1.CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG (The Key to Theosophy) H.P. BLAVATSKY

2. CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG . 3. MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1831-1891 4. CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 5. MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC 1 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG Cua H.P. Blavatsky c viet ra di hnh thc van ap, quyen Cha Khoa Minh triet Thieng lieng la mot dan nhap tuyet hao cho ngi hoc ao. Sau khi xuat ban bo Isis Lo Dien va Giao Ly B Nhiem, tac gia nhan c hang bao nhieu cau hoi ve cau tao con ngi ve: mat tam linh va tam ly; cac ieu huyen b ve viec tai sinh theo chu ky, cung la s d biet gia so phan, nh menh, t do y ch vi nghiep qua. Cac van e nay va nhieu van e khac na ve cac quan niem can ban cua minh triet thieng lieng eu c giai ap mot cach n gian va trc tiep. Sach nay con tang them phan hu ch bang 60 trang ng giai ve cac thuat ng triet hoc c rut ra t tieng Bac Phan, tieng Hebrew (Do Thai co) va van chng co ien. Di hnh thc van ap, ay la mot minh giai ve ao c Hoc, Khoa Hoc va Triet Hoc danh cho viec nghien cu ma v o Hoi Thong Thien Hoc c thanh lap. Li e tang cua ba H.P. Blavatsky, cho cac mon sinh cua ba e sau nay ho co the hoc hoi va giang day lai. 6. CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 7. NOI DUNG Li ta. 11 Tiet 1 : Minh triet Thieng lieng va Hoi Thong Thien hoc. 13 * Y ngha cua ten goi. 13 * ng loi cua Hoi Thong Thien hoc. 17 * Minh triet giao noi mon trong moi thi ai. 20 * Minh triet Thieng lieng khong phai la Phat giao. 25 Tiet 2 : Minh triet Thieng lieng ngoai mon va noi mon. 29 * Hoi Thong Thien hoc hien ai khong la g. 29 * Nha Nghien Cu MTTL va Thanh vien cua Hoi TTH. 34 * D biet gia Minh triet Thieng lieng vi Huyen linh hoc. 39 * D biet gia Minh triet Thieng lieng vi Giang Ma hoc. 42 * Tai sao Minh triet Thieng lieng c chap nhan. 50 Tiet 3 : He thong hoat ong cua Hoi Thong Thien hoc. 56 * Cac muc tieu cua Hoi. 56 * Nguon goc chung cua Con ngi. 57 * Cac muc tieu khac cua chung ta. 64 * Ve s thieng lieng cua The nguyen. 65 Tiet 4 : Cac lien he cua Hoi TTH vi Minh triet Thieng lieng. 71 * Ve s T cai thien. 71 * Tru tng va cu the. 75 Tiet 5 : Cac giao huan can ban cua Minh triet Thieng lieng. 80 * Ve Thng e va s cau nguyen. 80 * Cau nguyen co can thiet khong? 85 * Viec cau nguyen lam mat s t tin. 91 * Ve coi nguon cua Linh hon con ngi. 95 * Giao ly cua ao Phat ve cac van e tren. 97 Tiet 6 : Giao huan cua Minh triet Thieng lieng ve Thien Nhien va con ngi. 103 * S hp nhat cua Van vat trong Tong The. 103 8. 8 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG * Tien hoa va hao huyen. 104 * Cau tao that phan cua Hanh Tinh chung ta. 107 * Ban chat that phan cua con ngi. 110 * Phan biet gia Linh hon vi Tinh than. 111 * Giao huan cua Hy Lap. 116 Tiet 7 : Cac trang thai khac nhau sau khi chet. 121 * Con ngi vat chat va con ngi tam linh. 121 * Phan thng va hnh phat vnh cu cua chung ta va ve Niet Ban. 129 * Cac nguyen kh khac nhau trong con ngi. 136 Tiet 8 : Luan hoi hay Tai sinh. 143 * Ky c la g theo giao huan cua minh triet thieng lieng? 143 * Tai sao chung ta khong nh c tien kiep? 147 * Biet nga va pham nga. 153 * Thng va phat cua Chan Nga. 157 Tiet 9 : Duc gii va Devachan. 163 * So phan cua cac nguyen kh thap. 163 * Tai sao nha Nghien Cu MTTL khong tin vao s tr lai cua cac vong linh thuan khiet? 165 * oi ieu ve cac uan. 173 * Tam thc sau khi chet va sau khi sinh. 176 * Y ngha thc cua Diet o la g? 182 * Li hu han danh cho vat hu han 190 Tiet 10 : Ban chat cua nguyen kh suy t cua chung ta. 196 * B nhiem ve Chan Nga. 196 * Ban chat phc tap cua Tr Tue. 202 * Giao ly c giang day trong Phuc Am cua Thanh John. 205 Tiet 11 : Cac b nhiem cua s luan hoi. 215 * Tai sinh theo chu ky 215 * Nghiep qua la g ? 219 * Ai mi la ke hieu biet ? 235 * D biet gia Niem Tin va Tri Thc, hay la c Tin mu quang va co phan oan. 238 9. MUC LUC MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC 9 * Thng e co quyen tha toi hay khong ? 243 Tiet 12 : Minh triet Thieng lieng thc tien la g ? 248 * Bon phan. 248 * Cac lien quan cua Hoi TTH vi cac cai cach chnh tr. 253 * S xa ky. 258 * Bac ai. 263 * Minh triet Thieng lieng oi vi quan chung. 267 * Cac Hoi vien co the giup Hoi nh the nao ? 270 * Nha Nghien Cu MTTL khong nen lam g ? 271 Tiet 13 : Cac quan niem sai lam ve Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. 279 * Minh triet Thieng lieng va thuyet kho hanh. 279 * Minh triet Thieng lieng va hon nhan. 283 * Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va Giao Duc 284 * Tai sao co rat nhieu thanh kien chong lai Hoi TTH ? 292 * Co phai Hoi TTH la mot c s tao ra tien khong ? 302 * Ban nhan vien cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. 306 Tiet 14 : Cac Thanh S cua Minh triet Thieng lieng. 309 * Co phai cac Ngai la cac Tinh Quan Anh sang hay la Goblins Damnd" ? 309 * Lam dung cac Danh xng va thuat ng thieng lieng. 321 Ket luan : Tng lai cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. 325 Ng giai. 329 10. 10 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 11. LI NOI AU Muc ch cua quyen sach nay a c dien at mot cach chnh xac bang nhan e cua sach: Cha khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va ch can mot vai li dan giai. ay khong phai la mot sach giao khoa ay u hay can ke ve Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, ma ch la mot chiec cha khoa e m canh ca a en viec nghien cu tham sau hn. Sach nay phac hoa nhng ng net rong ln cua Triet giao (Wisdom Religion) va giai thch cac nguyen tac can ban cua no; ong thi ap tra vi nhieu bai bac do cac nha su khao bac trung phng Tay a ra, va co gang trnh bay cac khai niem t quen thuoc bang mot hnh thc gian n va bang mot ngon ng cang ro rang cang tot. Neu quyen sach thanh cong trong viec giup cho oc gia hieu c Minh Triet Thieng Lieng ma khong can tr nao co gang nhieu, th o la ieu vt qua s mong i cua chung toi. ieu ma chung toi hy vong la neu van con s kho hieu, th o la do s tham sau cua y tng ch khong phai do s m ho cua ngon t. oi vi ngi t chu suy t th Minh Triet Thieng Lieng luon luon kho hieu, v trong coi tr tue cung nh trong coi tam linh, moi ngi phai tien ti bang cac co gang rieng cua mnh. Tac gia khong the suy tng gium cho oc gia c, va lai, neu co the lam c viec suy tng thay, nh the th oc gia cung khong hng c li ch g. T lau, nhng ngi lu tam en Hoi Thong Thien Hoc va cong viec cua Hoi a nhan thay la can co mot quyen sach nh the. Chung toi hy vong rang v khong co qua nhieu thuat ng chuyen mon, quyen sach se cung cap c hieu biet cho nhieu ngi ma 5 12. 12 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG ao tam a thc ong nhng cho en nay van con boi roi va cha vng long tin. Trong sach nay, co mot so ieu c a ra e thao g mot phan nao ieu ung ra khoi ieu sai trong cac giao huan cua Giang Ma hoc oi vi s song sau khi chet e chng minh ban chat thc cua hien tng giang ma. Trc ay, co nhieu giai thch giong nh vay khien cho tac gia b trut len au biet bao thnh no. Giong nh nhieu ngi khac, cac nha giang ma hoc thch tin vao nhng g lam cho ho thch thu hn la nhng g ung s thc, ho gian d oi vi bat c ngi nao lam mat i ao tng de chu cua ho. Trong nhng nam qua, Minh Triet Thieng Lieng a la tam bia hng nhng mui ten oc cua Giang Ma hoc, cung nh nhng ke s ac c mot na chan ly th chong oi manh me vi ke s hu c ay u chan ly, hn la nhng ngi khong co c chut chan ly nao. Tac gia rat chan thanh cam n nhieu ngi tm hieu ve Minh Triet Thieng Lieng a neu ra cac y kien va cac cau hoi, hay a gop phan tr giup cho viec viet ra sach nay. Nh s tr giup o, quyen sach se c hu ch hn, va ieu o se la phan thng quy nhat cho ho. H.P.B 13. 7 TIET I Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va Hoi Thong Thien Hoc Y ngha cua ten goi Hoi : Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va cac triet ly cua no thng c noi en nh la mot ton giao mi me. Co phai o la mot ton giao khong? ap : Khong phai. Minh Triet Thieng Lieng la Tri Thc Thieng lieng hay Khoa Hoc Thieng lieng. Hoi : Y ngha thc s cua danh t nay la g? ap : Ay la Minh Triet Thieng Lieng (Divine Wisdom) hay la Minh triet cua cac than, giong nh than pho hoc (theogonia), pho he cua cac than. Trong tieng Hy Lap, t ng theos co ngha la mot v than (god), mot trong cac thc the thieng lieng (divine beings), nhat nh khong phai la Thng e (God) theo ngha ta hieu ngay nay. Do o, ay khong phai la Minh triet cua Thng e, nh mot so ngi a dch, ma la Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, tc la minh triet ma cac than hoach ac c. Thuat ng nay a co t nhieu nghn nam roi. Hoi : Coi nguon cua ten goi nay la g? ap : Ten goi nay en vi chung ta t ni cac triet gia Alexandria, c goi la Philaletheians, tc la ke yeu chan ly (lover of truth), do phil la yeu (loving) va aletheia, chan ly (truth). Danh xng Theosophy nay co t the ky th III cua ky nguyen chung ta va c triet gia Ammonius Saccas va cac mon o 14. 14 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG cua ong1 s dung. Ong la ngi a a ra He Thong Minh triet Chiet Trung (the Eclectic Theosophical system). Hoi : Muc ch cua he thong nay la g? ap : Trc nhat la khac sau vao tr cac mon o trong phai va tat ca nhng ai yeu chan ly, mot vai chan ly v ai ve luan ly. Do o, Hoi Thong Thien Hoc chap nhan tieu ng: Khong ton giao nao cao hn chan ly (There is no religion higher than truth)2 . Muc 1 Cung con c goi la cac nha Suy Luan Loai Suy (Analogeticists). Theo s giai thch cua Giao S Alex. Wilder, F.T.S, trong quyen "Triet Hoc Chiet Trung" ("Eclectic Philosophy") cua ong, ho c goi nh the do bi viec ho quen dien dch moi truyen thuyet va cac chuyen thieng lieng, cac than thoai va cac ieu huyen b theo mot quy luat hay nguyen tac tng ong va tng ng: ay la cac s viec c tng thuat khi xay ra ngoai gii c xem nh ang tieu bieu cho cac hoat ong va kinh nghiem cua linh hon con ngi. Ho cung c goi la nhng ngi theo phai TanPlato. Mac du Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, hay he thong Minh triet Chiet trung, thng c cho la thuoc the ky th III, tuy nhien, neu tin theo Diogenes Laertius th coi nguon cua no con xa hn na, v nha viet tieu s nay qui he thong o cho mot nha t te Ai Cap la PotAmun, song vao au trieu ai Ptolemy (trieu ai gom khoang 15 v vua Ai Cap, keo dai t 32330 trc T.CND). Tac gia o cung cho chung ta biet rang ten goi Coptic co ngha la ke ton th Amun, V Than Minh triet. Theosophy ong ngha vi BrahmVidya, tri thc thieng lieng. 2 Minh triet Chiet Trung (Eclectic Theosophy) c phan lam ba : 1. Tin vao mot Thng e tuyet oi, bat kha t ngh va toi thng, hay la tinh hoa vo han (infinite essence) von la coi nguon cua toan the thien nhien va cua moi vat hu hnh va vo hnh. 2. Tin vao ban chat bat t vnh cu cua con ngi; v la mot phong quang (radiation) cua Linh hon Vu tru, co ban chat giong vi Linh hon o. 3. Thong than hoc (Theurgy) hay "cong tac thieng lieng", hay la lam cong viec cua cac than, do ch theoi : "than" ("god") va ergein : "lam" ("to work"). Thuat ng nay rat co, nhng v no thuoc ve ng vng ve cac B Phap nen khong c thong dung. o la mot c tin than b c chng minh bang thc hanh bi cac cao o va cac v t te c iem ao cho rang 15. 15 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC bang cach lam cho chnh mnh cung tinh khiet nh cac thc the khong co xac than (incorporeal beings) (tc la bang cach tr lai vi ban chat tinh khiet ban s cua con ngi), ngi ta co the thoi thuc cac than truyen at cho con ngi cac b phap thieng lieng, tham ch khien cho cac than oi khi tr nen thay c, hoac bang cach chu quan, hoac bang cach khach quan. o la trang thai sieu viet cua cai ma ngay nay ngi ta goi la Giang Ma hoc (Spiritualism). Nhng do cho quan chung lam dung va hieu sai, no i en cho b mot so ngi xem nh la thuat goi hon (necromancy) va thng b cam oan. Mot so thc hanh bat chc theo Thong Than hoc cua Iamblichus van con ri rt lai trong nghi le huyen thuat cua mot so tn o Do Thai B giao hien nay. Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hien ai tranh xa va bai bac ca hai loai huyen thuat va thuat goi hon nay v eu rat nguy hiem. Thong Than hoc thieng lieng chan chnh oi hoi s thanh khiet va thanh thien cua i song hau nh sieu nhan loai, neu khong no se thoai hoa thanh thuat ong cot hoac la ta thuat. Cac mon e trc tiep cua Ammonius Saccas, c goi la Theodidaktos, co ngha la c than day do (godtaught) chang han nh Plotinus va mon o cua ong nay la Porphyry thoat au a bai bac thong than hoc, nhng sau lai chap nhan no nh Iamblichus, ngi a viet ra mot tac pham ve viec o co ta e Ve cac B Phap (De Mysteriis) di ten cua s phu cua Ngai, mot v t te Ai Cap noi tieng goi la Abammon. Ammonius Saccas la con trai trong gia nh theo C oc giao, t thu nho, ong a b truc xuat (repelled) ra khoi ao do mot giao hoi qua thien ve giao ieu. Ong tr thanh mon o cua phai TanPlato; giong nh J. Boehm cung cac nha than b va nhng ngi co linh th v ai khac, ngi ta cho rang ong co c minh triet thieng lieng trong cac cn mong va cac linh anh (in dreams and visions). Do cho o, ong co biet danh la Theodidaktos (ke c than day do). Ong dung hoa moi he thong ton giao, va bang cach chng minh coi nguon giong nhau cua chung, ong thiet lap mot tn ieu chung cho tat ca da tren ao c. Cuoc i cua ong rat trong sach va khong co cho nao ang che trach ca, kien thc cua ong sau rong en noi nhieu Linh Muc tr thanh cac e t b mat cua ong. Clemens Alexandria rat ca tung ong. Plotinus, Thanh John cua Ammonius, cung la mot nhan vat c nhieu ngi ton trong va men chuong, ong thi cung la ngi co kien thc sau xa va toan ven nhat. Vao nam 39 tuoi, ong thap tung Hoang e La Ma la 16. 16 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 8 ch chnh cua cac nha sang lap Trng phai Minh triet Chiet Trung la mot trong ba muc ch cua ke ke tha hien nay cua trng phai ay, tc Hoi Thong Thien Hoc, ay la dung hoa moi ton giao, mon phai va moi quoc gia di mot he thong luan ly chung, da tren cac chan ly vnh cu. Hoi : Ba co c g e chng minh rang ay khong phai la mot giac m kho thanh s thc, va co g e chng minh rang cac ton giao tren the gii eu da tren mot chan ly giong nhau va duy nhat? ap : Chung toi da tren s nghien cu oi chieu va phan tch cac ton giao. Vao thi co, Triet giao ch co mot, s giong nhau cua triet ly nguyen thuy c chng minh bang cac triet ly giong nhau a c day ra cho cac bac ao o trong cac B phap, mot tap tuc a co thi c truyen ba rong rai. Tat ca cac th phung thi co eu cho thay s hien hu cua mot nen Minh Triet Thieng Lieng duy nhat co trc chung. Chiec cha khoa m c mot th phai m c tat ca, neu khong, no khong the la chiec cha khoa ung that (Triet hoc chiet trung). ng loi cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc Gordian va ao quan cua Hoang e en ong phng e c cac nha hien triet Bactria va An o day do. Ong lap mot Trng Phai Triet Hoc La Ma. Porphyry, e t cua ong, ten that la Malek (mot ngi Do Thai a Hy Lap hoa), a gom gop tat ca cac tac pham cua thay mnh lai. Chnh Porphyry cung la mot tac gia ln, co viet mot luan giai bong bay ve mot vai oan trong cac tac pham cua Homer. Phng phap thien nh ma cac nha Yeu Chan Ly dung en la xuat than nhap hoa (ectasy), mot phng phap giong vi viec thc hanh yoga An o. Nhng g ngi ta biet c ve Trng Phai Chiet Trung eu xuat phat t Origen, Longinus va Plotinus, la nhng mon o trc tiep cua Ammonius. (Xem them Triet Ly Chiet Trung cua A. Wilder). 17. 17 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC Hoi : Vao thi Ammonius, a co rat nhieu ton giao ln, co xa, ch rieng cac mon phai Ai Cap va Palestine thoi, cung a ong lam roi. Lam the nao Ammonius dung hoa c cac ton giao o? ap : Bang cach lam nhng g ma chung ta ang co lam. Cac nha theo phai Tan Plato (NewPlatonists) rat ong ao va thuoc ve nhieu triet giao khac nhau1 ; cac nha nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Thieng Lieng cua chung ta cung ang lam giong nh the. Vao thi o, Aristobulus, ngi Do Thai, qua quyet rang ao c hoc (the ethics) cua Aristotle a tieu bieu cho cac giao huan noi mon cua Luat Moses. Philo Judaeus a no lc dung hoa Ngu kinh Cu c (Pentateuch) vi triet hoc cua Pythagoras va Plato. Con Josephus chng minh rang cac tu s Essenes Carmel ch la nhng ngi rap theo khuon mau (copyist) va la cac mon e cua cac nha Tr Lieu Ai Cap. Vao thi ai chung ta cung the. Chung ta co the chng minh nguon goc cua moi ton giao thuoc ve C oc (Christian religion), cung nh ngay ca nguon goc cua moi mon phai nho nhat. Cac mon phai nay la cac nhanh nhoc cua cac canh chnh. Ca nhanh lan canh eu sinh ra t cung mot than cay, o la Ton giao Minh Triet (Wisdom Religion). Muc ch cua Ammonius la chng minh ieu nay. Ong co gang thuyet phuc ngi Ngoai Giao (Gentiles) va ngi C oc giao, ngi Do Thai vi ngi Th 1 Chnh di thi Phildelphus ma Do Thai Giao (Judaism) c thanh lap Alexandria, va ngay lap tc cac bac ao s Hy Lap (The Hellenic teachers) tr thanh cac oi thu nguy hiem cua oan The Giao S Do Thai (College of Rabbis) Babylon. Theo nhan xet rat thch hp cua tac gia quyen Triet Ly Chiet Trung th: Vao thi o, cac he thong Phat giao, Vedanta va Magian a c trnh bay t m cung vi cac triet ly cua Hy Lap. Khong ngac nhien chut nao khi thay nhng t tng gia e ngh rang tnh trang xung ot ngon t nen cham dt va can c xem xet e co the rut ra mot he thong hai hoa t cac giao ly khac nhau nay Parnaenus, Athenagoras va Clement c day do can ke bang triet ly Plato va a hieu ro s hp nhat cot loi cua triet ly o vi cac he thong triet ly ong phng. 18. 18 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 9 Ngau Tng (Idolaters), hay gat sang mot ben cac tranh chap va cac bat ong cua ho, ma hay nh rang ho eu co cung mot chan ly nhng di cac lp ao khac nhau, va tat ca eu la con cua cung mot ngi me1 . ay cung la muc ch cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng. Hoi : Ba can c vao au ma noi rang ieu nay phat xuat t cac nha Khao Cu Minh Triet co xa (ancient Theosophists) Alexandria? ap : Chung toi da vao vo so cac nha van noi tieng. Mot trong cac nha van o, ong Mosheim co noi rang: Ammonius giang rang ton giao cua ai chung co lien quan chat che vi triet hoc, va cung nh triet hoc, ton giao dan dan cung b h hoai va tr nen kho hieu ch v s t cao, s me tn va tin tng sai lam cua con ngi. Do o, phai phuc hoi s thuan khiet luc ban au cua ton giao bang cach thanh tay ton giao cho het loai can ba nay va giai thch no da theo cac nguyen ly triet hoc. ang Christ co ke hoach la phuc hoi lai s toan ven ban au cho nen minh 1 Ve Ammonius, Mosheim noi: Nh nhan nh c rang khong nhng cac triet gia Hy Lap, ma ca cac triet gia cua cac nc kem phat trien khac eu hoan toan nhat tr vi nhau ve moi iem thiet yeu, ong ay co giai thch hang ngan giao ly cua tat ca cac mon phai khac nhau nay cot e chng minh rang tat ca eu xuat phat t chung mot nguon nh nhau va tat ca eu hng en cung muc ch nh nhau. Khi e cap en Ammonius trong Bach Khoa T ien Edinburgh, neu ngi viet hieu ro nhng g ma ong ta ang ban en, th bay gi y mo ta cac nha Nghien cu Minh triet hien ai (modern Theosophists), cac tin tng va cong viec cua nhng ngi nay, v khi noi en Nhng Ngi c Than day do, ong ta bao: Ong ay chap nhan cac triet ly von a c cong nhan Ai Cap (triet ly noi mon la cac triet ly An o) lien quan en vu tru va Thng e, c xem nh la tao thanh mot tong the v ai, lien quan en s vnh cu cua the gii va lap ra mot he thong gii luat luan ly khien cho con ngi noi chung, song cho hp vi luat le cua at nc ho va menh lenh cua thien nhien, nhng can co minh triet e kch ong tr oc ho bang s nhap nh. 19. 19 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC triet cua co nhan, han che s me tn ang thong tr khap ni, va mot phan lo chnh on, mot phan lo diet tr bao nhieu th sai lam a len loi vao cac ton giao khac nhau trong dan gian. Lan na, viec nay cung ung y nh nhng g ma cac nha nghien cu Minh triet hien ai ang noi. Ch co ieu la trong khi Nha Yeu Chan Ly v ai ay c s tr giup va nang cua hai Linh Muc trong Giao Hoi la Clement va Athenagoras, cua cac Giao s Do Thai hoc rong, cac Vien s han lam (Academy), va trong khi ong ay a day ra mot triet ly chung cho moi ngi, con chung toi, nhng ngi theo cung ng loi vi ong a khong nhan c s cam thong nao ma trai lai, con b lang ma va ngc ai. Nh vay, con ngi cach ay 1.500 nam a to ra rong lng hn con ngi trong the ky tien bo nay. Hoi : Bat chap cac t tng d giao (heresies) cua ong, Ammonius van thuyet giang C oc giao va c Giao Hoi khuyen khch, nang , phai chang v ong ta la tn o C oc giao? ap : Khong ung chut nao. Du c sinh ra trong gia nh theo C oc giao nhng khong bao gi ong chap nhan Giao Hoi C oc. ay la li cua nha van Mosheim noi ve Ammonius: "Ammonius ch a ra cac giao ly da theo giao ly cot can xa kia cua Hermes ma Plato va Pythagoras a biet trc o, ong thi, hai v nay cung theo o ma lap nen triet phai cua ho. Nh tm thay giao ly nay trong phan m au cua Phuc Am theo Thanh John, ong neu ra gia thuyet mot cach rat chnh xac rang muc ch cua c Jesus la phuc hoi lai nguyen ven nh thu ban au cai triet ly minh triet cao tham ay. Ong xem cac mau chuyen trong Thanh Kinh va cac than thoai nh la cac minh hoa cho chan ly mot cach bong bay, ch khong han la cac truyen thuyet can b loai bo. Hn the na, theo bo Bach Khoa T ien Edinburgh th ong nhn nhan rang Jesus Christ la mot con ngi sieu viet va la "ban cua Thng e", nhng cho rang dung y cua c Christ khong phai la hoan toan huy bo viec th phung than thanh ma Ngai ch co y nh thanh loc ton giao co". 20. 20 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 10 Triet giao noi mon qua moi thi ai Hoi : V Ammonius khong co ghi chep bat c ieu g, lam the nao ngi ta co the biet chac o la giao huan cua ong ay? ap : c Phat, Pythagoras, Khong T, Orpheus, Socrates hay ngay ca c Jesus cung eu khong e lai tac pham nao. Tuy the, hau het cac Ngai au la nhng nhan vat trong lch s ma giao ly cua cac Ngai eu a ton tai. Cac mon o cua Ammonius (trong so o co Origen va Herennius) co viet ra cac bo luan va giang giai cac giao ly cua Ammonius. Chac chan rang cac sach nay eu co that trong lch s, neu khong muon noi rang con that hn ca cac tac pham cua cac S o C oc giao na. a the, cac mon o cua ong nh Origen, Plotinus va Longinus (co van cua ba Hoang noi danh Zenobia), eu co e lai rat nhieu tai lieu lu tr cua He phai Yeu Chan Ly (Philaletheian System), nh the, viec khang nh c tin cua cac v nay mi c ngi i biet en, v trng phai nay co hai loai giao ly, ngoai mon va noi mon. Hoi : Lam sao ma giao ly cua mon phai o truyen en thi ai cua chung ta, v ba a noi rang Ton giaoMinh triet von b truyen? ap : Ton giaoMinh triet luon luon la mot va la tieng noi cuoi cung cua tri thc ma nhan loai co the co c, do o, no c gi gn can than. No a co trc cac nha nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng Alexandria rat lau cho ch en thi hien ai va se ton tai cung vi moi ton giao va triet hoc khac. Hoi : Ai a gi no va gi au? ap : No c gn gi ni cac bac ao o thuoc moi quoc gia, ni nhng ngi co cong i tm chan ly cac e t cua cac Ngai, va nhng ni tren the gii ma cac chu e nh the luon luon c coi trong nhat va c tm toi nhieu nhat, nh An o, Trung A va Persia (Ba T, nay la IranND) Hoi : Ba co the cho toi mot so bang chng ve phan noi mon (esotericism) cua Giao LyMinh triet hay chang? 21. 