Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00085)

> I am reasonably sure that Paul has stated that he believes that Adepts
>exist; he just does not believe that Blavatsky was a student of them.
>
> Bart Lidofsky

Bart,

I would somewhat agree with you, but rather than say he argues whether
Blavatsky was a student of them, I think he tries to show that there is a
coverup of certain facts in order to introduce other "pertinent" facts
supporting claims of HPB's regarding her contacts with the masters and
others' contacts, too. He tries to show the masters having a role in
"government" dealings, alongside the founding of the T.S., I think.

He also may be questioning whether there is really a "new and relevant"
message in theosophy or is it rather a fresh conglomeration of ancient
teachings. Perhaps he really doesn't feel a need for the teachings here and
maybe this is why he is asking "Were they really masters?" But then we have
to allow that some people are really more students of history rather than
trying to "attain liberation, enlightenment, or nirvana."

I'm really glad you found time to answer me, because there is another point
I would like to make. After reading his latest post on fundamentalism, I
have to admit that they word itself is foggy to me. I don't want to use it
at all, but would like to say that the T.S. is in the business of making
leaders, that leadership in general contains within it certain drawbacks
such as 1) how can a leader make himself known? 2) how do the other leaders
accept new leaders? 3) Is there any more room at the top? 4) Do we have
different departments requiring a leader in each one? 5) Who makes the
rules? and are these rules for leaders or for everyone?

Questions and problems like these make me associate with what Paul calls
fundamentalism. I like to think that I saw Dr. Algeo come up in the ranks,
and that he did so because he "loved." He always had good deameanor, polite
manners, comradeship, cheerfulness, energy, and all of these things can be
associate with love. Ideas, while they should have been important, played a
second role.

Thanks for your input!

Brenda