Theos-Talk Archives (April 2003 Message tt00104)

Dallas, I am always amazed when you write such statements as in the 
following example:

"As far as I can see, that's why the U L T insists on using and
providing for study, only the ORIGINALS -- I see too many
interpretive changes in Theosophical texts altered by those who have
later claimed that they can correct errors made in those 'originals.'
Who dares to say that they can do better than H P B and the Masters
who certified ( PATH Vol. 8, p. 1-3 ) to have co-edited the text of
The SECRET DOCTRINE?" Quoted from: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/11759 

Unfortunately, Dallas, this statement of yours is simply NOT factual 
and you of all people should know it.

You write that the "ULT insists on using and providing for study, 
ONLY the ORIGINALS. . . " I put in caps the word "only".

This is simply not true. The ULT publishes and sells two works by 
HPB [THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE & MODERN PANARION)that can not be 
honestly described as ORIGINALS. As I have documented before in 
great detail, both of these works do NOT conform to HPB's ORIGINALS. 
The texts have been altered.

The ULT's VOICE OF THE SILENCE is a very GOOD EXAMPLE of (to use your 
own words)"Theosophical texts altered by those who have
later claimed that they can correct errors made in those 'originals.'"

The editor of this edition of the VOICE claimed that he 
could "correct errors" made in the original. And in fact, made 
corrections and didn't inform the reader that "corrections" were made.

When you ask: 

"Who dares to say that they can do better than H P B and the 
Masters. . .?"

one might point to the ULT's VOICE and MODERN PANARION and answer:

Apparently the "editors" of those two works DARED to say that they 
could do better than HPB and the Masters.

In summary, your statement quoted at the beginning of this posting is 
very misleading especially to newcomers and inquirers on this list.

Daniel H. Caldwell
BLAVATSKY STUDY CENTER/BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
http://blavatskyarchives.com