Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00007)

At 05:16 PM 09/01/1999 -0700, The Clan wrote:
>THE MASTERS:
>
>The role of these Masters needs to be looked at very closely. I believed
>they did serve a function at the time, however as you no doubt recall there
>were controversies regarding their existence and their message within the
>TS itself. The messages Judge received after HPB's passing were viewed at
>the time as controversial. The concept of the Masters was later used by
>succeeding receptors such as the Baileys and further revelations proceeded.
>The modern day channelling material is a further exension I think of the
>role the Masters had in the early TS. But what is the true utility of all
>this material, especially since we have real Tibetans in our midst, and
>real Advaitins... Very little mention is made of the very legitimate saints
>and sages that mother India has produced in the past hundred years... the
>Masters on the other hand still receive their due...

Right on the money.

The Masters have been drawn down to our level and have been exploited in
organizational political situations. For example, it may be recalled that
after Besant died, the politicians brought their trump card and indicated
to the membership that Masters wanted Arundale to succeed her and he did.

In a democratic election, bringing them down affecting the outcome is
something I do not think even They would approve.

So the less said about Them and more about the doctrines and about how we
can be better participants in futhering theosophy is likely to do good to
everyone.

After one sees all this, is it any wonder that They have never sent any
letters to anyone since 1900?

mkr

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