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Re:Krishnamurti and theosophists, pro & con

Apr 10, 1998 09:09 AM
by Mark Kusek


Dr. A.M.Bain wrote:
>
> W. Dallas TenBroeck <dalval@nwc.net> writes
> >April 9th 1998
> >
> >"The Secret Doctrine teaches history." [ SD I 267 ]
> >
> >The method of compilation and recording is to be found in
> >SD I 272-3 (1).
> >Dallas
>
> I could write and publish exactly the same sort of claims. That would
> not make them true. Books and writings may point to truth, but they
> are not in themselves that truth. I am not saying, however, that the SD
> deliberately or even unintentionally fails to tell the truth.
>
> Alan

Besides, "history" is always biased by the cultural point of view of the
writer(s). It's never absolutely objective and accurate truth. Never.

Mark
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