Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00348)

Pedro,

There is probably little more that I can say 
about your latest reply 
< http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/16062 >
other than to refer you back to my two previous posts
on the subject which can be found at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/16003

and 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/16061

Obviously, KH's and HPB's statements do NOT refer to
to Leadbeater's and Besant's teachings. And I did NOT
say that they did.

As I said previously on this subject, I was comparing 
and contrasting YOUR "attitude" or "view" with those of
KH and HPB. See my previous postings.

Another thought.

I know a Blavatsky student who thinks very highly
of Alice Bailey's teachings and who gives a very similar
argument about Bailey's "message of altruism and 
selfless service" . The glaring discrepancies between
HPB's teachings and Bailey's version seem to mean little
or nothing to him. His "view" in this regards appears 
very similar if not identical to yours although in your case 
the persons are Besant and Leadbeater; in his case Bailey.

Moving on.

As a student of HPB's and the Master's writings,
I take very seriously KH's and HPB's statements and warnings about
the possible "disfiguring" of Theosophy and the dangers of "garbled 
and distorted versions" of Theosophy.

At this point I repeat again HPB's and KH's quotes and then give my 
ending comments.

First the quotes:

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In HPB's great work, in the preface, we find 
the following statement:

"The publication of many of the facts herein stated has been rendered
NECESSARY by the WILD and FANCIFUL speculations in which many 
Theosophists and students of mysticism have indulged, during the last 
few years. . . . THE SECRET DOCTRINE, Vol. 1, Page viii. caps added.

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And Master Koot Hoomi told Colonel Olcott about the forthcoming
SECRET DOCTRINE:

"Every mistake or ERRONEOUS notion, corrected and explained by her 
[HPB] from the works of other theosophists was corrected by me, or 
under my instruction." Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Series 
I, p. 47. caps added.

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And in THE MAHATMA LETTERS, Master KH writes:

"I dread the appearance in print of our philosophy as expounded by
Mr. H[ume]. I read his three essays or chapters on God (?) cosmogony
and glimpses of the origin of things in general, and had to cross out
nearly all. . . . if he publishes what I read, I will have H.P.B. or
Djual Khool deny the whole thing; as I cannot permit our sacred 
philosophy to be SO DISFIGURED. He says that people will not accept 
the whole truth. . . In such a case the less such idiots hear of our 
doctrines the better for both. If they do not want the whole truth 
and nothing but the truth, they are welcome. But never will they find 
us -- (at any rate) -- compromising with, and pandering to public 
prejudices." 2nd ed., Letter 54

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Also in the opening pages of HPB's first instruction to her esoteric 
students, she gives the following WARNING:

". . . A new and rapidly growing danger. . . is threatening . . .
the spread of the pure Esoteric Philosophy and knowledge. . . .
I allude to those charlatanesque imitations of Occultism and
Theosophy. . . . By pandering to the prejudices of people, and
especially by adopting the FALSE IDEAS of a personal God and a
personal, carnalized Saviour, as the groundwork of their teaching,
the leaders of this 'swindle' (for such it is) are endeavoring to
draw men to them and in particular to turn Theosophists from the true 
path."

". . . A close examination will assuredly reveal. . . materials
largely stolen . . . from Theosophical writings. . . [and] DISTORTED 
and FALSIFIED so as to be palmed off on the unwary as revelations of
new and undreamed of truths. But many will neither have the time nor
the opportunity for such a thorough investigation; and before they
become aware of the imposture they may be led far from the 
Truth. . . ."

"Nothing is more dangerous to Esoteric Truth than the GARBLED and
distorted versions disfigured to suit the prejudices and tastes of
men in general."

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Therefore I take very seriously these statements and warnings and 
when I see discrepancies, differences, distortions, and garblings in 
the writings of later writers, this gives me good reasons to pause 
and ponder on the implications.

Readers who may not be informed about such differences might read 
some of the following:

• C.W. Leadbeater's and Annie Besant's Theosophical Teachings:  
Comments by James A. Santucci, Jerry Hejka-Ekins and Alvin Boyd Kuhn
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/thomas/index.htm#online
http://www.theosophy.info/thomas/index.htm#online

• Theosophy Versus Neo-Theosophy compiled by Margaret Thomas
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/thomas/index.htm
http://www.theosophy.info/thomas/index.htm

• Life After Death in Kamaloka (the Astral World): H.P.
Blavatsky versus C.W. Leadbeater compiled by Ray Morgan
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/morganafterdeath.htm
http://www.theosophy.info/morganafterdeath.htm

• The Theosophical Society and Its Future (A Commentary on Annie 
Besant's and C.W. Leadbeater's Theosophical Contributions) by 
Geoffrey A.Farthing
http://www.theos-world.com/archives/html/tw199706.html#ARTICLE0097

• Theosophy's Shadow: A Critical Look at the Claims and
Teachings of Alice A. Bailey
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/baileyal.htm
http://www.theosophy.info/baileyal.htm

• Madame Blavatsky's Occult Status and the Claims of Latter-Day 
Messengers of the Masters by Terry Hobbes
http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/latermessengers.htm 
http://www.theosophy.info/latermessengers.htm

Daniel
http://hpb.cc
http://theosophy.info