Theos-Talk Archives (June 1997 Message tl00046)

In message <199706011850.LAA12109@palrel1.hp.com>, Titus Roth
<titus@clisome9.rose.hp.com> writes
>Mark Kusek <mark@withoutwalls.com> wrote:
>
>> Being composed of elements that partake of both Hindu and Buddhist
>> thought (among other things), can anyone tell me how theosophy has
>> resolved the difference between the traditional Hindu view of Atman and
>> Brahman and the quite succint refutation of these concepts by Buddhism
>> (for example, in the Buddhist doctrine of anatman)?
>
>> Is there some overarching theosophical perspective that reconciles this
>> direct philosophical opposition?
>
>I'd also be interested in what our learned list members have to say on
>this. (Paging scholarly, but down-to-earth Alan). But I have a general
>comment.

Not scholarly on this one, Titus!  I wold comment, however, that from an
outside viewpoint, there could be said to a number of theosophies, not
all of which are in 100% agreement, on the surface at least.  My own
specialist area is Kabalah, which is *a* theosophy, but different in
some respects from HPB and other theosophies.  And my Kabalah is
different in some respects from that of other Kabalists.

Alan
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