Theosophy.Net
Practices
Discuss and develop a system of practices for members of theosophy.net.
This includes the following:
Meditation
Study
Service
Ritual
The principal goal of this endeavor is to develop a set of practices and exercises which tie together the theoretical ideas of theosophies with the practical aspects of daily living.
WHY Should We Practice?
Do you think practice / service is important? Why or why not?
Let your voice be heard here
PuzzleSolver
Practice is extremely important..Just a small section of practice IMO: In theosophy I practice; Practice, meditation, imagination, contemplation and discernment (among a myriad of other things but I find these the basic; notice I didn't put other physical actions like reading) I also find that I use these in day to day life... So in fact parts of Theosophy and Life do work like each other!
In thinking of practice, meditation, etc mentioned above; I used to play semi-pro chess, the biggest things my teachers would say is, "If you read every single freakin' book in the world about chess, you still won't know how to play"This is true, back when I played consistently I read books by the greatest chess minds in the world. At one point I read so much I felt that I could probably win a game with a Grand Master, that was not the case... Not enough practice, I played in a pro tournament and only got 4th place. <--Practice makes perfect and maybe if I chose to practice with the Grand Masters instead of reading their works, that tournament would have played differently ;)
The tournaments of life are played on its chessboard
In Service a great motivational speaker once said
"You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want" Zig Ziglar
and there are many ways 'Service' or to be of Servitude
Jun 17, 2013
Capt. Anand Kumar
Perhaps you may consider rephrasing the question as it assumes that everyone thinks practice / service is important.
Jun 17, 2013
Capt. Anand Kumar
If the word practice here refers to the spiritual practices, as commonly understood and categorized in the other post, I do not think it is important in any way. Historically, such practices have not helped mankind to overcome challenges. The only purpose they have served is to give some satisfaction to the practitioners that they are different from the rest of the humanity. Additionally, they have also created division (practitioners of one form vs. others) violation the law of one, if there is one.
One also wonders if Truth/Honesty can be included in the spirituality. Everyone swears by their version of the truth. Are they honest?
Jun 18, 2013