21 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC 11 ap : Bang chng ro ret nhat ma ban co the co c la moi nghi thc th cung trong ton giao co xa, hay ung hn trong triet ly th phung, eu gom co phan giao ly noi mon hay mat, va phan th phng ngoai mon (danh cho cong chung) hay hien. Hn na, co mot s kien c biet ro la cac B Phap cua co nhan trong moi quoc gia eu gom co B Phap "cao tham" (mat) va B phap "thap" (ai chung) v du trong cac nghi thc tr danh c goi la Eleusinia Hy Lap. T cac ao Trng (Hierophants) Samothrace, Ai Cap, va cac ao o Ba La Mon (Brahmins) cua An o xa kia, en cac Giao s Do Thai sau nay, tat ca v s toi bang bo thanh than (profanation), nen eu gi b mat cac tn ieu thc s cua ho. Cac giao s Do Thai goi cac nhom ton giao lau i cua ho la Mercavah (ngoai the, the exterior body), "hien the", hay la lp vo cha ng linh hon an tang ngha la tri thc b nhiem cao nhat cua ho. Cac tang l cua cac quoc gia co khong bao gi truyen thu cac b nhiem ch thc ve triet hoc cho quan chung ma ch chia se cac lp vo ma thoi. Phat giao Bac Tong co ai Tha va Tieu Tha, c biet di ten la Mahayana, tc Noi Mon (Esoteric School) va Hinayana, tc Ngoai Mon (Exoteric School). Ban khong the trach ho ve viec gi b mat nh the, v chac chan la ban khong ngh en viec nuoi bay cu cua ban bang nhng bai ngh luan uyen bac ve thao moc thay v bang co. c Pythagore goi Gnosis cua Ngai la "tri thc ve cac s vat hien ton" ("the knowledge of things that are") va ch danh rieng loai tri thc o cho cac e t hu the cua Ngai ma thoi, v ch nhng ngi nay mi co the tieu hoa thc an tinh than nh the va cam thay thoa man. Ngai cung bat ho cam ket gi kn khong tiet lo ra ngoai. Cac mau t huyen linh va cac con so b nhiem c phat trien t cac tac pham viet bang ch tng hnh Ai Cap, cai b nhiem ma vao thi co, ch co nhng Nha Nghien cu ch tng hnh (Hierogrammatists) hoac cac v t te c iem ao cua Ai Cap mi co c ma thoi. Theo li cua nhng nha viet tieu s cua Ammonius Saccas th triet gia nay buoc cac e t cua ong phai the la khong tiet lo cac giao ly cao 22. 22 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG tham cua ong, tr phi cho nhng ngi a c day ra kien thc s khi va nhng ke cung b rang buoc bang li the nguyen. Sau rot, chung ta cung khong thay co s giong nhau ngay trong C oc giao nguyen thuy, gia phai Ngo ao (Gnostics), va tham ch trong giao huan cua c Christ o sao? c Christ a chang noi trc am ong bang cac du ngon (parables) co hai ngha va giai thch cac ly le cua Ngai ch rieng cho cac tong o cua Ngai o sao? Ngai phan rang: "S mau nhiem cua nc c Chua Tri a to ra cho cac ngi; nhng ve phan ngi ngoai th dung cach th du e day moi s" (Mark IV, 11). Ban dch cua Nha Xuat ban Ton Giao, 2003, trang 37, phan Tan c). "Cac Essences Judea va Carmel cung co cac phan biet giong nh vay, ho phan chia mon o cua ho thanh tan tn o, huynh e va tn o thuan thanh (the perfect) hay cac ao o". (Triet hoc Chiet Trung). Moi quoc gia eu co cac th du ve viec nay. Hoi : Co the at c "Minh triet Huyen b" ("Secret Wisdom") ch bang cach hoc hoi hay chang? Cac t ien bach khoa nh ngha Minh triet Thieng lieng cung ly thu nh t ien Webster, o la "mot s giao tiep co the co (supposed) vi Thng e va cac Chn Linh thng ang, bi o at en tri thc sieu nhan loai bang phng tien vat chat va cac phng phap hoa hoc". Co phai vay khong? ap : Toi khong ngh nh the. Khong mot nha bien soan t ien nao co the giai thch c, du cho vi chnh ong ta hay cho nhng ngi khac, tai sao tri thc sieu nhan loai lai co the at c bang cac phng phap vat ly hay hoa hoc. Phai chi t ien Webster sa lai "bang cac phng phap sieu hnh hoc va phng phap sieu chuyen (alchemical processes)", th nh ngha o co le gan ung hn, bang khong, that la vo ly. Cac nha nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng thi xa cung nh hien ai eu cho rang, cai hu han khong the biet c cai vo han ngha la, cai Nga hu han khong the biet c tuy nhien, cai tinh tuy thieng lieng co the c hiep thong vi Thng Nga tam linh trong trang thai xuat 23. 23 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC 12 than. Giong nh viec thoi mien, trang thai nay kho co the at en bang "phng tien vat ly va hoa hoc". Hoi : Ba giai thch ieu o nh the nao? ap : Trang thai xuat than ch thc a c Plotinus nh ngha nh sau: "o la viec giai thoat the tr ra khoi tam thc hu han cua no. tr nen hp nhat va huyen ong (identified) vi cai vo han. Giao s Wilder co noi, ay la trang thai cao nhat, nhng khong phai la trang thai keo dai thng xuyen, va ch co rat t ngi mi at c. Thc ra, no tng ong vi trang thai ma An o c goi la Nhap nh (Samadhi, ai nh). Trang thai nay tng c cac nha yogis thc hanh. Ve mat the xac, nha yogis lam cho trang thai o de at c bang viec kieng c mot so ln thc an, thc uong; ve mat tinh than, bang mot so no lc khong ngng e thanh luyen va nang cao tam tr. Thien nh la cau nguyen am tham khong thot thanh li, hay la, theo cach dien ta cua Plato: "Linh hon nhiet thanh hng ve ang Thieng lieng, khong phai e cau xin mot s tot lanh rieng biet nao (nh trong y ngha thong thng cua li cau nguyen) ma la cho chnh s tot lanh cho S Tot Lanh Toi Thng chung ma chung ta la mot thanh phan cua no tren coi tran va tat ca chung ta a xuat lo t cai tinh hoa cua no. Do o, Plato them: "Hay im lang trc cac ang Thieng lieng cho en khi cac Ngai xua i cac am may khoi mat ngi va khien cho cac ngi thay c nh anh sang phat ra t chnh cac Ngai, khong phai nhng g co ve tot lanh cho ngi, ma la nhng g co ban chat tot lanh.1 1 ay la nhng g ma tac gia uyen bac cua quyen Triet ly Chiet Trung, Giao s A. Wilder, Hoi vien Hoi Thong Thien Hoc, mo ta di hnh thc chup anh linh hon: Linh hon la cai may anh (camera) ma trong o, cac s kien va cac bien co thuoc tng lai, qua kh va hien tai eu c a vao nh nhau, ong thi the tr cung tr nen biet c cac bien co o. Ben kia coi gii cua cac ranh gii thng ngay cua chung ta la mot ngay hay mot trang thai ma qua kh va tng lai c bao ham trong hien tai S chet la trang thai xuat than sau rot tren coi tran. Ke o linh hon thoat 24. 24 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 12 Hoi : The th Minh Triet Thieng Lieng khong phai la mot he thong mi c vach ra nh mot so ngi a ngh the hay sao? ap : Ch co nhng ngi thieu hieu biet mi cho nh the. Ve mat giao ly va ao c, Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cung xa nh a cau, neu khong noi ve ten goi, v Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cung la he thong rong ln nhat va bao quat nhat trong tat ca cac he thong. Hoi : The th tai sao Minh Triet Thieng Lieng van con rat xa la vi cac quoc gia cua Tay Ban Cau? Tai sao Minh Triet Thieng Lieng van con la quyen sach phong kn oi vi cac chung toc hien nhien la co van hoa cao va tien bo nhat? ap : Chung toi tin rang, vao thi xa xa, co nhieu quoc gia co nen van hoa cao va chac chan la tien bo ve mat tam linh nhieu hn la chung ta ngay nay. Nhng co nhieu ly do e giai thch viec co tnh khong biet (willing ignorance) nay. Mot trong cac ly do o a c Thanh Paul neu ra oi vi ngi dan thanh Athene co nen van minh cao o la, trong nhieu the ky dai, ho a mat i giac ngo tam linh ch thc roi (real spiritual insight), tham ch ca s quan tam ve tinh than na, do viec ho qua ton sung cac s viec thuoc ve giac quan va mai miet lam no le cho ngon t cng nhac (dead letter) cua giao ieu va chu ngha nghi thc. Tuy nhien, ly do vng chac nhat nam trong s kien la Minh Triet Thieng Lieng ch thc bao gi cung c gi kn. c s go bo cua xac than, con thanh phan cao quy cua no ket hp lai vi ban chat cao sieu (higher nature) va tr thanh chu the tham gia (partaker) vao s minh triet va s biet trc cua cac hu the cao sieu. oi vi cac than b gia, Minh Triet Thieng Lieng chan chnh la cai trang thai ma Apollonius Tyana mo ta nh sau: Toi co the thay hien tai va tng lai nh trong mot cai gng trong suot. Nha hien triet khong can i co hi nc cua at va s h hoai cua khong kh mi tien oan c cac bien co Cac than thay c tng lai, ngi thng thay c hien tai, cac hien triet thay c ieu sap xay ra. Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cua cac Hien Triet ma ong noi en, c dien at mot cach ro rang bang xac quyet sau: Nc Chua trong chung ta. 25. 25 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC Hoi : Ba a neu ra bang chng rang co viec gi b mat, the th nguyen do ch thc cua viec gi b mat o la g? ap : Viec o co nhieu nguyen do. Th nhat, do s suy oi ve ban chat cua ke thng nhan va s ch ky cua con ngi, luon luon hng ve viec lam thoa man duc vong ca nhan, gay phng hai cho ngi lan can va ke o cho ba con ho hang. Nhng ngi nh the khong bao gi co the c pho thac cho cac b phap thieng lieng. Th hai, ho khong ang c tin cay trong viec gi gn tri thc thieng lieng cao quy cho khoi b mao pham (desecration). Chnh ieu th hai nay dan ti viec hieu sai cac chan ly cao ca nhat va cac bieu tng sieu viet nhat, ong thi cung a ti viec bien oi dan cac s viec tam linh thanh hnh tng nhan hnh, cu the va tho b na noi cach khac, a ti viec lam kem coi y tng thieng lieng (godidea) va ti viec sung bai ngau tng (idolatry). Minh Triet Thieng Lieng Khong Phai La Phat giao Hoi : Co cac v thng c noi en nh la cac Phat t noi mon. Phai chang tat ca cac v o eu la e t cua c Phat Thch Ca? ap : Khong nhat thiet nhac s nao cung eu la mon e cua Wagner het. Mot so ngi trong chung toi theo Phat giao; tuy nhien, co nhieu ngi theo An giao va Ba La Mon giao hn la Phat giao trong so chung toi, va nhieu ngi la dan Au Chau va My Chau sinh trng trong gia nh C oc giao hn la ngi theo Phat giao cai ao. S lam loi xay ra do viec hieu sai y ngha ch thc cua ta e mot quyen sach noi tieng cua ong Sinnett, quyen "Esoteric Buddhism", ch Buddhism ang le phai viet vi mot ch d thay v la hai, v luc o, Budhism (mot ch d) mi co ngha duy nhat la "he thong minh triet" [do Bodha, bodhi, la sang suot, minh triet (intelligence, wisdom)], con viet Buddhism (co 2 d) lai co ngha la triet ly ton giao cua Phat Co am. Nh a noi, Theosophy la WisdomReligion (Ton giaoMinh triet). 26. 26 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 14 Hoi : Co s d biet nao gia ch Buddhism, tc ton giao do c Phat lap ra, vi ch Budhism, tc "he thong minh triet" ("wisdomism") ma ba cho la ong ngha vi Theosophy? ap : Cung giong nh s khac nhau gia mat giao (secret teachings) cua c Christ, ma ngi ta goi la "cac b phap cua nc Chua Tri" ("the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven") vi he thong nghi thc (ritualism) va than hoc giao ieu (dogmatic theology) ve sau nay cua cac Giao Hoi va cac Tong phai vay. Buddha (co 2 d) ngha la "ang Toan Giac" ("the Enlightened"), do Bodha, tc la hieu biet (understanding), Minh triet (Wisdom). Minh triet nay xuyen suot mot cach sau rong tr thanh giao ly noi mon ma c Phat truyen day ch danhcho cac v La Han a c Ngai chon la. Hoi : Nhng con mot so nha ong phng hoc (Orientalists) phu nhan viec c Phat co day ra triet ly noi mon th sao? ap : Nhng ngi ay cung co the phu nhan viec Thien Nhien con co cac b mat giau kn, ch danh cho cac nha khoa hoc ma thoi. Hn na, toi se chng minh ieu o bang cuoc luan am cua c Phat vi e t cua Ngai la Ananda. Cac giao huan noi mon cua Phat ch la Gypta Vidya (tri thc b nhiem) cua cac giao s Ba La Mon xa kia ma thoi. Cha khoa a en minh triet, ma nhng ke ke tha hien nay cua cac giao s Ba La Mon ang co, vi mot vai ngoai le, a hoan toan that lac. Va Minh triet (Vidya) nay a bien thanh nhng g ma hien nay c biet di hnh thc giao ly noi mon (inner teachings)cua phai ai Tha (Mahayana) cua Phat giao Bac Tong. Nhng ai phu nhan viec o eu ch la ngi thieu hieu biet ve ong phng hoc. Toi khuyen ban nen oc quyen "Phat giao Trung Hoa" cua giao s Edkin, nhat la cac chng noi ve cac mon phai cung vi giao ly b truyen va cong truyen, sau o oi chieu bang chng cua toan the the gii thi co ve van e nay. Hoi : Nhng cac triet ly cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng eu khong giong vi cac triet ly do c Phat day ra phai khong? ap : Chac chan vay, bi v cac triet ly nay von la linh hon cua Ton giaoMinh triet va a tng la tai san chung cua cac bac ao 27. 