Theos-Talk Archives (October 1997 Message tl00179)

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> From: Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com>
> Subject: Re: What is the Purpose of Theosophy???
> Date: Thursday, October 09, 1997 10:34 PM
> 
> Jerry Schueler wrote:
> > 
> > >> "Talk as much philosphy as you please, worship as many gods
> > >> as you like, observe all ceremonies, sing devoted praises
> > >> to any number of divine beings - liberation never comes,
> > >> even at the end of a hundred aeons, without the
> > >> realization of the Oneness of Self."
> > >
> > >       What makes you think that the purpose of the Theosophical Society has
> > >anything to do with spiritual advancement of any of the individual
> > >members?
> > >
> > >       Bart Lidofsky
> > 
> > First of all, the quote is exactly what I have been saying on theos-l
> > for years, and receiving lots of guff for. Bart, if you think for one
> > moment that people don't join up in order to develop spiritually, then
> > you are beyond me giving any advise to. So, just what is the
> > "purpose" then? The spiritual advancement of the masses? And
> > just how do we do that unless we are already there first?  Is it
> > reading and study, which Sankara suggests gets us nowhere?
> 
> 	Actually, I believe that the purpose of the Theosophical Society is, in
> fact, to speed the evolution of humanity, and to create an atmosphere
> conducive to the creation of seed groups that, in a millenium or two,
> will become Adepts. ..

Maybe that's true, Bart.  And maybe it isn't.  

It also sounds rather elitist and foolish that TS alone would be
the cradle of Adepts.  My choice would be first be Alice Bailey
for such an endeavour, but I don't really believe in such things.

Life itself is teacher and the toughest adept maker there is.

A. Safron