Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00357)

At 11:20 AM 11/21/97 +0800, Philip Harris wrote:
>If anyone is disturbed by something on this facility the solution is ready
>to hand! Click on the 'rubbish' button!
>
>Bruce- you mentioned that Steiner was eventually vindicated by
>Krishnamurti. I would like to have your source for this statement- not that
>I doubt your veracity, but if I use it myself would need to know where it
>came from. As I understood the Steiner problem of the time and quoting from
>Ransom's TS History- 'Dr. Steiner had refused admission of individuals and
>Lodges which did not work in the methods he considered best for the German
>Section. In conjunction with the German Section Executive, he had
>unconstitutionally expelled from the National Society memebers belonging
>also to the Order of the Star in the East (see Titteilunger, March 1913).
>Such expulsion was invalid, as no memebr can be expelled for his opinions.'
>(p.398-9).
>
>I recall seeing copies of two letters Besant wrote to the German Section
>that pointed out their error and requesting a reversal of the ruling which
>they refused to do. (I do not have the reference for that to hand, but it
>was in a copy of The Theosophist and probaly around 1912).
>

Glad you posted this. I also distinctly recall having read somewhere else
also that Steiner's refusal to let the members of German Section joining OSE
and expelling was the cause of Besant cancelling the Charter of the
section. This goes to the root of the fundamental policy of TS -- freedom of
belief and is so serious that no one has the right to restrict it in any manner.

Has anyone any documented information refuting the above background? If so
it would be very interesting to learn about.

Truth does not need any defenders. It can stand by itself.

my 0.0199999999999 (in floating point)


mkr