Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00353)

I have just leant about the 'Juche Principle' of North Korea, which is a
socialist country, but I would not say a natioanlist socialist country. It
is almost like reading a political essay by Crowley - but it seems to
resonate with a part of me.

How would one describe the political system of Tibet before the invasion.

BTW, this is one of my Bugbears - Why oh why does the US rush to protect
Israel from Iraq but not Tibet?? Please, please explain this to me



At 04:54 AM 11/19/98 EST, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/19/98 1:21:34 AM, Darren wrote:
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>>This is theosophy at work and some of us seem to forget that everything
>>relates back to our collective humanity and that means theosophy and
>>politics must by their very nature go hand in hand. A theosophical
>>political system must be the ultimate goal of humanity.
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>Politics is a Man made process for the sole purpose of manipulating Man made
>governmental structures based on elitist principles, and has no relationship
>to theosophy.  Theosophy holds that once humanity can "realize" and
understand
>that "Universal Brotherhood is a law of nature", can utilize the "psychic
>powers latent in man" for constructive purposes, can "practice altruism", and
>therefore, can govern themselves responsibly under the three fundamental
>principles and in accord with ALL of nature--there will be no need for either
>'governments' or 'politics'.
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>In the meantime, politics is a necessary evil, forced on us by faulty
>governmental structures that can never be consistent with theosophical
>principles--except, perhaps, in theory.  Witness the so called "democratic"
>capitalist and communist governments we have today based ostensibly on the
>theoretical (and theosophical) idea that "ALL men are created equal, and
>entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."   The other part of
>this unfulfilled "dream" is "self-government".  Where's the necessity for
>"politics" in all that?
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>There are only three types of organized governments possible. . .  All,
>fraught with politics or intrigue, and all fundamentally evil--since each of
>them must act in promoting their own agendas to curtail mankind's "liberty",
>take control of their lives, and  interfere with their individual pursuits of
>happiness--by placing them in bondage to an artificial and unnatural, elitist
>controlled, so called, "order" of one kind or another.   One is Theocracy,
>another is Monarchy, and the third is Fascism (whether they call it
>Capitalism, Socialism, Nazism, or Communism).  None of them are either
>democratic, philosophical or theosophical.
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>The words, "theosophical political system" is, therefore, an oxymoron of the
>first order, and should have no place in any discussion of pure theosophy.
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>Respectfully,
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>Leon Maurer
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