Theos-Talk Archives (September 2003 Message tt00029)

Dear Dallas and Katinka

<<<If we look at the same documents we ought to be able to arrive at
agreement.>>> ???

Let's take some orignal documents that we can lay our hands on.

Take a copy of the ORIGINAL "The Secret Doctrine" and compare it to the
third edition edited by Annie Besant (and Mead), and note a few of the
differences in the two editions, and see what effect those alterations have
on the meaning. Those changes take from the HEART of the secret doctine.

Take a copy of the ORIGINAL "The Voice of the Silence" and compare it to the
edition edited by W Q Judge, and note a few of the differences in the two
editions, and see what effect those alterations have on the meaning. Those
changes take from the HEART of the voice of the silence.

What was it that caused those changes to be made, and what are the resulting
effects?

Best wishes
Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: W. Dallas TenBreock [mailto:dalval14@earthlink.net]
Sent: 6 September 2003 3:07 pm
To: AA-BN--Study
Subject: Theos-World Besant and Judge and HPB



Sept 6 2003

Dear Katinka:

You and I have opinions. They differ.

Why so? What are they based on?

If we look at the same documents we ought to be able to arrive at
agreement.

If however we do not read them all, or exclude, modify or otherwise give
weight and favor to any of those, then we are introducing our opinions
as a modifying factor that changes the whole basis. We no longer agree.
What we may "feel" counts for little. Facts alone are to be weighed.