Theos-Talk Archives (September 2004 Message tt00242)

If formal organization does not work at best level then there will be 
many informal organizations which will spread teaching. So there will 
be combination of formal TS and informal organizations. It is also 
good because decentralized organization is more productive than tall 
beurocratic order. Lodges will have to be in every city.
There is also other way of looking at the problem. Why do we have to 
depend on old people in TS organization for doing Theosophical work 
and spreading teaching. Now we know that people should get digital 
books as they are cheaper for most people and there are many 
advantages in that. But for digitization we should not depend on old 
people in TS organization. We should consider it as our duty. 
Sometimes I feel what right we have to blame old leadership which is 
so busy doing routine administration. Isn't it our duty to take the 
work of digitization and spread teaching ourself instead of expecting 
old people to do it ? What is stopping young people from founding new 
lodge and running it the way they think is right. 
Dedication among young members comes from understanding Theosophy and 
I don't think young members would understand Theosophy from abstruse 
books like Isis and Secrete Doctrine. And overdependence on these 
works, which is visible, will only keep things in miserable condition 
as they are now.
Anand Gholap

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Ruffus" <RuffusMD@c...> wrote:
> So the question one has to ask is, has the TS done its job and some 
new 
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> "non traditional" "organization" may be the future vehicle to 
spread the 
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> Ancient Wisdom and "Brotherhood" that most will agree the modern 
world 
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> badly needs, while the current theosophical organizations will 
continue in 
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> its maintenance mode till the funds run out.
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> Most of what has been said has validity . However this last 
above
> statement misses a reality . 
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> This type of wisdom is not spread , nor are revivals given as is 
in good
> ole southern
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> Baptist religion . This is a wisdom where the student comes in 
search of
> the organization and
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> message. Not the other way around . People are not converted to a 
wisdom
> religion, philosophy
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> Or movement. They find it . That is the way it has been , and the 
only way
> it will ever
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> Be. Because the nature of the message , it has to be that way . 
Now about
> age , it has been
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> Said in various esoteric writings that a person becomes most 
receptive for
> this type of thought at 50 . 
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> Now I know most of us have always have had a interest in the 
occult , but it
> does take a factor of maturity
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> Before some of the teachings may be understood , to take that extra 
step . 
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> I don't want to get into a argument about age .. it is this is 
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> Just what has been written by various authors . It has always 
seemed a
> little particular to me . but it
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> Does seem to be a constant . 
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> Hale
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> Atlanta USA
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