Re: Theos-World CWL
Jul 23, 2004 12:12 PM
by Anand Gholap
Thanks Andrew, we certainly are and will remain friends. As it appears you must have read Secrete Doctrine etc. which give broad principles of Theosophy. To know details I would suggest to read books of CWL and Annie Besant.
SOME BOOKS ON THEOSOPHY ( Divine Wisdom or Atmavidya )
RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE OF READING
(After studying these books it would be much easier for readers to understand other writing on Theosophy. )
1.Living Wisdom - P. Pavri
2.Theosophy Explained in Questions and Answers - P. Pavri
3.Life After Death - C. W. Leadbeater
4.Astral Plane - C. W. Leadbeater
5.Devachanic Plane - C. W. Leadbeater
6.Study in Karma - Annie Besant
7.Karma - Annie Besant
8.Man Visible and Invisible - C. W. Leadbeater
9.Thought Forms - Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater
10.Power and use of Thought - C. W. Leadbeater
11.Thought Power it's Control and Culture - Annie Besant
12.Masters and the Path - C. W. Leadbeater
13.Path of Discipleship - Annie Besant
14.Masters - Annie Besant
15.Etheric Double - A. E. Powell
16.Chakras - C. W. Leadbeater
17.Astral Body - A. E. Powell
18.Mental Body - A. E. Powell
19.Causal Body - A. E. Powell
20.Self Culture - I. K. Taimni
21.Inner Government of the World - Annie Besant
22.Talks on the Path of Occultism - Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater
23.Vol. 1 - Commentary on ' At the Feet of the Master'
24.Vol. 2 - Commentary on 'The Voice of the Silence'
25.Vol. 3 - Commentary on 'Light on the Path'
26.Inner Life - Vol. I and II - C. W. Leadbeater
27.Hidden Side of Things - C. W. Leadbeater
28.Invisible Helpers - C. W. Leadbeater
29.Seven Human Temperaments - Geoffrey Hodson
30.Vegetarianism and Occultism - C. W. Leadbeater
31.Our Relation to Children - C. W. Leadbeater
32.Monad - C. W. Leadbeater
33.Clairvoyance - C. W. Leadbeater
34.Solar System - A. E. Powell
35.Study in Consciousness - Annie Besant
36.Theosophy as the Masters see it. - Clara M. Codd
37.Practical Occultism - H. P. Blavatsky
38.Foundations of Esoteric Philosophy- H. P. Blavatsky
39.Key to Theosophy - H. P. Blavatsky
40.Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett - A. T. Barker
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Smith
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:13 PM
Subject: Theos-World CWL
I did not mean to be unduly harsh on either Anand Gholap or CWL, but
I have a wide range of reading of Theosophical history to draw from.
CWL WAS a Theosophist--that is certainly something to praise him
for. The Krishnamurti episode in India and the US was bizarre to say
the least, yet, even though I don't care for Krishnamurti much
either, both he and CWL added to occult understanding for us all. I
will not refuse to read either person, and I am now (again)
reading "The Ancient Wisdom" by Annie Besant. I knew a Hindu youth
when I was a boy who not only knew of AB, but credited her highly for
her work in India. I agree that we should not cast stones unfairly
(ad hominem), for if we did that, few of us could stand. AB and CWL
let their intuition and imagination run free, and thereby left a body
of literature that has to be carefully considered in the light of HPB
and her close associates. Of course we cannot become worshippers of
HPB et al, but we need to "test all things" to use New Testament
language, and especially test them against those like HPB and WQJ who
seem to have more "gravitas" (to use an old Roman term) than those
who let their imaginations run free. Mr. Gholap, please forgive me
if I offended you--you seem to be a man of good will, and I believe
that that is what Theosophists should be. Can we agree to be
friendly opponents as we seek for the truth?
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