Theos-Talk Archives (June 2000 Message tt00081)

LeonMaurer@aol.com wrote:
> There are at least two things a true theosophist cannot be... One is a
> worshipper of any God, figurehead or authority... Another, is a member 
> of any religion that denies the validity or the rule of karma and the 
> doctrine of reincarnation (coupled with individual, self determined 
> choice, based on self devised study) as determiners of the fates or 
> destinies of all sentient beings... (Thus, totally denying any sort of 
> personal "God" or "Savior" as intermediary.)

	Actually, the Mahatmas would probably disagree with that; Koothoomi
stated that each person should seek the truth their own religion (part
of recognizing Anna Kingsford's election as President of the London
Lodge in spite of her Christianity).

> even as far out as L Ron Hubbard, and others like them -- 

	Historical note: Aleister Crowley referred to L. Ron Hubbard as the
most evil man he had ever met.

	Bart Lidofsky

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