Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00592)

Pendragon wrote:
> KARMA----amenable to the eternal that know no exception or favoritism, and
> demand from us all, regardless of person, creed or arrogance, to "honor
> father and mother, that thou mayest long upon the face of the earth"? Do we
> not know the law of discipleship that postulates that he "who does not wipe
> off the filth from the body of a parent, shall not see the morrow fare well
> with him"? Are we so totally blind to the fact that to us, HPB stands in the
> position of the Master-----and thus, for the White Lodge collectively?
If we treat Blavatsky, or even the Mahatmas, as infallible and without 
fault, we risk destroying everything they did.

Since World War II, the concept of the "hero" has changed, especially 
in the United States. It used to be that a hero was one who had flaws, 
but was able to transcend those flaws to do great things. Somehow, this 
has been transmuted to a hero being someone without flaws. This attitude 
has the problem that, as soon as one finds flaws, then the person ceases 
to be a hero, and all the great things that he or she did somehow become 
negated by this. The result is that, in order for our heroes to remain 
heroes, we blind ourselves to their faults, and attack anybody who 
points them out.

Blavatsky was a great teacher, who introduced many important concepts. 
But she was not perfect, and to treat her as such is to dishonor her 
memory more than any revelation of her faults could ever possibly done. 
Unless you think that the religion of Blavatsky worship is, somehow, 
higher than the truth.

Bart


Bart