User talk:Tom1New

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Hello, Tom1New, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Hoverfish Talk 10:46, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Tom1New, I added a standard welcome template above, in case you are new to wikipedia. The addition you made to Spiritual Hierarchy is unsourced and implies that the term that the theosophists used originated from Sai Baba of Shirdi and Meher Baba. I am not sure this is the case. The notion of a spiritual hierarchy precedes both the theosophists and Sai Baba of Shirdi. But the western term itself seems to have been first used by Meher Baba after he came in contact with his western followers, many of whom were heavily influenced by theosophy. My guess is that he used the term in order to place their notion in a better and more useful perspective. The thing with wikipedia is that I can't add something because it is my guess or what I understand to be correct. Claims have to be verifiable by references, and the sources have to be acceptable. Hoverfish Talk 11:07, 18 June 2011 (UTC)