Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00248)

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> From: <WLR7D@aol.com>
> Date: Saturday, November 20, 1999 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Randy to Alan: Your view

> Speak for you if you would please. Randy
>
I already did, remember?  Your questions to date have all been
surrounded by caveats. Caveat is a technical term used in English to
describe a particular situation, as are other words like Empirical and
Pragmatic.

These words are jargon, which we need to learn in order to communicate
with each other.

The same is true of philosophical, theological, and theosophical terms
and words.

If you genuiinely want to know what theosophy of any colour is about,
then you will need to learn some of the terms, and read some of the
literature.

All of us on this list have done this, and we try to communicate our
thoughts on spiritual dimensions by using some of the language.

So, speaking for myself, I find that the Yetziratic basis for the
Assiatic appearance, the Tzelem, or reflection, is only part of the
nature of the human condition when applied to the scale of humanity, as
distinct from the scale (say) of the solar system.  Both the Yetziratic
and the Assiatic levels are of course informed by the subtler Briatic
and Atziluthic emanatory influences which, if we are prepared to examine
ourselves, our motives and - most important - our destinations, will
assist us to find some experiential and empirical evidence (at the
subjective level of the individual) that our essential condition or
essence or Yechidah is a reality which we would be foolish to deny, as
it would not alter the apparent laws governing our destinies or paths.

The experience of Daath can only be reached via the practice of the
"higher" self-nature frim the upper face of Tiphareth, which depends
upon the Yesodic foundation first being firmly built upon direct
experience and practice.

In short, you can't play a violin without strings, and there ain't no
such thing as a free lunch.

Alan

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ambain@ambain.screaming.net
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