27 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG VA HOI THONG THIEN HOC 15 o cua moi quoc gia. Nhng c Phat lan au tien em long cac triet ly cao sieu nay vao trong cac giao ly danh cho ai chung cua Ngai va lam cho chung thanh nen mong va chnh tinh hoa cua he thong ai chung ay. Chnh ay cha ng cai d biet ln lao gia Phat giao cong truyen vi moi ton giao khac. Bi le, trong khi moi ton giao khac, phan nghi thc va giao ieu chiem v tr hang au va quan trong nhat, th trong Phat giao, chnh phan triet ly ao c (ethics) luon luon c nhan manh nhieu nhat. ieu nay giai thch cho s giong nhau, hau nh la ong nhat, gia triet ly ao c cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng vi triet ly ao c cua Phat giao. Hoi : Co cac iem d biet quan trong nao khong? ap : Co mot s khac nhau quan trong gia Minh Triet Thieng Lieng vi Phat giao cong truyen (exoteric Buddhism), o la Phat giao cong truyen do Giao Hoi Nam Tong ai dien, hoan toan phu nhan: a/ S hien hoa cua bat c ang Thng e nao, b/ Bat luan s song hu thc nao sau khi chet, hay ngay ca bat luan biet nga hu thc nao ton tai ni con ngi. t nhat, o la giao ly cua Tong phai Thai Lan (the Siamese sect), ma hien nay c xem nh la hnh thc thuan tuy nhat cua Phat giao cong truyen. Neu chung ta ch can c vao cac giao ly danh cho ai chung cua c Phat, th van e se nh the o. Toi se neu them ly do ve s de dat o cua c Phat. Nhng trong cac hoc vien cua Phat giao Bac Tong (von c thanh lap cac x ma cac ao o cap La Han lui ve an tu sau khi c Phat nhap diet) co day ra tat ca nhng ieu ma ngay nay c goi la triet ly Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, bi v cac triet ly nay tao thanh mot phan tri thc cua cac v c iem ao nh the u chng minh cho chung ta thay tai sao chan ly b hy sinh cho viec chap ne van t (deadletter) cua ngi theo phai chnh thong qua nhieu nhiet tam cua Phat giao Nam Tong. Tuy the, cho du di hnh thc chap ne van t i na, giao ly nay cung v ai hn, cao tham hn, co tnh cach triet 28. 28 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG ly va khoa hoc hn la giao ly cua bat c Giao Hoi hoac ton giao nao khac, Tuy vay, Minh Triet Thieng Lieng khong phai la Phat giao. 29. 19 TIET II Minh Triet Thieng Lieng B Truyen va Cong Truyen ieu ma Hoi Thong Thien Hoc hien ai khong phai la Hoi : The th triet ly cua ba khong phai la s phuc hoi (revival) cua Phat giao, ma cung khong phai la c mo phong theo Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cua phai Tan Plato hay sao? ap : Nhat nh la khong. Nhng oi vi cac cau hoi nay, toi khong co cau tra li nao hay hn la trch dan trong mot ban tng trnh ve Minh Triet Thieng Lieng do TS. J.D. Buck, Hoi vien Hoi Thong Thien Hoc, oc trc Hoi ngh Minh Triet Thieng Lieng (Theosophical Convention) va qua Chicago, My Quoc (Thang 4, 1889). Khong mot nha nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng ng thi nao trnh bay hay hn va hieu thau cai tinh hoa ch thc cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hn la ngi ban kha knh cua chung ta, TS. Buck: Hoi Thong Thien Hoc c thanh lap vi muc ch truyen ba triet ly cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va thuc ay con ngi song theo Minh Triet Thieng Lieng. Hoi Thong Thien Hoc hien nay khong phai la hoi au tien thuoc loai nay. Toi co mot quyen sach ta e: Nhng tng trnh ve Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cua Hoi Philadelphia (Theosophical Transactions of The Philadephian Society) xuat ban Luan on nam 1697, va mot quyen sach khac co ta nh sau: Minh Triet Thieng Lieng Nhap Mon (Introduction to Theosophy) hay la Huyen b hoc ve c Christ (the Science of the Mystery of Christ); ngha la ve Thng e, Thien Nhien va Tao vat, cha ng triet ly ve tat ca moi manh lc 30. 30 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 20 tac ong cua s song, lien quan en huyen thuat va tam linh, tao thanh mot hng dan thc tien cho s thanh khiet, thanh thien cao sieu nhat va s hoan thien nh phuc am (evangelical perfection); cung nh e at en linh th thieng lieng va cac nghe thuat, cac uy lc va cac ac quyen khac ve s tai tao, xuat ban Luan on nam 1855. Sau ay la li e tang cua sach nay: Sach nay danh cho cac sinh vien ai Hoc, hoc sinh Trung hoc, va cac trng hoc cua C oc giao; cho cac giao s Sieu hnh hoc, C hoc, Van vat hoc va moi hnh thc cua Van vat hoc; cho cac nam n co hoc van tong quat, co c tin chnh thong c ban; cho nhng ngi Hu than (Deists), ngi Arians, ngi theo thuyet Thien Chua mot Ngoi (Unitarians), nhng mon o cua Swedenborg, nhng tn ngng khiem khuyet va thieu c s khac, ngi theo chu ngha duy ly va moi hang ngi hoai nghi; cho nhng ngi Hoi giao, Do Thai giao, cac To S ton giao ong phng chnh trc, sang suot; nhng nhat la cho cac muc s Phuc Am va tha sai, du cho cac dan toc ban khai hay a phat trien tr tue, phan gii thieu nay danh cho Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hay la khoa hoc can ban va huyen b cua van vat, vi li tang than ai va long khiem ton nhat. Qua nam sau (1856), mot quyen sach khac kho giay ln ra i, o 600 trang, loai quy, vi ta e Hp Tuyen Minh Triet Thieng Lieng. Tac pham cuoi nay ch c in ra co 500 ban, e tang cho cac Th Vien va cac Vien ai Hoc (Universities). Cac phong trao ra i vao buoi au nay rat ong ao, xuat phat ben trong Giao Hoi vi nhng ngi rat ngoan ao va thanh tam, co tinh tnh trong sach. Tat ca cac tac pham nay eu di hnh thc chnh thong, s dung cac thanh ng C oc giao, va, giong nh cac tac pham cua muc s noi tieng William Law, cac tac pham nay ch c oc gia thong thng phan biet bang s thanh thc va tnh chat sung tn cua chung ma thoi. Tat ca cac sach nay eu co gang tm lai nguon goc va giai thch cac y ngha sau xa va ham y ban au cua cac Kinh Sach C oc, ong thi e minh hoa va khai trien 31. 31 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN i song theo Minh Triet Thieng Lieng (Theosophic life). Cac tac pham nay chang bao lau a b lang quen, va ngay nay thng thng khong c biet ti na. Chung ra sc cai thien lai hang tang l va lam hoi sinh lai long ngoan ao chan thc va khong bao gi c on nhan. Ch mot t ng D giao (Heresy) cung u e chon vui chung trong s quen lang cua tat ca cac Khong Tng nh the. Vao thi Cai Cach Ton Giao (Reformation), John Reuchlin a ra mot co gang tng t nhng ket qua cung nh tren, mac du ong la ban thiet va c s tin tng cua Luther. Chnh Thong giao (Orthodox) khong bao gi mong muon c lam cho sinh ong (informed) va c lam cho giac ngo (enlightened). Cac nha cai cach nay c bao cho biet (giong nh trng hp Paul c Festus bao cho biet vay) rang viec thong thai qua mc se lam cho ho tr thanh ien cuong, va rang neu i qua xa hn th de gap nguy hiem. Khong chu y en s dai dong, mot phan la do thoi quen va cach giao duc oi vi cac nha van nay, con mot phan do s han che ve ton giao qua quyen lc lau i, va i vao tam cua van e, cac tac pham nay mang tnh chat Minh Triet Thieng Lieng theo ngha chat che nhat, va ch thch hp vi tri thc cua con ngi ve ban chat rieng cua con ngi va s song cao sieu hn cua linh hon. Phong trao Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hien nay oi khi b gan cho la co sc bien cai C oc giao thanh Phat giao, thc ra no ch ham y la t ng D giao a mat i cac khung khiep cua no va mat het sc manh cua no roi. moi thi ai eu co nhng ngi hieu c hoac t hoac nhieu triet ly Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va a a triet ly nay vao c cau cua i song ho. Cac triet ly nay khong thuoc rieng mot ton giao nao va khong b han che vao xa hoi nao hoac thi ky nao. Chung la ac quyen cua moi linh hon con ngi. Mot ieu nh la quan iem chnh ang phai c moi ngi vach ra tuy theo ban chat va nhu cau cua mnh va tuy theo kinh nghiem a dang cua ngi ay. ieu nay co the giai thch tai sao nhng ai ng rang Minh Triet Thieng Lieng phai tr thanh mot ton giao mi, 32. 32 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 21 eu a tm toi mot cach vo ch tn ieu va nghi thc cua no. Tn ieu cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng la Trung Thanh vi Chan Ly (Loyalty To Truth), con nghi thc cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng la Ton trong moi chan ly bang cach van dung chan ly o. a so nhan loai hieu nguyen tac cua Tnh Huynh e ai ong mot cach kem coi biet bao nhieu, tam quan trong sieu viet cua Tnh Huynh e o t c nhan thc biet bao; ngi ta co the thay c ieu o trong biet bao la y kien va nhng cach giai thch ba at lien quan en Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. Hoi nay c thanh lap da tren nguyen tac duy nhat nay, o la Tnh Huynh e thiet yeu cua Con Ngi nh a c phac thao mot cach van tat va c trnh bay mot cach cha ay u ay. Hoi b tan cong nh the co tnh cach thien ve Phat giao (Buddhistic) va co tnh cach chong lai C oc giao (antiChristian), mac du Hoi co the tng trng cho ca hai ton giao nay cung mot luc, khi ma ca Phat giao lan C oc giao , theo nh cac nha sang lap c linh hng cua hai ton giao nay a noi, eu xem tnh huynh e nh la triet ly chnh yeu duy nhat cua i song. Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cung c xem nh la mot cai g o mi me di anh mat tri, hay, neu may man lam, th cung nh la mot mon huyen b hoc co xa cai trang di cai ten mi. Trong khi ma that ra nhieu Hoi oan c thanh lap da tren, ong thi chung sc e nang , cac nguyen tac cua long v tha, hoac la tnh huynh e nong cot. Cac Hoi oan nay mang nhieu danh xng khac nhau, that ra cung co nhieu oan the cung c goi la co tnh cach minh triet, co cac nguyen tac va muc ch giong nh Hoi Thong Thien Hoc hien tai. Vi tat ca cac Hoi oan nay, triet ly cot loi van nh nhau, con tat ca nhng ieu khac eu th yeu, mac du van khong gat bo c s that rang nhieu ngi b thu hut vao nhng cai th yeu ma bo qua hoac khong biet ti nhng cai tru cot. oi vi cac cau hoi cua ban, khong the a ra cau tra li nao hay hn hoac ro rang hn la cau tra li cua T.S. Buck, mot trong 33. 33 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 22 cac Hoi vien Thong Thien Hoc mc thc nhat va c men chuong nhat cua chung toi. Hoi : Ngoai phan ao c cua Phat giao ra, ba con a thch hay quan tam en he thong nao na khong? ap : Tuyet nhien khong. Chung toi khong trung thanh vi mot ton giao nao ca, cung khong theo mot triet phai ac thu nao: chung toi ch tuyen chon phan tinh hoa nam trong moi he thong ma thoi. Nhng ay, mot lan na, can phai noi rang, giong nh tat ca cac he thong co xa khac, Minh Triet Thieng Lieng c chia thanh phan Ngoai mon va phan Noi mon. Hoi : Ca hai khac nhau ra sao? ap : Noi chung, hoi vien cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc c t do theo bat c ton giao hoac triet ly nao ma ho thch, hoac khong theo g ca tuy y ho, mien la ho chap thuan va san sang the hien mot hoac hai trong so ba muc tieu cua Hoi. Hoi Thong Thien Hoc la mot Hoi oan bac ai va khoa hoc e truyen ba y tng ve tnh huynh e theo cac ng loi thc tien, thay v ng loi ly thuyet. Hoi vien co the la tn o C oc giao hoac Hoi giao, Do Thai giao hoac Bai Hoa giao, An giao hoac Ba La Mon giao (Brahmins), ngi theo phai Giang Ma (Spiritualist) hoac ngi theo thuyet Duy Vat (Materialists), khong thanh van e, ch can moi hoi vien phai hoac la ngi t thien, hoac la mot hoc gia, mot ngi su khao ve van hoc cua giong dan Aryan va van hoc co khac, hoac la mot ao sinh thong linh (psychic student). Noi tom lai, o la mot ngi ma neu can, ngi ay co the giup vao viec xuc tien t nhat la mot trong cac muc tieu cua chng trnh. Neu khong, ngi o khong co ly do g e tr thanh mot Hoi vien ca. o la a so ngi thuoc Hoi ngoai mon, gom cac hoi vien rang buoc va khong rang buoc. [Mot hoi vien rang buoc co ngha la mot ngi a gia nhap mot chi bo ac biet cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. Mot Hoi vien khong rang buoc la ke, noi chung, thuoc ve Hoi, co chng ch cua Hoi do Tong Hoi cap, nhng khong co lien he vi mot chi bo nao]. 