Theos-Talk Archives (August 2003 Message tt00098)

Aug 19 2003

Dear Mauri:

E: Theosophical leadership

In my opinion, I would say: ( And I am very strong about this)

It is precisely the lack of any leadership or "authority" that
makes Theosophy and not the THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETIES, or Groups so
important.

No CHURCH, or POLITICAL SET-UP is needed.

THEOSOPHY IS A STATEMENT OF LAWS IN THE UNIVERSE. Those can not
be patented or boxed by any person or group. They are
universally the basis for all LIFE, and all living -- they put
every one and every being on the same footing and basis. No
exceptions, and no special arrangements can be entertained.

It is impersonal. Ity resembles, in the realm of psychology, the
laws of mathematics or physics in the physical world. No
"leaders" are needed. Period.

It makes each person responsible for their own choices. No blame
can be fixed on any one else. Of course there are those who have
learned more than others. We know that schools and academies are
supposed to provide centers for this basis of learning and
knowledge. They are supposed to be unbiased -- unaffected by the
superficialities of religions and politics. In practice they are
not. To that extent they fail. Incidentally, "authorities"
aways seek to hide any evidence of their own ignorance or
inadequacies.

The "History of the THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT" during the past 125
years is not the history of THEOSOPHY. Theosophy transcend this
brief period by an incredible magnitude of years. Read the 1st
Vol. of The SECRET DOCTRINE if you wish to grasp the scope of
this.

It is the history of how individuals have reacted to each other
and the world at large, and within the context of Theosophical
statements of fact, doctrines and laws. The two are quite
separate. We have to separate them.

Apparently this is difficult to get across, because
traditionally, we are taught to rely on "leadership." Yet it is
always WE who make the decisions -- all the decisions.

Belonging to a church (or to some political party), when reviewed
historically, reveals in every case, the horrors of letting
others make decisions for us. Are we to patiently bear the curse
of being treated as docile ignoramuses and emotional cripples?

Theosophy treats us as MINDS with roots in the eternal spiritual
truths and encourages each of us to discover and use those. What
could be plainer?

If any THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY adopts and practices this then we
will have return to the early days of the original THEOSOPHICAL
SOCIETY when H P B was at the helm. But this may be too much to
hope for as those who have had leadership thrust at them accept
and then abuse the privilege. In their ;ride and ambition they
forget they live only a short while and the vast Life of NATURE
far exceeds any of our petty personal, emotional, exciting,
hoped for glories. We have in fact, only our small part to play.
Are we going to neglect that ?

"And that power which the disciple shall covet is that which will
make him appear as nothing in the eyes of men." LIGHT ON THE PATH
p. 4 bottom. This is the rule to true spiritual success.

Best wishes,

Dallas

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This gives an idea of the range Theosophy COVERS

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Universal and World Periods SD II 69-70,
OCEAN OF THEOSOPHY, p. 125
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311,040,000,000,000 years = Maha Kalpa, Life of Brahma
(100 of Brahma's years)
[311 trillion, 40 billion] SD II 70

3,110,400,000,000 years = 1 Year of Brahma SD II 70
[ 3 trillion, 110 billion ]

8,640,000,000 years = 1 Day + 1 Night of Brahma

4,320,000,000 years = 1 Kalpa = l Day of Brahma or
1,000 Maha-Yugas SD II 69
or 14 Manus SD II 59-60
[see The Theosophist, Nov. 1885, p.115-6;]


1 Day of Brahma = 4,294,080,000 years = 994 Maha-Yugas
or 14 Manus SD II 308fn

add 25,920,000 years = 1 Sandhi (twilight)
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4,320,000,000 years = 1 Kalpa or 1

Day of Brahma (4 billion, 320 million) SD II 69-70

1 Manvantara = 306,720,000 years = 71 Maha Yugas
of 4,320,000 years

add 1,728,000 years = 1 Sandhi
SD II 69
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308,448,000 years = 1 Manvantara

4 Yugas [ The 4 "Ages" ] .[Hindu Astronomy] SD II 69
ML p. 121, IS I 32

1,728,000 years = Krita (or Satya, or Golden Age-Yuga)
1,296,000 years = Treta (or Silver Age--Yuga )
864,000 years = Dwapara ( or Bronze Age--Yuga )
432,000 years - Kali ( or Black, Iron Age--Yuga )
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4,320,000 years = 1 Maha Yuga - 1/1000th Brahma's day
SD II 69; HPB III 422; Lucif XIII, 183-4

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This gives an idea of the range Theosophy COVERS

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mauri
Sent:	Tuesday, August 19, 2003 3:47 PM
To:
Subject:	re -- Theosophical leadership

In terms of leadership, in general, within the
Theosophical Movement, I suspect that "true spirituality" (if one
understands, or relates to those words in applicable terms, or in
terms of the Esoteric Tradition) has a key role, a role that any
amount of intellectualism (in a "too exclusive" sense, at any
rate?) cannot very well replace. Of course, on the other hand,
the
defining of "true spirituality" might throw a few tangents into
the
works, with which ----------, and all us, seem to be dealing with
(among other, "intellectual" things).

Speculatively,
Mauri

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