Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00367)

In a message dated 12/11/02 1:59:28 PM, stevestubbs@yahoo.com writes:

>--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@a... wrote:
>> Nevertheless, while this so called "closed case" stands as an 
>> opinionated andcircumstantial indictment of some of the leaders 

>> of the Theosophical Societies who twisted and took over the 
>> "Theosophical Movement," and may have duped some of their 
>> followers during and after HPB's lifetime, it in no way refutes 
>> the validity of the teachings of theosophical metaphysics 
>
>> presented in the SD in outline, along with sufficient references 
>> to ancient scriptures and other "wisdom teachings" -- for open
>> minded, discerning, and "intuitive students,"
>
>Please allow me to suggest omitting the "open minded" part. I 
>believe there is a lot of value in Theosophy, but your letter makes 
>it clear that "open minded" is not a description that could be 
>reasonably applied to the letter's author.
>
>The plain fact that the masters had secret identiries does not in 
>itself indicate that anything was twisted or that anyone wazs duped.

Thank you for the ad homonym comment. Apparently, you didn't understand what 
was referred to. My statement did not refer to HPB or to the Masters, but to 
the basic teachings of theosophy that were distorted by so called TS 
"leaders" and later pseudo theosophists from Besant/Leadbeater to 
Bailey/Prophet, who did dupe theosophists and prospective theosophists 
through twisting (editing, if you will) of the original teachings into 
watered down or mystically twisted "new age" versions acceptable to 
Christians. 

Whether or not the Mahatmas used hidden identities or not would have no 
relationship to the validity of their original teachings that were 
transmitted directly or through HPB -- which teachings stand or fall on their 
own merits -- left solely for "open minded, discerning, and intuitive 
students," to decide for themselves. Open-mindedness refers to looking at 
both sides of a question or statement with clear sighted discernment and 
without preconditioned biases or prejudices.

LHM