34. 34 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG Nhng ngi nay co the hoac khong the tr thanh Hoi vien Thong Thien Hoc thc s. Ho la Hoi vien do viec ho gia nhap Hoi, nhng nhng ngi nay khong the bien thanh mot ngi nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng neu ngi o khong co y thc nao ve s xng hp thieng lieng (divine fitness) cua cac s vat, hay la oi vi ngi ay, ke ch hieu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng tam dung cach dien at nay theo cach ch ky va co chap cua rieng mnh. Cau Tot go hn tot nc sn (Handsome is, as handsome does) co the c dien giai lai trong trng hp nay va trnh bay nh sau: Ke nao thc hanh Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, ke o mi la Nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng (Theosophist is, who Theosophy does) Nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va Hoi Thong Thien Hoc Hoi : Theo toi hieu, ieu ba va noi ch ap dung cho cac hoi vien ngoai mon. Con nhng g oi vi ke theo uoi viec nghien cu noi mon ve Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, ho co phai la Hoi vien Thong Thien Hoc thc s khong? ap : Khong nhat thiet la the, cho en khi ho a to ra nh the. Ho a nhap vao nhom noi mon va t nguyen xuc tien mot cach chat che, theo kha nang cua ho, cac luat le cua oan the huyen mon. ay la mot cong viec kho khan, v quy luat quan trong nhat trong so cac quy luat la hoan toan t bo ban nga rieng t cua mnh ngha la mot hoi vien cam ket phai tr thanh mot ngi hoan toan v tha, khong bao gi ngh en chnh mnh, ong thi phai biet quen tnh khoe khoang va kieu hanh cua chnh mnh, ch ngh en li ch chung cho moi sinh vat, ngoai cai li ch cua cac huynh hu ong mon trong gii noi mon cua mnh. Neu muon giao huan noi mon lam cho y thanh ngi co li ch th y phai song mot cuoc i biet kiem che moi mat, biet hy sinh (selfdenial) va nghiem nhat ve kha canh ao c, thi hanh bon phan cua mnh v moi ngi. Mot vai Hoi vien Thong Thien Hoc chan chnh nam trong so cac Hoi vien nay. ieu nay khong ham y rang ben ngoai Hoi Thong Thien Hoc va nhom noi mon, khong co cac nha nghien cu 35. 35 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 23 Minh Triet Thieng Lieng nao na, v so ngi nay co nhieu hn la ngi ta biet, chac chan la con nhieu ngi na trong so cac thanh vien ngoai mon (lay members) cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. Hoi : Vay th trong trng hp nay, co li ch g khi gia nhap vao cai c goi la Hoi Thong Thien Hoc? ong c thuc ay la au? ap : Khong co g ca, ngoai tr cai li la thu nhan c giao huan noi mon, cac triet ly chan xac cua Ton giaoMinh triet (WisdomReligion, Triet giao) va neu chng trnh thc s c xuc tien, ngi ta se thu nhan c nhieu s tr giup do s tng tr va ong cam. S oan ket tao nen sc manh va s hai hoa, con cac co gang ong bo c ieu chnh ung mc se tao c cac ieu ky dieu. ay la cai huyen b cua moi hoi oan (associations) va cong ong (communities) t khi nhan loai ra i. Hoi : Nhng tai sao mot ngi c cho la co tr nao can bang, biet chuyen tam vao muc ch, co mot ngh lc khong the b anh bai va long kien nhan vo b, lai khong the tr thanh mot nha huyen linh hoc va tham ch mot Cao o neu ngi ay ch lam viec mot mnh? ap : Ngi ay co the thanh cong ch. Nhng phai mat muon (van) lan that bai mi co c mot lan thanh cong. V mot trong biet bao ly do, o la khong co mot quyen sach nao ve Huyen linh hoc hoac Thong Than Hoc hien co trong thi chung ta, neu ra c cac huyen b ve thuat luyen an hay Minh Triet Thieng Lieng thi trung co bang th ngon ng de hieu ca. Tat ca eu co tnh chat tng trng hoac bang cac ngu t, va v cha khoa m cac sach nay a that lac t lau Tay phng, th lam sao ngi ta co the hoc cach biet c y ngha chnh xac cua nhng g ma ngi o oc va nghien cu? o co an moi nguy hiem rat ln, nguy hiem nay vo tnh a en ta thuat hay la trang thai ong cot cc ky vo phng t ve (the most helpless mediumship). Ai cha co c mot v co iem ao ch day th tot hn ng lao vao viec nghien cu n phng nh the. 36. 36 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 24 Hay nhn va quan sat chung quanh ban. Trong khi hai phan ba xa hoi van minh che gieu y tng cho rang co mot cai g o trong Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, Huyen Linh Hoc, Giang Ma Hoc hoac trong Kinh Kabala, th mot phan ba con lai eu gom co nhng thanh phan a tap va oi nghch nhat. Mot so ngi tin vao ieu than b va tham ch tin vao ieu sieu nhien na (!) (the supernal), nhng moi ngi tin theo cach rieng cua mnh. Mot so khac mot mnh o xo vao viec nghien cu Do Thai B giao, Thong Linh thuat (Psychism), Thoi Mien theo Mesmer, Giang Ma thuat hoac mot so hnh thc nao o cua Huyen Hoc (Mysticism). Ket qua: khong co c hai ngi suy tng giong nhau, khong co c hai ngi ong y vi nhau ve bat c nguyen ly huyen linh can ban nao, mac du co nhieu ngi t cho rang ho la ngi co c tri thc toi hau, va muon lam cho ngi ngoai tin rang ho la cac bac chan tri toan ven. Tay phng, chang nhng khong co c chut kien thc khoa hoc va chnh xac ve Huyen linh hoc, ma tham ch cung khong co c khoa chiem tinh thc s (true astrology), cai nhanh duy nhat cua Huyen linh hoc, di hnh thc giao ly ngoai mon cua no, co c cac nh luat ro rang va mot he thong nhat nh, nhng khong mot ai co c bat c y niem nao ve nhng g ma Huyen linh hoc chan chnh muon noi ti. Mot so ngi lai gii han minh triet co vao kinh Kabala va kinh Zohar, moi ngi lai dien giai theo cach rieng cua mnh oi vi h t (deadletter) cua cac phng phap cua giao s Do Thai. Mot so khac th xem Swedenborg hoac Boehme nh la bieu hien toi hau cua minh triet cao nhat; trong khi nhng ngi khac na lai nhn thay trong thuat thoi mien Mesmer cai b nhiem ln lao cua phap thuat co. Bat c ngi nao em ly thuyet o ra thc hanh, th do vo minh, sm muon g cung b loi cuon vao ma thuat (black magic). May man cho nhng ai thoat c ieu o, v ho khong co cach nao kiem tra, cung nh khong co tieu chuan nao e nh o co the phan biet c gia chan vi gia. 37. 37 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN Hoi : Phai chang chung ta phai hieu rang nhom noi mon cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc t cho la a hoc c minh triet b truyen t ni cac e t iem ao hoac cac Chan S thc s? ap : Khong phai hoc mot cach trc tiep. Khong nhat thiet phai co chnh s hien dien cua cac Chan S nh the. Ch can cac Ngai day do, hng dan mot so ngi trong nhieu nam, roi nhng ngi nay hien dang tron cac kiep song cua ho cho viec phung s. Ke o, en lt nhng ngi nay co the a ra tri thc e truyen at lai cho nhng ngi khac, tc la nhng ngi khong co c c hoi hoc hoi nh ho. Mot t chan ly ch thc con quy hn la mot ong kien thc khong tieu hoa c va b hieu sai. Mot lang vang th co gia tr hn la mot tan at. Hoi : Nhng lam sao ngi ta biet c lang o la vang that hay ch la vang gia? ap : Ngi ta biet c mot loai cay nao la nh trai cua no, biet c mot he thong t tng nao la nh ket qua cua no. Khi nao nhng ngi oi lap vi chung toi co the chng minh cho chung toi thay rang bat luan mot ao sinh huyen linh hoc n oc nao qua cac thi ai, tr thanh mot thanh o (saintly adept) nh Ammonius Saccas, hay ngay ca tr thanh mot Plotinus, hoac la mot nha Thong Than hoc (Theurgist) nh Iamblichus, hoac la at c cac ky cong (feast) giong nh Thanh Germain a lam, ma khong co bat c mot c Thay nao dan dat, va tat ca nhng ngi nay neu khong phai la mot ong t, mot nha thong linh t doi mnh (selfdeluded psychic) th cung la mot ke bp i (charlatan) luc o, chung toi se nhan la chung toi lam lac. Con t gi en o, Nhng Nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng (Theosophists) thch noi theo nh luat thien nhien a c chng minh oi vi truyen thong cua Khoa Hoc Thieng Lieng (Sacred Science). Co cac nha than b co cac kham pha quan trong trong hoa hoc va vat ly hoc, cac kham pha nay hau nh ke sat ben khoa luyen an va Huyen linh hoc. Nhng ngi khac, nh s tr giup duy nhat cua sieu tai (genius) 38. 38 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 25 cua ho1 , a kham pha lai c cac phan (portions), neu khong muon noi la toan bo cac mau t a b anh mat cua :ngon ng b mat, va do o, co the oc trc tiep cac cuon giay (scrolls) bang tieng Hebrew. Nhieu ngi khac na, von la ke co nhan thong (seers), a thoang thay c cai nhiem mau cua cac b an con giau kn cua Thien Nhien. Nhng tat ca nhng ngi nay eu la cac chuyen gia. Ngi la nha phat minh ly thuyet, ke la ngi Hebrew, ngha la mot tn o Do Thai B giao co chap (Sectarian Kabalist), ke th ba la mot Swedenborg cua thi hien ai, phu nhan tat ca va moi viec eu nam ngoai khoa hoc hoac ton giao rieng biet cua anh ta. Khong mot ngi nao trong so o co the t hao la a tao ra c mot ch li chung hay tham ch co tnh chat quoc gia, ch khong cho chnh ngi ay. Tr mot vai ngi co kha nang cha tr tang lp ma ai Hoc Y Khoa hay Phau Thuat thng goi la cac thay lang vn (quacks) khong mot ai trong so nay a tr giup nhan loai bang mon hoc cua ho, tham ch en mot so ngi cung mot cong ong. Nhng ngi Chaldees thi co o la nhng ngi co kha nang cha tr ky dieu, khong phai bang s me hoac ma la bang cac dc thao (simples) nay au? Apollonius Tyana, ngi a cha lanh ke om au va lam cho ngi chet song lai di bat c tnh huong nao, nay au? Chung toi biet c mot so nha chuyen mon thuoc hang th nhat Au Chau, nhng khong biet c mot ngi nao thuoc hang th hai, tr ra A Chau, ni ma cai b mat cua nha yogi song di dang chet (to live in death) van con c bao ton. 1 Genius la tai nang hay nang khieu c mang lai t mot kiep song trc do cong phu hoc hoi cua tng linh hon trong cac lan luan hoi a qua, ch khong phai la tai nang do Tri ban rieng cho mot ngi nao nh ngi i thng hieu, do o, khong the dch genius la thien tai, ma nen dch la sieu taiND. 39. 39 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN Hoi : Muc ch cua khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng co phai la e san xuat ra cac bac chan tri (adept) co kha nang cha tr nh the? ap : Khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng co nhieu muc ch, nhng quan trong nhat trong tat ca cac muc ch co le ung la lam giam noi au kho cua con ngi di bat c hnh thc nao, tinh than cung nh vat chat. Va chung toi tin rang phan tinh than quan trong hn la phan vat chat. Khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cung phai day do phan ao ly, thanh loc linh hon, neu muon lam du bt noi au xac than, tr trng hp tai nan, tat ca cac au kho nay eu do ke tha t tien kiep (hereditary). Qua la khong phai bang cach nghien cu Huyen Linh hoc vi cac muc ch ch ky, e lam thoa man tham vong, kieu hanh hay la long t phu ca nhan cua mnh ma ngi ta at en muc tieu ch thc, muc tieu ch thc phai la giup nhan loai ang au kho. Cung khong phai bang cach nghien cu ch mot nhanh nho cua triet hoc b truyen ma ngi ta tr thanh mot nha Huyen Linh hoc, ma la bang cach nghien cu, neu khong noi la am hieu tat ca. Hoi : Vay e at c muc ch quan trong nhat nay, phai chang s giup ch c danh cho nhng ai nghien cu cac khoa hoc b truyen? ap : Khong phai au. Moi hoi vien ben ngoai eu c phep hoc hoi tong quat neu ho thch, nhng ch mot vai ngi mi san sang tr thanh hoi vien hoat ong (working members), con a so van v tr ke an bam (drones) cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng. Nen nh rang viec khao cu rieng van c khuyen khch trong Hoi Thong Thien Hoc, mien la viec o khong xam pham gii han ngan cach ngoai mon vi noi mon, huyen thuat mu quang vi huyen thuat hu thc. Khac nhau gia Minh Triet Thieng Lieng vi Huyen Linh hoc Hoi : Ba a noi en Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va Huyen Linh Hoc (Occultism), vay chung co giong nhau khong? 