Theos-Talk Archives (October 2002 Message tt00221)

Oct 27 2002

Re: Are the MAHATMA LETTERS faked ?


Dear M S and friends:


The MAHATMA LETTERS are on deposit at the British Museum. They have
been reviewed and rechecked by experts. No fakes have been discovered.
A person well known to me has general charge of them.

A monograph (by Dr. Harrison) was issued about 10 years ago on them,
and shows that the ink impression is embedded IN THE PAPER. Even our
present technology cannot do that.

Further, high magnification shows that the characters used were
impressed in a series of short independent lines which the printing
technology of those days did not know how to produce. Also we have no
pens capable of doing that, either then or today.

The true test of any communications said to be from the Mahatmas lies
in their philosophy and consistency with theosophy.


Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: M D
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 12:27 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Australia's karma

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TRUE Theosophy is also the WISDOM RELIGION of ages past. This true -
WISDOM
RELIGION is not RACIALLY discriminating. But, true, Blavatsky did
write some
words in her famous book The Secret Doctrine which COULD BE -
interpreted -contradictive to this view. But let us remember, that the
book
was written in around the year 1888. At that time racism against
Africa or
raqcist views was still very commen - in the richer parts of the
english
speaking societies, even in the english parliment at the time. So
Blavatsky
deliberately weiled her message by the use of the words 'black' and
'white'.
That was I think (sad as it is) also why the book The Secret Doctrine
got
success. But other parts of the book is clearly against an
interpretation of
a negative discriminating racist view a such.

I have to say Blavatskys talk about black and white was - MUCH MORE -
a talk
about colors of peoples Aura and mentality, and not (dead-letter) the
color
of their skin.


Her writings is all in all a clear witness on that she wasn't a
racist.
Her own acceptence of the Law of Karma is one issue, which confirm
this !!!
And also Blavatsky has mentioned, that her book (The Secret Doctrine)
shouldn't be read - by the dead-letter. One should use the 7 keys ! So
I
suggest - let us please - try to read that book allegorical,
piktographically, etc...

Yes we could say that The Secret Doctrine is a little old for its
time,
because of the use of words. But Blavatsky didn't promise anything
else. The
book was to last a 100 years (minimum) as good solid wisdom teaching.
And it
has done that. (There is a quote on that by Blavatsky in The Secret
Doctrine).

So I hold it to be a misinterpretation to think of Blavatsky as being
a
racist, and to think, that the book The Secret Doctrine is a manifest
for
the overthrow of other races !!!
What is your answer to that ?


from
M. Sufilight