Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00209)

Dear Martin,

Thanks for your answer, but, sorry, it will not do, my friend. My curiosity
is going full gear and I like to know more. The only source so far on NA are
the 'left wing hard core skeptical articles collected by this Dutch
foundation SIMPOS and NA's own website, which I thought contained a lot of
interesting esoteric stuff. Nobody reacted yet to my question about this
theosophical brochure warning against NA. (Who has it and can send me a
copy?)

Some more articles have recently been added to SIMPOS about NA, because a
little controversy developed recently, when a conference, organized by a
Protestant university in Amsterdam about sects and cults etc., had someone
invited to present a paper about NA. The women in question apparently was a
member of NA, so when Tolleneare (who wrote an academic study about the
influence of theosophists on early progressive movements in Indonesia and
Asia between the two World Wars) made a stink about that, she was
disbarred from presenting her paper. An article in a Dutch left wing magazine now
attacks the researchers for being too cosy with their subject and for
defending them from the indefensible like harboring extreme right wing
ideologies. They specially attacked Introvigne (spelling?), the specialist
in esoteric groups and history, for being allied with some sinister right
wing Catholic organizations.  Because these left wingers always make
allegations of that sort against any esoteric group it is hard to determine
whether they are misreading these groups and are just prejudiced, like in
the case with their hostility against theosophy, or do they really have
uncovered some sinister facts, which would give their allegations some
substance?  I can understand that if the second possibility might be the
case with the NA that you would be reluctant to talk about that, though you
say you want to write a book about them, implying a full disclosure of what
you know. So my question is: What do you know about their political
viewpoints and how are they derived from which esoteric philosophy?

>From: "Martin Leiderman" <martinle@lainet.com>
>Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 1:14 AM
>Subject: Re:what is the New Acropolis?


>Dear Govert, you ask:
>> Dear Martin,
>> Did you ever find anything sinister about NA? And what kind of activities
>> were/are they organizing from which the TS could learn?
>> Govert
>
>Well I do want to write a book about it.
>I have spent 7/8 years in the NA (Venezuela and USA). I have seen and
>participated in many activities in South America and Europe (Spain and
>France). I belonged to that Inner Circle of the "H" (Only another
>Acropolitan can understand this). I like many things of them specially
>their activities with youthful energy, their dedication, their focus on
>their ideals.
>The TSA (Adyar and America) is not focus because our leaders belong to
>too many organizations that require a lot of energy, so our leaders
>spread thinly in all of them.
>
>Some things I did not like, several already mention in this list. Theyr
>differ from my personal philosophy of life, and the Path to its
>Realization.
>
>Let me know if thw above does it for you, if not let spend time together
>at Olcott, as always to talk more about it (between some Krishnamurtian
>discussions).
>
>Martin
>