40. 40 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 26 ap : Ro rang la khong. Mot ngi co the la mot nha nghien cu Minh Triet Thieng Lieng rat gioi, du cho trong hay ngoai Hoi, nhng khong phai la mot nha Huyen Linh Hoc ve bat c mat nao. Tuy nhien, khong ai co the tr thanh nha Huyen Linh Hoc thc s ma khong lai la mot nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng thc s, neu khong nh the th o ch la nha ma thuat, du hu y hay vo tnh. Hoi : Ba muon noi en ieu g? ap : Toi a tng noi rang mot nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng ch thc phai thc hanh ly tng tinh than cao sieu nhat, phai co gang nhan thc rang mnh ong nhat vi toan the nhan loai va luon luon lam viec v ngi khac. Bay gi, neu mot nha Huyen Linh Hoc khong lam moi ieu nh the th at la y phai hanh ong mot cach ch ky cho li ch cua rieng mnh; va neu y co c nhieu nang lc thc hanh hn la ngi thng th lap tc, y tr thanh mot ke thu nguy hiem hn nhieu cho the gii va cho nhng ngi chung quanh y hn la ngi thng. ieu nay rat ro rang. Hoi : The th mot nha Huyen Linh Hoc ch la mot ngi s hu c nhieu quyen nang hn nhng ngi khac? ap : Con hn the na, neu y la nha Huyen Linh Hoc thc s hieu biet va co thc hanh, ch khong phai hu danh vo thc. Cac khoa hoc huyen linh khong phai nh cac Bach Khoa T ien mo ta: Cac khoa hoc tng tng cua Thi Trung Co co lien quan vi tac ong hoac anh hng c cho la co cac tnh chat huyen linh hay cac nang lc sieu nhien nh luyen an, phap thuat, chieu hon thuat (necromancy) va chiem tinh hoc, v o la cac khoa hoc co that va rat nguy hiem. Cac khoa nay day ve manh lc huyen b cua van vat trong Thien Nhien, phat trien va boi ap cac quyen nang an giau tiem tang trong con ngi, nh the mang lai cho con ngi cac li ch to tat vt han nhng ngi cha hieu biet. Ngay nay, thuat thoi mien tr nen rat thong dung va la mot oi tng khao sat khoa hoc quan trong, ay la mot th du ien hnh. Nang lc thoi mien a c kham pha hau nh tnh c, con ng dan en thoi mien a c chuan b bang thuat thoi mien theo Mesmer. 41. 41 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 27 Ngay nay, mot nha thoi mien kheo leo co the lam hau nh bat c ieu g, t viec buoc mot ngi ong vai thang ngoc (ma chnh ngi o khong hay biet), en viec sai khien ngi nay pham toi, thng la hanh ong thay cho ke thoi mien va co li cho ke thoi mien nay. Co phai chang ay la mot quyen nang khung khiep neu lot vao tay cua nhng ngi khong lng thien? Va xin ban nh cho rang ay ch la mot nhanh nho cua Huyen Linh Hoc ma thoi. Hoi : Nhng co phai chang tat ca cac khoa hoc huyen b nay, tc phap thuat (magic) va ta thuat (sorcery), chang c nhng ngi co hoc thc nhat va cac nha hoc rong xem nh la dau vet cua s dot nat va me tn co xa hay sao? ap : Toi xin nhac ban nh rang nhan xet nay cua ban tac ong en hai mat. Nhng ngi co hoc thc nhat va hoc rong nhat trong cac ban cung xem C oc giao va moi ton giao khac nh la tan tch cua dot nat va me tn. Du sao i na, bay gi ngi ta bat au tin vao thuat thoi mien, va mot so ngi ngay ca ngi co hoc thc nhat tin tng vao khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va cac hien tng. Nhng ngoai tr cac nha thuyet giao (preachers) va nhng ke cuong tn, ai trong so cac ban se tuyen bo tin vao cac ieu huyen dieu trong Thanh Kinh? Va ay la ni ma iem d biet nay sinh. Co nhng nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng rat tai gioi va thuan khiet tin tng vao cac ieu huyen dieu sieu nhien, thieng lieng, nhng khong nha Huyen Linh Hoc nao tin nh the. V mot nha Huyen Linh Hoc thc hanh Minh Triet Thieng Lieng mot cach khoa hoc, da tren s hieu biet chnh xac ve cac tac ong huyen b cua Thien Nhien. Con mot nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng trong khi thc hanh cac quyen nang c goi la bat thng, thieu mat (minus) anh sang cua Huyen Linh Hoc, se ch co khuynh hng a ti mot hnh thc ong cot nguy hiem, bi v, mac du nam gi c Minh Triet Thieng Lieng va ao ly cao sieu nhat co the lnh hoi c cua no, ngi o ch thc hanh trong bong toi, da tren c tin chan that nhng khong thay ro (blind). Bat luan la ai, nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hay nha Giang Ma hoc, ang co 42. 42 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 28 gang vun boi mot trong cac nhanh cua khoa hoc huyen linh nh thoi mien; thoi mien theo Mesmer, hay ngay ca tm ra cac b mat e tao ra cac hien tng vat chat vv, ma khong co c kien thc ve can nguyen triet ly cua cac quyen nang nay, th chang khac nao mot con thuyen khong banh lai ma lao vao mot ai dng ay bao to. D biet gia Minh Triet Thieng Lieng vi Giang Ma hoc Hoi : Nhng co phai ba khong tin vao Giang Ma thuat? ap : Neu ban hieu Giang Ma thuat (Spiritualism) theo cach giai thch ma cac nha giang ma (spiritualists) a ra oi vi mot so hien tng bat thng, th chac chan la chung toi khong tin. Ho cho rang cac bieu hien nay eu do cac hon (spirits) cua ngi a chet tao ra, theo ho, thng thng than nhan cua ngi a chet tin rang ngi chet tr lai coi tran e giao tiep vi nhng ngi ma ke chet men thng hay co gan bo mat thiet. Chung toi hoan toan bac bo iem nay. Chung toi qua quyet rang hon cua ngi chet khong the tr lai coi tran tr trong cac trng hp hiem hoi va khac thng ma toi se noi en sau; cac hon nay cung khong giao tiep c vi ngi song tr phi bang phng tien hoan toan chu quan (subjective). Nhng g hien ra ngoai canh (appear objectively) ch la bong ma cua con ngi hong tran cu (exphysical man). Nhng trong a hat thong linh (in psychic), tam goi nh the, tc Giang Ma hoc Tam linh (spiritual Spiritualism), chung toi tin hoan toan. Hoi : Ba cung bac bo hien tng o, phai khong? ap : Chac chan la khong, tr cac trng hp co y la gat. Hoi : Vay th ba giai thch hien tng o nh the nao? ap : Co nhieu cach giai thch. Nguyen nhan cua cac hien tng o chang n gian chut nao theo nh cac nha Giang Ma hoc tin tng. Trc het, cu tinh (the deus ex machina) cua cai c goi la cac cuoc hien hnh (materialization) thng thng la the d thai (astral body or double) cua ngi ngoi ong (medium) hoac 43. 43 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN cua mot ngi co mat o. The d thai nay cung la tac nhan tao tac (producer) hay la lc tac ong (operating force) trong cac cuoc ma hien e viet tren bang (manifestations of slatewriting), cac cuoc giang ma kieu Davenport (Davenportlike manifestation) vv Hoi : Ba dung tieng thng thng (usually); vay con co cai g tao ra hien tng o na khong? ap : ieu o con tuy vao ban chat cua cac lan ma hien. oi khi la tan tch cua the d thai (astral remains), cac ma hnh duc gii (kamalokic shell) cua cac pham nga a mat xac nhng con ton tai; co khi la cac Tinh Linh (Elementals). Spirit la mot thuat ng co ngha rong va ch nhieu chung loai. Thc tnh toi khong biet cac nha giang ma hieu thuat ng o nh the nao. Con theo chung toi hieu th o la cac hien tng vat chat c tao ra bi Chan Nga luan hoi, tc la biet nga (individuality) tam linh bat t. Va chung toi hoan toan bac bo gia thuyet nay. Biet nga hu thc cua con ngi thoat xac khong the hien hnh c, cung nh khong the t coi devachan thuoc coi tr, tr lai coi tran c. Hoi : Nhng nhieu cuoc giao tiep nhan c t cac spirits nay khong nhng cho thay s thong minh, ma con co viec biet c cac s kien ma ngi ngoi ong khong he biet en va oi khi ngay ca khong hien ra trong tr cua ngi nghien cu hoac trong tr cua nhng ngi d cau ong na. ap : ieu nay khong nhat thiet chng to rang s thong minh va s hieu biet ma ban noi en thuoc ve cac spirits o, hoac xuat phat t cac linh hon thoat xac. Co nhng ngi mien du (somnambulists, thuy du)1 , trong khi trang thai xuat than, lai co the at nhac, lam th va lam toan na, ma nhng ngi nay cha bao gi hoc nhac hay toan ca. Co nhng ngi mien du khac tra li mot cach thong minh cac cau hoi c at ra cho ho, va tham ch, trong vai trng hp, noi c nhieu ngon ng nh tieng Hebrew 1 Mien=thuy, co ngha la ngu. Mien du/thuy du: i trong luc ngu. 44. 44 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 29 va tieng Latin, th ngon ng ma ho hoan toan khong biet khi tnh day moi ieu nay xay ra trong trang thai ngu say. Vay th, ban co con cho rang hien tng nay la do cac hon ma (spirits) tao ra na khong? Hoi : Nhng ba giai thch ieu o nh the nao? ap : Chung toi cho rang tia sang thieng lieng trong con ngi von la mot va ban the cua no ong nhat vi Tinh Than Vu Tru, Chan Nga tinh than (spiritual Self) cua chung ta thc s la toan tri, nhng khong the bieu lo tri thc cua no do cac chng ngai cua vat chat. Bay gi, cac chng ngai nay cang c tach i xa, noi cach khac, the xac cang b an (paralyzed) oi vi hoat ong va tam thc oc lap cua rieng no, chang han trong giac ngu say hoac cn xuat than tham sau, hay, hn the na, trong cn benh hoan, th Chan Nga cang co the bieu lo ay u hn tren coi nay. ay la giai thch cua chung toi ve cac hien tng qua thc ky dieu nay tnh trang cao, trong o, s thong tue va tri thc lo ro ra mot cach khong the phu nhan. oi vi tnh trang ma hien thap hn, nh la cac hien tng vat chat, cac li noi vo v va cau chuyen tam thng cua hang vong linh thong thng (general spirit), muon giai thch th dai dong con hn ca cac giao huan quan trong nhat ma chung toi e cap ti, v e tai nay chiem nhieu cho va nhieu thi gi hn la no c an nh ay. Chung toi khong muon can d vao s tin tng cua cac nha giang ma hoc hoac xen vao bat c tin tng nao khac. Nhng ngi tin vao hon ma mi co trach nhiem ve viec nay. Hien nay, trong khi van con tin chac rang cac hien hnh (manifestations) thuoc loai cao xay ra qua cac linh hon thoat xac (disembodied souls), cac nha lanh ao va nhng ngi hoc rong, sang suot nhat trong so cac nha giang ma, lai la nhng ngi au tien thu nhan rang khong phai tat ca cac hien tng eu do hon ma (spirit, vong linh) tao ra. Dan dan ho se i en cho nhan thc c toan bo s that. Trong luc o, chung toi khong co quyen, ma cung khong muon thuyet phuc ho theo quan iem cua chung toi. Trong trng hp khac, nh la cac trng hp hien hnh thuan 45. 45 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 30 tuy thong linh va tam linh (purely psychic and spiritual manifestations), chung toi tin la co s tng giao cua hon (spirit) ngi song vi hon cua cac pham nga thoat xac.* * Chung toi cho rang trong cac trng hp nh the, khong phai hon cua ngi chet giang xuong (descend) coi tran ma la hon cua ngi song tien len (ascend) en cac Hon Tinh Than thuan tuy (pure Spiritual Souls, Hon Thieng). Thc ra, khong co s i len, khong co s giang xuong g ca, ma ch co viec thay oi trang thai hay tnh trang (state or condition) ni ong t. Khi xac than cua ong t tr nen an (paralyzed) hay xuat than (entranced), luc o Chan Nga tam linh thoat khoi cac chng ngai cua the xac va t thay mnh tren cung canh gii y thc vi cac hon a thoat xac (disembodied spirits). Do o, neu co bat c s thu hut tinh than nao gia ca hai, th ca hai co the giao tiep c vi nhau, nh thng xay ra trong cac giac m. S khac nhau gia ban chat cua mot ong t vi ban chat cua mot ngi kem nhay cam (nonsensitive) la the nay: hon a thoat ra (liberated spirit) cua mot ong t co c c hoi va de dang tao anh hng len cac c quan thu ong cua xac than a xuat than cua no, e bat cac c quan nay hanh ong, noi nang va viet theo y muon (will) cua hon thoat ra o. Chan Nga co the lam cho no lap lai (giong nh tieng doi) bang ngon ng con ngi, cac y tng, y ngh cua thc the thoat xac, giong nh la cua chnh no vay. Nhng c the khong de thu cam (nonreceptive) hay khong nhay cam (nonsensitive) cua ngi rat nang no tch cc (positive) khong the b anh hng nh the, Do o, mac du kho co ngi nao ma Chan Nga khong nam gi s giao tiep t do (trong khi the xac cua y yen ngh) vi ngi ma no yeu men va a mat, tuy vay, v tnh chat tch cc va khong de thu cam cua lp vo va bo oc hong tran cua no, khong co mot hoi c nao hoac hoi tng rat m ho , giong nh m mong, ln l trong ky c cua ngi mot khi tnh day. 46. 