There Are
Seven Kinds of Self-Induced Traps
N. C.
Ramanujachary
N. C. Ramanujachary
It is pertinent to deal with certain errors which the
students and members of the Theosophical Society make, thus getting into “self-induced
traps”:
1. Treating Mahatmas as “Gods” in the
traditional Puranic way; offering “worship”, instead of realizing that they are
the Pointers of the Way; and thus looking at Facts as “Ideals”.
2. Anthropomorphizing them, giving
details of their “odis” and “abodes” in a general worldly way.
3. Bringing out their names and “occult
status” into a common “structural” analysis.
4. Not comprehending the “Mahatmic
Consciousness” in its true and total nature, and losing “insight” in the clouds
of “intellect”.
5. Craving for their guidance and
assistance in situations of “personal fears and favors”, and seeking “liberation”
and “granted grace”.
6. Trying to reach them in our world
not in their world and again falling into the trap of “mayavic visions”.
7. Not realizing that proper
preparedness and diligent working our duties and responsibilities is the
appropriate way.
The knowledge about the Mahatmas and
the path are part of the Sacred and Secret Science (Occult/Gupta). It is only a
part of the veil that was unveiled, for the simple reason that the intellectual
men and women have become eligible to receive that. One must delve deep into
the thick forest of the Unseen World, through one’s own personal will and determination (Itccha and Samkalpa).
What was given out in the
theosophical literature and its commenting texts is only an Introduction, a
ventilation of ideas, and the students have to proceed further to write the
full chapters within their own hearts by their own hands.
N. C. Ramanujachary
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Dr. N. C.
Ramanujachary is the author of various books, including “A Lonely Disciple - Monograph on T. Subba Row”. He is a
long-standing member of the Adyar Theosophical Society, and lives in Chennai,
India. The above note was first published at
the E-Group E-Theosophy, on
May 7, 2014. It is also part of the May 2014 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist” (pp. 1-2).
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