers privately who express
> > the same feelings and if we don't speak to each other reasonably and
> kindly
> > then there will only be a very few left to talk on theos-l and that would
> be
> > sad. My cats have a carpeted post for sharpening their claws and it gets
> > into a real mess and has to have a new cover on it periodically. It saves
> my
> > furniture though. I wonder if there isn't a list somewhere for sharpening
> > mental claws too.
> > Peace to us all.
> > Bee Brown
> > Member TSNZ,Wanganui Branch.
> > Theos Int & L
> >
> >
>