Theos-Talk Archives (September 2003 Message tt00034)

Tony thanks for asking us to compare these two 
examples of editing HPB.

Daniel


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Tony" <alpha@d...> wrote:
> 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@e...]
> 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.