Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00513)

Hi Friend
Just a comment:
I think probably there must be a very important reason for the Adyar HQ to act this way.Not accessible for discussion.
Maybe because people feel more indentified with CWLīs versions and perhaps find easier to study his version of theosophy?
And this facility on atracting more people to the society gives the HQ an expressive good number of subscriptions and active members and for this reason they decide to live it quiet?
The reason may be just financial.
His teachings are like sugar to ants.
Another example:
In Brazil spiritism is an ever growing religion just because their proclamed beliefs are very easy to accept because the allan Kardec books put a great inportance and santifies the life of suffering, giving people a relief based on the creed of continuation of life from where it stopped on earth.
Most of Leadbeaterīs beliefs are based on his clairvoyant very personal view of Theosophy and they atract more people just as the instant-food atracts people who donīt like to cook.
Rough example but it works.

Krishtar

PS.:A local curious example: The recent brasilian translation of the book "A glimpse at the freemasonry history " by CWL under the auspices had among other particularities an editorīs prologue as " Leadbeater was inicitated by one of the major occultists of the century, the remakable woman H P Blavatsky ".
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Perry Coles 
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:54 AM
Subject: Theos-World Why continue to challenge?




The reason I think this is an issue worthy of discussion on this list 
is for the follow reasons.

Leadbeater's version of theosophy is still actively promoted in the 
Adyar societies publications.
His teachings are apparently not allowed to be compared critically 
with the teachings of 
H P.Blavatsky and her those given in the Mahatma letters in Adyar 
theosophical journals and publications.

If this is the case it flies in the face of everything the society is 
supposed to stand for.
Namely freedom of enquiry and research for theosophical students.

This is an issue that will not go away until it is dealt with by the 
Adyar Societies leaders.
If the Society does not support this basic and fundamental principal 
how can it claim to be upholding both the 3 objects and the freedom 
of thought statement?

The issue for me is the principle of freedom of thought being upheld. 
Let Leadbeater's teachings stand on there own merits why apparently 
protect them from comparison?
A dogma is a teaching that can't be challenged.
Have Leadbeater's teachings assumed the status of dogma in the 
society?
It would seem so.

Leadbeater's shady personal life and history are issues that people 
need to investigate and access for themselves and if these issues 
can't be discussed here, where else?

There is no excuse for the blocking of commentary and comparison of 
Leadbeaters teachings with those of the earlier teachings of 
Blavatsky and the Mahatma letters however.

Still waiting for positive confirmation that this is not the case 
officially from the society.

So far haven't heard a whisper.

Leadbeater may be dead and gone but his influence and teachings live 
on and remain beyond the reach of any criticism in the society.
Quite outrageous..... I find it hard to believe this situation is 
just ignored and brushed under the carpet after all these 
years......I am still flabbergasted by the whole scenario.

The big question for me is do I just drop it and forget about it 
and 'get over it' as they say, or would that just a cop out on my 
part???

The way of the bully (and the pedophile for that matter) is one of 
disempowerment.
A bully is a bully is a bully, passive aggressive or otherwise if I 
give into the bully then I have to start dancing to his/her tune.
Maybe I've answered my own question.



Perry






   
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