HPB on Intutition and true Thesophy.
Dec 15, 1999 05:02 PM
by Arnaldo Sisson Filho
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Few days ago I sent this quotation to another list.
I thought it could be useful to share it with this list
as well.
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Best wishes to all,=20
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Arnaldo.
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HPB: Intuition and =B4true Theosophy=B4.=20
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"Every one of us possesses the faculty, the interior sense, known as =
intuition, but how rare are those who know how to develop it! It is, =
however, the only faculty by means of which men and things are seen in =
their true colors. It is an instinct of the soul, which grows in us in =
proportion to the use we make of it, and which helps us to perceive and =
understand real and absolute facts with far more certainty than can the =
simple use of our sense and logic enable us to reason.
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"What are called good sense and logic enable us to see the appearance of =
things, that which is evident to everyone. The instinct of which I =
speak, being a projection of our perspective consciousness, a projection =
which acts from the subjective to the objective, and not vice versa, =
awakens the spiritual senses in us and the power to act; these senses =
assimilate to themselves the essence of the object or of the action =
under examination, and represent them to us as they really are, not as =
they appear to our physical senses and to our cold reason. "We begin =
with instinct, we end with omniscience," says Professor A. Wilder, our =
oldest colleague.=20
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"Iamblicus has described this faculty, and some of us have been able to =
appreciate the truth of his description:
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""There exists (he says) a faculty in the human mind which is immensely =
superior to all those which are grafted or engendered in us. By means of =
it we cam attain to union with superior intelligences, finding ourselves =
raised above the scenes of this earthly life, and partaking of the =
higher existence and superhuman powers of the inhabitants of the =
celestial spheres. By this faculty we find ourselves finally liberated =
from the dominion of Destiny (Karman), and we become, so to say, =
arbiters of our own fate. For when the most excellent part of us finds =
itself filled with energy, and when our soul is lifted up towards =
essences higher than science, it can separate itself from the conditions =
which hold it in bondage to everyday life; it exchanges its ordinary =
existence for another one, and renounces the conventional habits which =
belong to the external order of things, to give itself up to, and mix =
itself with, another order of things which reigns in that most elevated =
state of existence ..." (Iamblicus, De Mysteriis, VIII, 6 and 7)
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"Plato expressed the same idea in a couple of lines:
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""The light and spirit of the Divinity are the wings of the soul. They =
raise it to communion with the gods, above this earth, with which the =
spirit of man is too ready to soil itself ... To become like the gods, =
is to become holy, just and wise. That is the end of which man was =
created, and that ought to be his aim in the acquisition of knowledge." =
(Phaedrus, 246, D.E.; Theaetetus, 176 B)
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"This is true Theosophy, inner Theosophy, that of the soul." (Extract =
from "The Beacon of the Unkown", HPB, Collected Writings, XI, 253-4)
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Few days ago I sent this quotation to another=20
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>I thought it could be useful to share it with this=20
list</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D""><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
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color=3D#000000>Best wishes to all, </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D""><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D""><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
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color=3D#000000>Arnaldo.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>HPB: Intuition and =
´true=20
Theosophy´. </FONT></DIV></B>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>"Every one of us =
possesses the=20
faculty, the interior sense, known as intuition, but how rare are those =
who know=20
how to develop it! It is, however, the only faculty by means of which =
men and=20
things are seen in their true colors. It is an <I>instinct of the =
soul</I>,=20
which grows in us in proportion to the use we make of it, and which =
helps us to=20
perceive and understand real and absolute facts with far more certainty =
than can=20
the simple use of our sense and logic enable us to reason.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>"What are called good =
sense and=20
logic enable us to see the appearance of things, that which is evident =
to=20
everyone. The instinct of which I speak, being a projection of our =
perspective=20
consciousness, a projection which acts from the subjective to the =
objective, and=20
not <I>vice versa</I>, awakens the spiritual senses in us and <B><I>the =
power to=20
act</B></I>; these senses assimilate to themselves the essence of the =
object or=20
of the action under examination, and represent them to us as they really =
are,=20
not as they appear to our physical senses and to our cold reason. =
"We begin=20
with instinct, we end with omniscience," says Professor A. Wilder, =
our=20
oldest colleague. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT><FONT =
color=3D#000000 face=3D""=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>"Iamblicus has =
described this=20
faculty, and some of us have been able to appreciate the truth of his=20
description:</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> <FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>""There =
exists (he says)=20
a faculty in the human mind which is immensely superior to all those =
which are=20
grafted or engendered in us. By means of it we cam attain to union with =
superior=20
intelligences, finding ourselves raised above the scenes of this earthly =
life,=20
and partaking of the higher existence and superhuman powers of the =
inhabitants=20
of the celestial spheres. By this faculty we find ourselves finally =
liberated=20
from the dominion of Destiny (Karman), and we become, so to say, =
arbiters of our=20
own fate. For when the most excellent part of us finds itself filled =
with=20
energy, and when our soul is lifted up towards essences higher than =
science, it=20
can separate itself from the conditions which hold it in bondage to =
everyday=20
life; it exchanges its ordinary existence for another one, and renounces =
the=20
conventional habits which belong to the external order of things, to =
give itself=20
up to, and mix itself with, another order of things which reigns in that =
most=20
elevated state of existence ..." (Iamblicus, <I>De Mysteriis</I>, =
VIII, 6=20
and 7)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>"Plato expressed the =
same idea in a=20
couple of lines:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>""The light and =
spirit of the=20
Divinity are the wings of the soul. They raise it to communion with the =
gods,=20
above this earth, with which the spirit of man is too ready to soil =
itself ...=20
To become like the gods, is to become holy, just and wise. That is the =
end of=20
which man was created, and that ought to be his aim in the acquisition =
of=20
knowledge." (Phaedrus, 246, D.E.; Theaetetus, 176 B)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>"This is true =
Theosophy, inner=20
Theosophy, that of the soul." (Extract from "The Beacon of the =
Unkown", HPB, <I>Collected Writings</I>, XI, 253-4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
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