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General Theosophy #52

The Psychological Key to Theosophy may suggest reversing some common proverbs:

He/She who DOES NOT hesitate is lost.

The Devil finds work for BUSY hands.…

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Added by Richard Ihle on May 12, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

General Theosophy #51

“Youth may be at least somewhat well spent if it lays the foundation for an old age which realizes that youth has been somewhat mis-spent.”—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #50

“Book-based Theosophy is sometimes a slightly suspicious way of searching for Truth without having to feel guilty about doing little or no meditative sitting for It.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on May 9, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

General Theosophy #49

"The first straw on a camel's back is the most dangerous because it teaches least about the danger of straw."—General Theosophy #49

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General Theosophy #48

“A koan is a riddle which defies intellectual solution yet may improve those who struggle with it long enough.  For examples:  What was your original face before you were born?  What is the sound of one hand clapping?  What is Theosophy?—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on May 3, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

General Theosophy #47

“By the time one’s body starts showing the signs of aging, pray that it is a stranger.”—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #46

“Religion makes you feel significant; science makes you feel insignificant; Theosophy makes your feelings significantly insignificant.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on April 25, 2011 at 11:45am — 1 Comment

General Theosophy #45

“It is interesting to learn how many scientific accomplishments have resulted from laboratory accidents or mistakes in proper procedure; it is also interesting to learn how many others trace their origin to a flash of intuition which, only later, becomes dressed in the scientific garb of verification and explanation.  Therefore, it is very interesting to ponder why even the stumbling and blundering of… Continue

Added by Richard Ihle on April 22, 2011 at 11:52am — No Comments

General Theosophy #44

“One of the less helpful things for understanding the word Spiritual may be to associate it with the word “Path, “Quest,” or “Journey”—since this is something like being in and being of the ocean and then trying to find a river, stream, or rivulet which leads to yourself.”—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #43

“Perhaps the most fiercely guarded secret of gurus down through the ages is that you don’t really need a guru.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on April 17, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

General Theosophy #42

“It is a common thing to want one’s virtues rewarded; the uncommon thing would probably be to just want them rewarded with more virtues. . . .”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on April 15, 2011 at 3:34pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #41

“The word theosophy is the word Theosophy as it is sometimes written by atheists, agnostics, and those who think they are protecting a brand name.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on April 12, 2011 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

General Theosophy #40

“Strictly speaking, it may not even be possible for the most abstract Theosophy to pass from one person to another, since the journey always changes It into mere philosophy.”—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #39

"Take a short vacation from your past obligations and future plans from time to time."—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #38

"Neither wolf-down your food nor wolf-up your life."—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #37

“It does not matter what you know . . . as long as you know You are not what you know.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 31, 2011 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

General Theosophy #36

“When you can say a lot about a little, you are a scientist; when you can say a lot about a lot, you are a philosopher; when you can say everything about Everything until you try to say it, you are a Theosopher.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 26, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

General Theosophy #35

“If you can say a lot about a little, you are a scientist; if you can say a lot about a lot, you are a philosopher; if you can say anything at all about your past lives, you are likely a novelist.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 17, 2011 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Chief Bemidji Syndrome

Let me tell you about Chief Bemidji Syndrome. . . . 

Chief Bemidji is a seven-foot painted wooden statue overlooking Lake Bemidji in the city of Bemidji in northern Minnesota. 

The Chief looks pretty much the same as he did some decades ago when I was an undergraduate…

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Added by Richard Ihle on March 11, 2011 at 1:35pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #34

“A perfectly moral person may not abhor vice but simply might have had sufficient experience to be perfectly bored by it.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 2, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

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