46 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG Hoi : ieu nay co ngha la ba bai bac toan bo triet ly cua giang ma hoc phai khong? ap : Neu ban hieu triet ly (philosophy) nay la cac ly thuyet s sai cua cac nha giang ma hoc, th chung toi se bai bac. Nhng that ra ho khong co triet ly g ca. Nhng ngi benh vc sang suot va ung an nhat trong gii giang ma noi nh the. Chan ly can ban va ang tin duy nhat cua ho o la, hien tng nay xay ra thong qua cac ong t c kiem soat bi cac manh lc va cac tr tue vo hnh khong mot ai muon hoac co the phu nhan viec nay, ngoai tr mot nha duy vat mu quang cua trng phai Huxley. Tuy nhien, ve triet ly cua ho, toi xin thuat lai cho ban nhng g ma bien tap vien co ky nang cua tap san Light noi ve ho va triet ly cua ho (Bien tap vien nay la ngi ma cac nha giang ma se khong tm c ngi benh vc nao khon ngoan hn va tan tuy hn ong ta na). ay la nhng g ma Ong C van chng Oxon, mot trong rat t cac nha giang ma co tinh than triet hoc, viet ve s thieu to chc va c x hep hoi mu quang cua ho. That la xng ang e xem xet ky iem nay, v no co tam quan trong rat ln. Chung ta co c mot kinh nghiem va mot kien thc ma khi so vi no, moi kien thc khac eu tng oi vo ngha. Nha giang ma tam thng hay tr nen phan no neu co ai dam to y nghi ng tri thc xac quyet cua ho oi vi tng lai va s tin chac tuyet oi cua ho oi vi s song sap en. Ni ma nhng ngi khac giang ban tay yeu t e do dam vao tng lai en toi, th nha giang ma bc i mot cach dung cam nh la ngi co c tam ban o va biet ro loi i cua mnh. Ni ma ke khac dng lai vi ao tam sung knh, hoac bang long vi tn ngng ke truyen, th nha giang ma t hao rang mnh biet ro nhng g ma ke khac ch tin tng suong, va cho rang nh cac d tr phong phu cua mnh ma y co the bo sung cho cac tin tng m nhat ch c thiet lap da vao niem hy vong ma thoi. Y to ra bao dung trong cac cach x s cua mnh vi cac ky vong yeu quy nhat cua con ngi. Dng nh y muon noi: oi vi nhng g ma toi co the chng minh c th ban ch biet hy vong. 47. 47 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 31 Ban ch chap nhan mot c tin truyen thong ni nhng g ma toi co the chng minh bang thc nghiem da theo phng phap khoa hoc chat che nhat. Cac niem tin co xa ang tan ta, hay tach ra khoi cac tin tng o. Chung cha ng nhieu gia tra cung nh nhieu chan ly, ch bang cach xay dng tren mot nen tang chac chan vi s kien a c chng minh th thng tang kien truc (superstructure) cua ban mi co the c vng vang. Chung quanh ban cac tin tng cu ang sup o. Hay tranh s o v va lanh xa ra. Khi ngi ta en ban bac vi ngi o lng nay theo cach thc tien th ket qua nh the nao? Rat ky la va rat ang that vong. Ngi o tin chac vao nen tang cua mnh en noi khong lo lang e xac nh s dien dch ma nhng ngi khac a ra can c vao cac s kien cua y. Minh triet cua cac thi ai t no co lien quan vi cach giai thch nhng g ma ngi ay xem nh a c chng minh mot cach hp ly; nhng ngi o khong chuyen hng liec nhn vao cac tm kiem cua no. Ngay ca ngi o cung khong hoan toan ong y vi nha giang ma huynh e cua y na. o la cau chuyen luon c nhac lai cua mot ba cu To Cach Lan, ba nay cung vi c lang quan thanh lap mot ngoi nha th (kirk). Ho co c cac cha khoa rieng biet en Thien ng (Heaven), hay ung hn, ch co cu ba co c cha khoa nay, v ba na certain aboot Jamie. The la cac mon phai cua cac nha giang ma phan chia vo tan, chia nho ra va lai chia nho, anh lac au va na certain aboot lan nhau. Lan na, kinh nghiem tap the cua nhan loai th vng chac va khong thay oi ve iem nay, ngha la hp quan tao nen sc manh, con chia re la coi nguon cua yeu uoi va that bai. Neu sat canh nhau, c huan luyen va co ky luat, th mot am ong hon tap co the tr thanh mot ao quan, moi ngi co the ng au vi ca tram ngi khong c luyen tap. Viec co to chc trong moi bo phan hoat ong cua con ngi co ngha la thanh cong, tiet kiem c th gi va cong sc, em lai li ch va phat trien. Thieu phng phap, thieu ke hoach, cong viec thieu hoach 48. 48 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 32 nh, nang lc that thng , no lc vo ky luat cac ieu nay se a ti sai hong, that bai. Tieng noi cua nhan loai chng minh s that nay. Nha giang ma co chap nhan phan quyet nay va hanh ong da tren ket luan o khong? Thc ra la khong. Nha giang ma t choi to chc. Ho tr thanh luat le cho chnh ho, va la cai gai am vao hong cua ngi lan can ho. Tap ch Light, ngay 2261889 Hoi : Ngi ta bao vi toi la Hoi Thong Thien Hoc luc au c thanh lap e e bep giang ma hoc va tin tng vao s ton tai cua Chan Nga trong con ngi, phai vay khong? ap : Ban a b ch dan sai. Moi tin tng cua chung toi eu c da vao Chan Nga bat t o. Nhng, giong nh rat nhieu ngi khac, ban nham lan pham nga vi Chan Nga. Cac nha tam ly hoc Tay phng dng nh khong thiet lap c s phan biet ro rang nao gia ca hai. Tuy nhien, ung nh the, s d biet o em lai then chot e hieu c triet hoc ong phng va nam ang sau coi re cua s khac nhau gia giao huan cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng vi giang ma hoc. Va mac du co the loi cuon them s thu ch cua mot so cac nha giang ma, tuy the, ay toi phai noi rang chnh khoa Minh Triet Thieng Lieng mi la giang ma hoc ch thc va thuan khiet, trong khi c cau hien tai ang mang ten o c quan chung thc hanh ngay nay, ch la thuyet duy vat sieu viet (transcendental materialism). Hoi : Xin giai thch y tng nay mot cach ro rang hn. ap : Nhng g toi muon noi en la ay: mac du giao ly cua chung toi nhan manh vao s ong nhat (identity) cua tinh than va vat chat, va, mac du chung toi noi rang tinh than la vat chat trang thai tiem tang (potential matter), con vat chat ch la tinh than trang thai ket tinh (crystallized spirit) (ngha la, giong nh nc a la hi nc ong cng lai), tuy nhien, v trang thai au tien va vnh cu cua van vat khong phai la tinh than ma la sieutinhthan (metaspirit), tam goi the, (chat hu hnh va ran ac ch la bieu lo theo chu ky cua no ma thoi) chung toi chu 49. 49 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN trng rang thuat ng tinh than (spirit) ch co the dung cho Chan Nga ch thc (the true individuality) ma thoi. Hoi : Nhng lam sao phan biet gia Chan Nga ch thc vi Cai Toi (the I) hay la Chan Nga (Ego) ma tat ca chung ta eu biet? ap : Trc khi tra li cho ban, chung ta phai ban thao ve y ngha cua ch I hay Ego. Chung toi phan biet gia s kien n gian cua nga thc (selfconsciousness) tc tnh cam suong (simply feeling): Toi la toi (I am I) vi y tng phc tap (complex thought): Toi la ong Smith hoac ba Brown. V chung toi tin rang cung mot Chan Nga phai trai qua mot loat cac kiep song, hay la luan hoi, nen s phan biet nay tr thanh tru cot can ban cho toan bo y niem. Nh ban thay, ong Smith thc ra co ham y la mot chuoi dai cac kinh nghiem hang ngay c xau vao nhau bang si day ky c (thread of memory) va tao thanh cai ma ong Smith goi la chnh ong ta (himself). Nhng khong co mot cai nao trong so cac kinh nghiem nay thc s la cai Toi hay Chan Nga (Ego) ca, cac kinh nghiem o cung khong mang lai cho ong Smith cai cam tng rang ong ta la chnh ong ay (he is himself), v ong quen mat phan ln cac kinh nghiem hang ngay cua ong, va chung ch tao ra cam giac Nga tnh (feeling of Egoity) ni ong ta khi nao chung con ton tai (last). V ly do o, chung toi, nhng nha Minh Triet Thieng Lieng, phan biet gia m (bundle) kinh nghiem nay ma chung toi goi la pham nga gia tam (v rat hu han va mau phai nhoa), va cai cam giac Toi la toi la do bi yeu to o trong con ngi. Chnh cai Toi la toi nay ma chung ta goi la Chan Nga thc s (true individuality); va chung ta noi rang Ego nay hay la Chan Nga (individuality), giong nh mot dien vien, ong nhieu vai tren san khau cuoc i. (Vide infra, Ban ve Chan Nga va pham nga). Chung ta hay goi moi kiep song mi tren coi tran cua cung mot Chan Nga (Ego) la mot em dien (night) tren san khau cua mot h vien. Vao mot em, dien vien hay Chan Nga xuat hien trong vai Macbeth; em ke, trong vai Shylock, 50. 50 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 33 em th ba trong vai Romeo, em th t trong vai Hamlet hoac vua Lear1 , vv, cho en khi Chan Nga trai qua toan bo chu ky luan hoi. Chan Nga bat au kiep songhanh hng (lifepilgrimage) cua mnh vi vai tro la mot sprite, mot Ariel hoac mot Puck. Chan Nga ong vai mot dien vien phu (a super), la mot ngi lnh, mot ngi giup viec, mot ngi trong oi hp xng (chorus); ke o tien len cac vai co oi thoai (speaking parts), ong cac vai tro lanh ao, xen vao vi cac vai tro vo ngha, cho en cuoi cung rut ra khoi san khau vi vai tro Prospero, nha phap thuat (magician). Hoi : Toi hieu roi. Vay th ba noi rang Chan Nga thc s nay khong the tr lai coi tran sau khi chet. Nhng chac la dien vien c t do, neu con gi c y thc cua Chan Nga cua mnh, co the tr lai neu y thch cai man canh cua cac hoat ong trc kia cua y ch? ap : Chung toi noi rang khong, n gian v mot s tr lai coi tran nh the se la mot mau thuan vi bat c trang thai phuc lac thuan khiet nao sau khi chet, nh toi san sang chng minh. Chung toi noi rang con ngi chu rat nhieu au kho oan uong trong kiep song, do loi lam cua nhng ngi khac ma ngi o co dp cong tac, hoac do hoan canh chung quanh cua ngi nay, cho nen chac chan la ngi nay co quyen c hng s ngh ngi va an tnh hoan toan neu khong phai la toan phuc (bliss), trc khi nhan lai cai ganh nang cua cuoc i. Tuy nhien, chung ta co dp ban thao van e nay mot cach t m sau nay. Tai sao Minh Triet Thieng Lieng c chap nhan? Hoi : Toi hieu en mot mc nao o thoi. Nhng toi thay rang giao huan cua ba phc tap va co tnh cach sieu hnh hn nhieu so vi giang ma hoc hoac t tng ton giao thong thng. Vay th, ba co the noi cho toi biet ieu g a khien cho he thong Minh Triet 1 Ten cac nhan vat trong cac v kch cua Shakespeare (15641616), mot nha soan kch (dramatist) va thi s ngi Anh. 51. 51 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 34 Thieng Lieng ma ba benh vc lai day len rat nhieu loi cuon cung nh rat nhieu thu ch? ap : Viec o toi tin rang co nhieu ly do. Th nhat la phan ng manh me cua cac ly thuyet duy vat ngu dot ang thnh hanh ngay nay trong cac giao s khoa hoc. Th hai la s bat man chung oi vi than hoc do con ngi at ra (artificial theology) cua cac Giao hoi Thien Chua khac nhau, ong thi so cac mon phai ngay cang nhieu va co khuynh hng chong oi nhau. Th ba la co mot nhan thc luon luon tang trng ve s kien la cac tn ieu von t mau thuan mot cach ro ret, va mau thuan lan nhau na, vay cac tn ieu o khong the ung, va nhng s t nhan (claims) ma khong c kiem chng th khong the ung c. S thieu tin tng t nhien nay oi vi cac ton giao co truyen lai cang tang them cng o bang s that bai hoan toan cua chung trong viec bao ton ao c va thanh loc xa hoi va quan chung. Th t la mot so ong ngi tin tng va mot so t ngi biet rang, au o phai co mot he thong triet hoc va ton giao co tnh chat khoa hoc ch khong ch da vao suy oan na. Sau rot, co mot tin tng rang co the mot he thong nh the phai c tm thay trong cac giao ly co xa hn la bat c tn ngng hien ai nao. Hoi : Nhng tai sao he thong triet ly nay lai c a ra ung vao ngay nay? ap : Ch v ay la luc c thay la rat thch hp, s kien o c thay ro bang no lc ro ret cua rat nhieu ngi nghien cu ng an mong at ti chan ly, vi bat c gia nao va bat c ni nao chan ly o co the b che khuat. Thay c ieu nay, cac ang bao quan chan ly c phep cong bo mot so toi thieu chan ly o. Neu viec thanh lap Hoi Thong Thien Hoc b tr hoan them mot vai nam na th vao luc nay ay, mot na cac quoc gia van minh tr thanh theo chu ngha duy vat hoan toan (rank materialist), con mot 52. 