Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00189)

><<  I have before me
> GdeP's "Man in evolution," the one the genuine version printed 1941 in
Point
> Loma during GdeP's lifetime, the other one the new edition by Pasadena of
> 1977.  A quick comparison is shocking: The whole second chapter is
canceled,
> also the Preface of GdeP and the following foreword by H.T. Edge (he was a
> personal pupil since HPB).  OTOH the Pasadena version has a foreword by
Grace
> F. Knoche! One can only come to the conclusion that the new editors have
> more spiritual and intellectual knowledge than their teacher to whom they
> were pledged. >>
>

Frank, I have a copy of the original, but have not seen the new version.
However, on this list awhile back I criticized G de P for his suggested
racism, and my criticism came from Man in Evolution. We had a lot
of discussion at the time, and it was Eldon who had the last word,
something to the effect that G de P was not a racist but used the
words of his day which seem racist to us today. We all pretty much
agreed. I suspect that the new version cleaned some of this up, and
I doubt that any "spiritual" teaching was edited. Personally, I think it
needed some revision.  And why is it such a difficult idea for you to
accept that a chela can outpass her Teacher?

Jerry S.