Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00382)

Hello Perry
Very good email.
One very good paragraph you wrote synthesized the reality about Leadbeater,in my opinion.
I share it with you:! 

<<"It's a shame he lost the plot and got caught up in his own ego and 
psychic delusions and then took Annie Besant along with him.(claiming 
to be Arhats, second comings, church-iness ect.)" >>

I would also add that we ought not to see only the worst qualities he had, because besides his behaviour being not any worth example to follow, some of his books enlighted the initial paths of many students of esothericism.
I know many people who used to study his books comparatively, in a parallelline along with the SD who simply banished all his books after getting acquainted with CWL´s life.
It´s like a prejudice that blinds the discernment.
For example, Osho was very controversial character but his explanations on very complex subjects are really of a simplicity remarkable, principally about the adwaita philosophy.
I can´t stand people who just put a label and diminishes many important techings that can be of great help.
I´d call it open mind and discernment.

Regards and peace

Krishtar

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Perry Coles 
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Christianity or not...




Hello Pedro and All,
The question you ask regarding the Mahatmas letter to CWL is a very 
valid and interesting one I think.

Leadbeater must have shown some potential.
Some of his commentaries on the spiritual path in talks on the path 
of occultism for example show quite a bit of insight imo. (Albeit a 
very Augustinian style) 

It's a shame he lost the plot and got caught up in his own ego and 
psychic delusions and then took Annie Besant along with him.(claiming 
to be Arhats, second comings, church-iness ect.)

To me the evidence seems pretty conclusive that he was a child 
molester and a pathological liar, I can't ignore all the evidence 
that clearly shows that.

So why if these tendencies were so strong in his skandas did the 
Mahatmas encourage him to become more involved in the TS?

I have to say this is a mystery to me.

Perhaps the Mahatma's saw more than the negative side of him and 
wanted to encourage his more harmonious qualities.
It is said that as we grow in awareness our shadow grows along side 
to our light.

My hope is that one day the Adyar Society will be mature enough to 
allow an open critique and comparison of his teachings with those of 
Blavatsky and the Mahatma's.... that's all.

The personality Charles Leadbeater was plainly a very human one but 
one that had charm and charisma and spun a good yarn but also had 
some spiritual insight as well.
His lower nature got the better of him and he crashed.


Perry



--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "prmoliveira" <prmoliveira@y...> 
wrote:
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@y...> 
wrote:
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> > And my question to the group, which has fallen on deaf ears, "why
> didnt the Master's recognise this pollution in Leadbeaters aura and
> disassociate him from the TS"? This is a genuine question, I am not
> out to denounce the Masters, but it is very puzzling to me how
> perfected men did not prevent this imperfection from flourishing.  
> 
> Perhaps more puzzling is the fact that Leadbeater received letters
> from one of the Mahatmas (K.H.), was accepted as a Chela (disciple) 
by
> him and had his discipleship confirmed in a letter by HPB.
> 
> 
> Pedro





   
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