Re: "Theosophy is who Theosophy does."
May 09, 1996 00:13 AM
by alexis dolgorukii
At 08:43 PM 5/8/96 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Chuck wrote:
>>Alex,
>>There is a saying, perportedly from HPB, the "Theosophy is who
>>Theosophy does." My feeling is that one who, in the words of
>>Voltaire, "defends the poor and helps the oppressed," is far
>>closer to the spirit of theosophy than one who can quote the SD
>>right and left and knows several of the Mahatmas area codes. I
>>was not kidding when I said it would be interesting if
>>theosophy ever really acquired a heart.
>
>JHE
> Chuck, she really did write this in the ~Key to Theosophy.~
>It is one of her most often quoted remarks. But you will have to
>look in the original edition to find it. Joy Mills edited it out
>of her edition.
>
>
>JHE
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>JHE:
By the time that crowd is done with theosophy, will there be anything of HPB
left in it? Is there very much of her left in it now?
alexis
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