Theos-Talk Archives (March 2001 Message tt00152)

Dallas makes several points about Volume
III of the SD but there are also other points that
could be made about the volume being authentic
HPB. For those interested see my online article
at:

http://blavatskyarchives.com/sdiiipt1.htm

Dallas also advises students not to use
"EDITED editions of her [HPB] books and articles."

Unfortunately, Dallas has repeatedly quoted from
and referred to the Theosophy Company's editions
of THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE and MODERN PANARION.
Both of these titles have been EDITED by others
after HPB's death and contain deletions, additions
and alterations. You would think Dallas would be
wary of these two editions. Also Dallas quotes
from and uses THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY which
was EDITED and published by G.R.S. Mead AFTER 
H.P.B.'s death. Many students of Blavatsky 
including Boris de Zirkoff are wary of this GLOSSARY.

I think Dallas is very inconsistent in his attitude
towards and use of these three books.

Daniel


-- Original Message --

>Thursday, March 29, 2001
>Dear Friends:
>There has been some controversy in the past as to the accuracy of
>the teachings given in the THIRD VOLUME of the S.D. (1897) Some
>say it is authentic H.P.B., others doubt that it was left
>entirely un-edited in exactly her own words.
>
>Why was the publication delayed for 8 years? S.D. I & II came
>out in 1888. H.P.B. declared there that the 3rd Vol. was
>"ready." And the 4th "almost so. The 3rd Vol. she said would
>contain sketches of the Great Adepts and a review of their
>teachings. The presentation in the 1897 issue of Vol. III does
>not conform to that preview. It is said to have been compiled
>from some MSS of articles that H.P.B. had in her desk drawers --
>unpublished for various reasons.
>
>Why do the contents (as outlined in S.D. Vols I and II) differ
>from the scheme H.P.B. proclaimed in advance for Vol. III ?
>
>Inasmuch as we do not have her MSS to check the printed version
>by, we can only say that any inaccuracies that "editors" may have
>inserted, can only be detected if one has a thorough knowledge of
>the ORIGINAL TEACHINGS (as obtained without alteration from PRIME
>SOURCES.)
>
>The only problem with Vol. III of the S.D. is that it was
>published (1897) but NOT EDITED by H.P.B. several years after
>her death (1891). Some of the articles there were originally
>written by H.P.B. , but apparently some unidentified "editing"
>was then placed in and on them in the 6 year interval from the
>death of H.P.B. in 1891 to the time this volume was issued.
>
>So, I would say: Be wary. If you know what H.P.B. taught
>through a thorough study of the ORIGINAL MESSAGE of THEOSOPHY
>(not EDITED editions of her books and articles) you may well be
>able to detect the variants.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>
>Dallas

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