Theos-Talk Archives (September 1998 Message tt00004)

Dallas:
    You offered some very worthy comments, but you started with the assumption
that "if we want to know what the T.S. was started for, we have to look at
what was said [written?] when it was started."  Please pardon the paraphrase,
I still don't know how to cut and paste exact quotes yet.

     Questions:
	(1)   Why do you assume that an esoteric organization just making an
appearance in a hostile and skeptical environment would publish each and every
one of its plans and/or purposes for all the world to see?
	(2)   Why do you assume that the absence of a public statement to the
contrary is positive evidence that no other purpose to the T.S. than the three
objects?
	(3)	 Is the T.S. an esoteric organization or is it an exoteric organization?
If it is an esoteric organization, then is it not likely that its leaders and
"initiates", like those initiates of  earlier esoteric organizations, have
taken an oath not to discuss certain aspects with those not so initiated?  De
Purucker, in his works, constantly alludes to such an oath.
	(4)	Why would you not expect an organization to grow and adapt to changing
circumstances?  After all, the T.S. demonstrates a major, if not drastic
change, in the way the ancient widom was presented and studied.  As recently
as Eliphas Levi, esoterism was written on a code, known only to a relavtive
few.   H.P.B. was critized by some esotericists for making public what was
traditionally kept private.  ____ the hindu who died so young, refused to help
her edit the S.D. for this reason.
	(5)	Can different aspects of  Theosophy not be explored at different times,
and /or  alternative aspects of it explored, each in their own time?  I
understand that the various yogas, or methods of union, each have their own
time and their own percent of humanity that can benefit from each of them,
according to their stage of development.  Why couldn't the Masters use
Theosophists in the 1920's and 1990's to focus on aspects of theosohy
different from those aspects emhasized in the 1870's?
	(5)	Why are H.P.B. and Judge the last word in Theosophy?  Why did the
inspiration stop with them?
     With respect,  and in anticipation of an interesting response!

     Brant Jackson