Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00932)

Dear Paul,

I agree 100% with your statement. I find medit-l most refreshing, after
theos-l'srehashing over & over again the same darn garbage. People on
medit-l say something new, bringing a fresh approach & from various backgrounds.

 When you ask for a statement from anyone who's undergoing a transformation,
it just occurred to me that I'm just undergoing a very major one. But it
also makes me vulnerable, so I'll be darned if I'd expose my vulnerability
on theos-l & let someone hack away on it. But I think that maybe I'll try
medit-l & see what kind of a response I get.

Liesel

>Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 9:29:11 EDT
>From: "K. Paul Johnson" <pjohnson@leo.vsla.edu>
>To: theos-l@vnet.net
>Subject: Rigidity/Flexibility
>Message-ID: <199604221329.JAA04610@leo.vsla.edu>
>
>Dear theos-l participants:
>
>Lately I've been posting on Medit-l rather than theos-l, taking
>more interest in reading others there, and thinking about how
>theos-l reflects something in the character of the Theosophical
>movement.  The bottom line is-- regardless of where they stand
>on the liberal-conservative spectrum, Theosophists tend to be
>inflexible.  How often does anyone post here along the lines of
>"here's a new thought I never had before, a new book containing
>information I never knew before, an emotional response I never
>felt before"?  Mostly, people tend to just repeat their strong
>allegiance to their own point of view, rather than yielding,
>modifying, growing.  At least this is so in comparison to
>Medit-l, which is full of people more interested in daily
>practice than abstract theorizing, more concerned with
>understanding others of different viewpoints than with
>triumphing over them.  That keeps the list fresh and alive, at
>least for now.  I wish theos-l would have more of that spirit.
>So, a question I wish to throw out for discussion: What major
>recent changes in thoughts, feelings, intuitions or sensations do we
>have to share in relation to Theosophy?  Is anyone out there
>deeply engaged in a *transformative* process that might inspire
>someone else?  What is changing inside your head and heart?
>Frankly, I am sick of reading people reiterate the same things
>they've fervently believed for 5, 10, 15 or 30 years.  OK, I
>already have figured out where you are *coming from*.  But
>where are you going?
>
>Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 06:41:38 -0700
>From: rdon@garlic.com (Rodolfo Don)
>To: theos-l@vnet.net
>Subject: Re: Chohan's letter