Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00058)

Rudy,

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with the practical value of leadership.
Society gives us enough illustrations for it or against it. Good leadership brings
harmonious growth, where applied learning is a joy and brings spiritual growth.
Bad leadership, including a totally democratical group of 5 or 10 individuals who
gather every week to set the tone and keynote of that group ,will stagnate that
group, they will stop growing in harmony with the present day Dharma and
eventually disappear in oblivion.
That is the risk of ULT, Pasadena and Adyar.
The words "lack of leaders" can be misleading when applied to a group of the same
individuals meeting the same time every week for a "staff" meeting.

Leadership that focus in the needs of educating individuals is nature's way. I see
it in my kids, I see it in my self, I see it in all kingdoms of Nature, where if
you do not learn from your parents, etc, you die.
The Law of Analogy:  "As above, so below." So it is essencial to be good teachers
and good leader.

Remember what HPB wrote in the Key to Theosophy :
"Dedicated by HPB to all her pupils, that they may learn and teach in their turn."

I consider myself a pupil of HPB so I teach, and also I constantly learn from
other.


Martin Leiderman




Rodolfo Don wrote:

> Isn't it time that we realize that there are no leaders in theosophy?  The
> pompous administrations of TS groups are just that:  administrators of
> assets.  NOTHING ELSE.
>
> There is a lot of valuable examples in theosophical history if we care to
> look,  but to try to find guidance and examples in contemporary
> "controlled, secretive, and hierarchical" pseudo-theosophy, is suicidal.
>
> Rudy Don
>
>