Theos-Talk Archives (May 2004 Message tt00022)

In a message dated 05/02/04 3:00:54 PM, bartl@sprynet.com writes:

>leonmaurer@aol.com wrote:
>> it was based on. With regard to the information about Einstein's 
connection
>
>> with the Secret Doctrine -- which, in fact, triggered the initial question 
about 
>> Cranston's reliability -- I think there is enough first hand knowledge and 
>> documentation to give it credence beyond any shadow of a doubt.
>
> OK. I think that, "somebody told somebody else that they saw a book, 
>and nobody knows where the book is." counts as sketchy evidence, you 
>think it counts as evidence beyond the shadow of a doubt.
>
>Bart

You may believe what you will. But I heard it In New York directly from the 
horse's mouth, and Sylvia Cranston (Anita Atkins) heard it in California from 
another person (or perhaps the same one) who was also there at the time 
Einstein's niece brought his copy of the SD to the Lodge at Adyar. My questions to 
the actual receiver about the book along with several witnesses, and 
subsequent comparative research in the SD and in Einstein's writings, alongwith the 
credibility of the people I spoke to who witnessed it, makes it evidence 
"beyond a shadow of a doubt" as far as I'm concerned.  

Another verification (for me) is that Einstein's close friend and colleague 
was Robert Millikan -- who was also a theosophist. It's very likely that he 
gave the book to Einstein -- since they were both also Masons. (Incidentally, I 
know this directly from my father, who along with several other Masonic 
friends of his originally sponsored Einstein into the US and placed him in an 
apartment near Washington Square park in New York before he went to Princeton.)  

As for the book being missing, so are all the books in the Alexandria library 
-- but their existence is not in doubt. In any event, I wouldn't be 
surprised if the book is in someone's private library... Since, If I was the one to 
receive it, I would have taken it home and studied the margin notes, ratherthan 
leave it rot or get stolen in some public library. Of course, no one said 
that the book was kept in Adyar when it was shown to the persons at the desk 
there. For all we know, One of the receivers kept it. Since he/she may begone 
by now, or Einstein's niece just showed it to them and took it back home... 
Who's to know where it is now?  

Leon 
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