Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl01049)

 Jerry (to Eldon)>Who is to say that I won't be black
	next time around?  Well, if you believe G de P, then I
	won't be, because that would be a regression backward,
	but I just can't believe that.

Actually, GdP says that the black race is a young and promising race
and will mix completely with the white race and other races.
So, I don't think it would be a regression.
Jinarajadasa and Leadbeater on the other hand state that the black race
is an old race and in the latter days of their evolution.

GdP remarks that anyone who observes black people can see that the
black race is a very vital one and thus *must* be younger than the
more soberminded white race. It seems to make sense, but again, I'm not
too comfortable with race-theories and do not think these to be very
fruitful to our understanding of the spiritual, at least not in this
current era. Of course there will be many individuals in the black race
who are more advanced spiritually than most in the white race are and
vice versa. That's in the scheme of things.

Eldon>We are all, in  the most basic sense, in the Fifth Root Race.
	
Jerry>	If the "Fifth Root Race" is Homo-Sapiens, then
I agree.  But I would still consider discussions about any
"reminants of the Fourth Root Race" as racist because every
single person on Earth today is a Homo-Sapien.


Yes, and there are always people who like to get rid of those old remnants-
laggards- that's the inherent danger with this kind of ideas.


Eldon>Failure to acknowledge differences prevents us from
	>recognizing and striving to acquiring higher qualities.

Jerry>	Of course there are differences, but I would
	keep them on an individual level, rather than a sexual
	or racial level.

I would agree on this one.

Martin