52 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG na kia tr thanh theo thuyet than nhan ong hnh (anthropomorphist) va thuyet hien tng (phenomenalist)1 . Hoi : Du sao i na, chung ta co nen xem Minh Triet Thieng Lieng nh la mot s thien khai (revelation) hay chang? ap : Du the nao i na cung khong nen ngay ca theo y ngha cua mot tiet lo mi me va trc tiep cua cac ang Cao Ca, sieu nhien hay t nhat la cac thc the sieu nhan loai (superhuman beings), ma ch nen xem no theo y ngha cua mot phat hien (unveiling) cua cac chan ly co, rat co oi vi cac tr oc t trc en gi khong biet en chung, tham ch khong biet en s hien hu va gi gn bat c tri thc nao co nh the.* * That la hp thi (fashionable), nhat la gan ay, khi che gieu y tng cho rang trong cac ieu huyen b cua cac dan toc v ai va van minh nh ngi Ai Cap, Hy Lap hoac La Ma, bao gi cung co mot ieu g o khac hn la s la gat cua hang thay tu. Tham ch cac Hoi vien Hoa Hong Thap T (Rosicrucians) khong g khac hn la nhng ke na khung na bat lng (half lunatics, half knaves). Co nhieu sach viet ve ho, va mot vai nam trc ay, nhng ngi con non nt ma ngi ta kho nghe c ten tuoi cua ho, a xong ra ot ngot vi vai tro la cac nha phe bnh sau sac va cac nha Ngo ao (Gnostics) ve e tai luyen an, cac triet gia ton sung la (firephilosophers) va than b hoc noi 1 Thuyet Than Nhan ong Hnh hay Thuyet Nhan Hnh (Anthropomorphism) chu trng rang nhng g cua con ngi cung ap dung c cho than minh. Th du noi Thng e thnh no, o la cach noi theo thuyet Nhan Hnh. Thuyet Hien Tng (Phenomenalism) la thuyet chu trng rang ch co hien tng ch khong co chnh vat hay la ch biet c hien tng cua vat ch khong he biet c chnh vat, th du nh thuyet cua triet gia Kant (17241804). Chu ngha Duy Vat (Materialism) chu trng: 1) Ch co vat; 2) Tam do vat bien hoa ma ra; 3) Vat (ha tang c s) hoan toan chi phoi tam (thng tang kien truc) (Chu thch cua ND) 53. 53 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 35 chung. Tuy nhien, mot chuoi dai cac T Te Ai Cap, An o, Chaldea va Arabia, cung vi cac triet gia va cac hien triet v ai nhat cua Hy Lap va Tay phng, gop chung di ch danh khoa hoc minh-triet va thieng lieng, eu thong thao tat ca moi tri thc, v cac Ngai c xem nh la nen tang va coi nguon cua moi nghe thuat va khoa hoc ma ve mat ban the c xem nh la thieng lieng. Plato a xem cac b phap nh la co tnh chat linh thieng nhat, con Clemens Alexandria, ngi a c iem hoa vao cac b phap cua Eleusinia, a tuyen bo rang cac triet ly c day ra trong o t chung co cha cu canh cua moi tri thc con ngi. Chung ta t hoi, co phai Plato va Clemens la hai ke bat lng hay la hai ke khung, hoac la ca hai? Hoi : Ba co noi en s ngc ai (persecution). Neu chan ly theo ung nh Minh Triet Thieng Lieng trnh bay th tai sao no gap phai s chong oi nh the va khong c chap nhan rong rai? ap : Co nhieu ly do khac nhau, mot trong cac ly do o la s ghet bo cua nhng ngi cho rang o la cai cach, theo nh cach goi cua ho. Tnh ch ky co ban chat la bao thu (conservative) va khong a b xao tron. No thch mot s doi tra de chu, khong co tnh chat phe phan (an easygoing, unexacting lie) oi vi chan ly v ai nhat, neu chan ly nay oi hoi s hy sinh tien nghi toi thieu cua con ngi. Sc manh cua tnh tr tre trong tam tr qua that ln lao trong bat c ieu g ma khong ha hen co li loc va s tng thng ngay trc mat. Trong ky nguyen chung ta, tnh chat phi tinh than va theo sat thc te la noi bat hn het. Them vao o, giao ly cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng lai co tnh chat xa la na; ban chat cc ky kho hieu cua cac triet ly, mot so giao ly o lai thang thng bac bo nhieu ieu ky la (vagaries) ma cac phe phai a chuong von a an sau vao chnh cot loi cua cac tn ngng trong dan gian. Neu chung ta them vao o cac co gang ca nhan va s tinh khiet cao o cua i song can phai co cua nhng ai muon tr thanh e t cua noi gii (inner circle), va tang lp rat gii han ma mot luat le hoan toan v tha oi hoi, th se de dang thay c ly do 54. 54 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 36 tai sao Minh Triet Thieng Lieng hng chu cong viec vat va, cham chap nh the. Ve c ban th Minh Triet Thieng Lieng la triet ly cua nhng ke au kho va a mat het moi hy vong e c giup ra khoi hoan canh bat li (mire) cua i song bang bat c phng tien nao khac. Hn na, lch s cua bat c he thong ton giao hoac luan ly nao mi c a vao mot manh at xa la, eu cho thay iem khi au cua no b ngan tr bi moi chng ngai ma viec chong lai s tien bo (obscurantism) va long ch ky co the tao ra. Cau noi Vng mien cua ke cai cach la mot vng mien co nhieu gai qua la ung biet bao! Viec keo o cac toa nha cu ky b moi mot an khong phai la khong co nguy hiem. Hoi : Moi ieu nay eu co lien quan t nhieu vi luan ly va triet ly cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. Ba co the cho toi mot y niem tong quat ve chnh Hoi, cac muc tieu va luat le cua Hoi chang? ap : Khong co g b mat ca. Ban c hoi, roi ban se nhan c cac cau tra li chnh xac. Hoi : Nhng toi co nghe noi rang ba b rang buoc bi cac li the? ap : Ch trong Phan Noi Mon hay B Truyen ma thoi. Hoi : Toi cung co nghe rang mot so hoi vien sau khi ra khoi Hoi, chnh ho khong con b xem nh co rang buoc vi li the na. Ho co ly hay khong? ap : ieu nay cho thay ho thieu y thc ve danh d. Lam the nao ho co ly c? Trong tap ch Thanh ao (The Path), c quan truyen ba Minh Triet Thieng Lieng cua chung toi tai New York, co noi ro ve trng hp nay nh sau: Gia du co mot quan nhan co tnh vi pham li the va ky luat nen b sa thai. Trong cn tc gian vi s cong bang, anh ta a x va, va v cai hnh phat ma anh ta a c canh bao trc, ngi lnh o thong ong vi ke thu tr thanh mot iep vien va ke phan boi e bao thu v ch huy trc kia cua mnh, va tuyen bo rang viec trng phat y a giai thoat y khoi li the phai trung thanh vi chnh ngha (cause). Theo ban ngh, ngi o co hu ly hay khong? Ngi o co ang c goi la mot ngi e tien, mot ke hen nhat hay khong? 55. 55 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN Hoi : Toi tin la the; nhng co mot so ngi ngh khac. ap : Mac ke ho. Neu ban thch, chung ta se ban ve e tai nay sau. 56. 37 TIET III HE THONG HOAT ONG CUA HOI THONG THIEN HOC Cac muc tieu cua Hoi Hoi : Muc tieu cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc la g? ap : Ngay t au, Hoi co ba muc tieu: 1) Tao ra trung tam Huynh e ai ong cua nhan loai, khong phan biet chung toc, mau da hay tn ngng. 2) Thuc ay viec nghien cu kinh sach Aryan va cac kinh sach khac, nghien cu cac khoa hoc va ton giao tren the gii, chng minh s quan trong cua van lieu co cua A Chau, cu the la cac triet ly cua ao Ba La Mon, cua Phat giao va Bai Hoa giao. 3) Nghien cu cac b mat con an tang cua Thien Nhien di moi trang thai co the co, nhat la cac quyen nang thong linh va tinh than tiem tang trong con ngi. Noi chung, ay la ba muc ch chnh cua Hoi Thong Thien Hoc. Hoi : Ba co the cho biet them chi tiet ve cac muc tieu nay chang? ap : Chung ta co the chia moi mot trong so ba muc tieu thanh nhieu khoan e giai thch neu thay la can thiet. Hoi : Vay th chung ta hay bat au vi muc ch th nhat. Ba dung phng cach nao e thuc ay cam thc ve tnh huynh e trong cac chung toc von rat khac nhau ve ton giao, tap tuc va cach suy tng? ap : Cho phep toi them vao nhng g ma dng nh ban khong muon noi ti. Chung ta biet rang, d nhien ngoai tr hai tan tch cua cac giong dan ngi theo Bai Hoa giao va ngi Do Thai moi quoc gia eu b phan hoa, khong nhng chia re vi quoc gia khac, ma ngay ca chia re trong chnh quoc gia o. ieu nay c 57. 57 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN 38 thay noi bat nhat trong so cac quoc gia theo C oc giao c goi la van minh. Do o, ban ngac nhien, va ay la ly do giai thch tai sao muc tieu th nhat cua chung toi, theo ban, dng nh la ieu khong tng (utopia). Co phai vay khong? Hoi : Vang, ung the. Nhng ba co cach nao chong lai viec o? ap : Khong co g trai vi s that; nhng co nhieu viec can lam e loai bo cac nguyen nhan von ang lam cho Tnh Huynh e ai ong tr thanh khong tng nh hien nay. Hoi : Theo ba thay th cac nguyen nhan o la g? ap : Trc nhat va quan trong nhat la tnh ch ky t nhien cua con ngi. Tnh ch ky nay, thay v phai c tay sach th hang ngay lai c lam cho manh them va c kch hoat thanh mot tnh cam hung han, khong cng lai c do loi giao duc ton giao hien nay, von co khuynh hng khong nhng khuyen khch, ma con tch cc bien minh cho s ch ky o. Y niem ve phai va trai cua con ngi hoan toan b xuyen tac do viec chap nhan theo ngha en cua Thanh Kinh Do Thai. Moi s xa ky trong cac giao ly v tha cua c Jesus ch tr thanh e tai ly thuyet tren cac buc giang ma thoi. Trong khi o, cac cham ngon ve tnh ch ky thc s c day ra trong Thanh Kinh cua Moses (Mosaic Bible), i ngc lai vi nhng g ma c Christ a hoai cong day ra, lai c khac sau vao cuoc song tan ben trong cua cac quoc gia Tay phng. Cau noi Mat oi mat, rang oi rang (An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, an mieng tra mieng) a tr thanh cau cham ngon hang au cua luat phap cac ban. Gi ay, toi xin phat bieu cong khai va manh dan rang, s suy oi cua triet ly nay va cua rat nhieu triet ly khac na, ch mot mnh Minh Triet Thieng Lieng mi co the xoa sach ma thoi. Coi Nguon Chung Cua Con Ngi Hoi : Xin cho biet tai sao? ap : Hoan toan bang cac chng minh da vao cac nen tang luan ly, triet hoc, sieu hnh hoc va tham ch ca khoa hoc na: 58. 58 CHA KHOA MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG 39 a) Tat ca moi ngi eu co cung nguon coi tinh than va the chat, ay la giao ly can ban cua Minh Triet Thieng Lieng. b) V ve mat can ban, nhan loai la mot va phat xuat t cung mot tinh hoa, va tinh hoa o la oc nhat vo han, khong do ai sang tao ra (uncreate) va vnh hang, du cho chung ta goi tinh hoa o la Thng e hay la Thien Nhien do o, khong co g co the tac ong vao mot quoc gia hoac mot ngi ma khong tac ong en tat ca cac quoc gia khac va nhng ngi khac. ieu nay cung chac chan va hien nhien nh mot hon a c nem xuong ao, sm hay muon g cung lam chuyen ong moi giot nc trong ao. Hoi : Nhng ay khong phai la giao huan cua c Christ, ma ung hn la mot khai niem cua thuyet phiem than. ap : Ban nham lan cho nay roi. Khai niem o thuan la C oc giao, mac du khong thuoc Do Thai giao, co le v cho o ma cac quoc gia tin theo Thanh Kinh cua ban khong thch tm hieu no. Hoi : ay la mot to giac qua bao quat va bat cong. Ba da vao bang chng nao e noi nh the? ap : Bang chng ngay sat ben ban. c Christ c cho la a tng day: Hay thng yeu nhau va Hay thng yeu ke thu cua con; v neu ngi ch thng yeu nhng ke thng yeu ngi th ngi co c en ap (hay cong lao, merit) g au? Nhng ngi publicans1 chang lam nh the sao? Neu ngi ch chao mng ban be cua ngi th ngi co lam c g hn nhng ngi khac au? Nhng ngi publicans ha chang lam the sao? ay chnh la nhng li cua c Christ. Nhng Sang The Ky ix, 25, noi Canaan ang 1 Vao thi o, ngi publicans c xem nh bao nhieu ke trom cp, moc tui khac. oi vi ngi Do Thai, ten ho va nghe nghiep cua mot ngi publicans la mot ieu ang tm nhat tren i. Ngi publicans khong c phep bc vao en Th, con kinh Mathew (xviii, 17) noi en ngi ngoai ao y het nh noi en ngi publicans. Tuy nhien, ho ch la nhng ngi thu thue La Ma, co a v giong nh cac vien chc Anh An o va cac quoc gia b chinh phuc khac. 59. 59 MINH TRIET THIENG LIENG B TRUYEN VA CONG TRUYEN rua sa! No se lam moi cho cac toi t cua anh em no (Kinh Thanh 2003, trang 7, phan Cu c). Va do o, ngi theo Thanh Kinh C oc giao a thch luat cua Moses hn la luat bac ai cua c Christ. Ho da vao Cu c, v kinh nay lam thoa man tat ca cac th duc cua ho, tc la co cac luat le e chinh phuc, thon tnh va ap che oi vi cac chung toc ma ho cho la thap kem. Biet bao trong toi ma ho pham phai da vao sc manh cua oan van noi ve a nguc nay (neu hieu theo loi chap ne van t cua thuat ng nay) trong Sang The Ky (Genesis), ch co lch s mi cho chung ta mot