Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Beyond Yoga (Cont'd) > > The theory of evolution, the philosophies of planes and degrees, the > systems of spirit descending into matter and evolving back, the idea of the > self developing towards perfection - all these things are for spiritually > uncultured, materially-minded people, but for the advanced, these thoughts > are discarded. The former keep the mind tied to form and object, which are > false from the highest standpoint. Similarly, theosophy talks of evolving > selves. How can that be? The true Self is infinite, formless, beyond time > and hence beyond evolution, it cannot grow to perfection because it is > already perfect, free, boundless. But theosophy and such systems may be > useful in the beginning for those who think "I am the body," or "I am this > person." Other minds do not need them. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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