Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00108)

Thank you, Ramadoss, for these balanced and constructive comments to a difficult subject. Certainly
the message can be precious even though the messenger is not yet a perfect man.

Bjorn

M K Ramadoss wrote:
>
> My 0.02.
>
> I have personally read a lot of CWL's books and have personally been
> benefitted by them over the last several decades. In the final analysis, as
> far as I am concerned, that is what counts for me. Others may disagree. I am
> very grateful to him for this and his discovery of Jiddu Krishnamurti and
> again I have been personally benefitted by Krishnamurti's lectures and
> writings and I feel that I am more practical with a Theosophical attitude
> because of him. Being one who like not to be ungrateful, I am grateful to
> him as well.
>
> Having said all this, as seen in many msgs on theos-l several months ago,
> CWL subject raises a lot of hot discussions.
>
> At the same time, with an open mind I read Tillett's book - "Elder Brother".
>
> I had more than once asked on theos-l if *any* one has found *any* of the
> facts mentioned in Tillett's book to be erroneous or inaccurate or totally
> wrong. To this day, I am yet to see *any* response.
>
> So from my personal standpoint, the problem is very simple. My point of view
> is *all* important to me. Great men and women are not perfected men and
> women. Along with the greatness, they also had great defects. Looked at from
> this point of view, what CWL did or advocated does not bother me too much.
>