Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00618)

Rich:

>I suspect that Krishnamurti did FAR, FAR more good after he
>left the TS than he would have been allowed to accomplish
>WITHIN it. Hmmm.

That's an important point to go "Hmmm" over. But it's not
really within versus without, but *doing the good*. If an
initial exposure to Theosophy gets us going, then we can
empower ourselves to do good things in the world. What we
do is individual, self-discovered.

One person may write a heavily cited work of scholarship;
another may write a 500-page book based upon personal
reflections and experiences. A third could learn Tibetan
and Sanskrit and search out the original religious texts
upon which the Stanzas of Dzyan are based. A fourth could
spend a number of years caring for a sick family member.
And a fifth could patiently work to setup books in
Wordperfect, unseen and unappreciated, for the benefit
of others. It's all individual.

The important thing is first to have some form of awakening,
which theosophical groups can help with, then to be of
benefit to the world, which does not require (nor preclude)
being active in a theosophical group.

Your suspicion is true, I suspect, of any group that we
can join and participate in. We could even say, as many
unsubscribers may have felt in the past:

"I suspect that XYZ did far, far more good after he left
theos-l than he would have been allowed to accomplish
within it. Humm."

-- Eldon