Theos-Talk Archives (October 2002 Message tt00174)

Point well taken. Thanks for the clarification.

LHM

In a message dated 10/21/02 11:09:50 PM, bartl@sprynet.com writes:

>leonmaurer@aol.com wrote:
>> What has all this political B.S. got to do with theosophy? I thought
>> HPB said that politics, along with other "personal" and "opinionated"
>> subjects, are "side issue" that should be left out of theosophical 
>> study or discussion. And, this is a forum specifically set up for 
>> theosophical discussion, isn't it?
>
> She said that the Theosophical Society should not get involved in
>politics, but this does NOT extend to individual Theosophists, who are
>expected to be active in areas designed to help the world. And politics
>itself is a branch of philosophy, which makes discussion of it quite
>valid as part of the 2nd Object.
>
> And, in spite of the ideas of far too many Theosophists, if people
>would do evil, the wrong solution is to let them do their evil and hope
>they'll go away. Inaction creates karma as much as action does.
>
> There currently is a major, insidious political philosophy which works
>against Theosophical ideals while claiming to work towards them. It
>promotes disunity and selfishness under the guise of unity and
>selflessness. It is an anti-Theosophy, and just because it has political
>influence does not mean that it is not the duty of Theosophists to work
>against it.