Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00059)

Martin,

I don't agree with your views of what a theosophist is, and the place of
leaders in thsosophy.  The Pope is a leader, the parrish priest is a leader
of his flock of sheep.  But a theosophist has no leader.  A theosophist is
an independent thinker, a true free man/woman, with his attention placed on
his intuition or True Self.

This is also a quote by HPB:

"Be what he may, once that a student abandons the old trodden highway of
routine,
   and enters upon the solitary path of independent thought -- Godward --

he is a Theosophist, an original thinker, a seeker after the eternal truth,
with 'an inspiration  of his own' to solve the universal problems."

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There is a big difference between helping others and to consider oneself a
leader.

Rudy





>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
>
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>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
>>
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