Theos-Talk Archives (July 2002 Message tt00272)

Dallas you write:

"The content and statements made in some of the articles
published by Mrs. Besant as part of the 'THIRD VOLUME OF THE
S D ' do not closely dovetail (in the esteem of several
students) with statements made, the style, and orthography
used in the ORIGINAL 1888 S D, and in several of her
articles published after that date. It is therefore
difficult to agree to use those as a basis for presenting
original Theosophy and its doctrines."

"In other words they show a peculiar lack of cohesiveness and
continuity with those statements and teachings H P B made in
the writings she actually EDITED HERSELF. Now it may be
argued that these are minor and perhaps they are also
insignificant. However they do represent a DIFFERENCE. So
it may be wise to set them aside as having been tampered
with."

Dallas, what you write above you have ALSO written previously but 
AFAIK you have never given any concrete examples of these 
DIFFERENCES. Please QUOTE some of the statements in Volume III that 
illustrate what you are attempting to convey in the above 
paragraphs. Specifics are what Blavatsky students need to grapple 
with this issue; not vague generalizations.

Daniel H. Caldwell
BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
http://blavatskyarchives.com/introduction.htm