Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00033)

Dallas TenBroeck"
<dalval@nwc.net> wrote:

> When questions arise that relate to Theosophy I try to put what I
> have learned from her teachings before those who question.

Yes, I know, but when instead of answering a question you
asume that someone has read or should imediately read the
Key to Theosophy, it just does not always fall right. There
are so many books and we cannot judge whether or not Randy
is served best by reading the Key to Theosophy, or if not.
You tend to come across a bit more dogmatically than is
usually pleasant.

> If one desires to know what Theosophy has to say, they do not
> need the filters of others' views -- which admittedly seem to
> satisfy their selectivity.  That cannot be helped, or altered.

But those filters are also simply our tries at
understanding. Very often it is easier to turn to the
explanations of people who can respond to exactly the
question, than it is to read all of Blavatsky hoping that
the answer is in there somewhere. Though I do agree that on
many questions she give important stimulation for thought,
I am always the first to know and acknowledge (spelling?)
that different books are best for different people.

Katinka

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NHL Leeuwarden
hesse600@tem.nhl.nl