Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00213)

Hello Pedro,

Yes, I understand that the expulsion was not a unilateral action on 
Radha's part. I have a copy of the minutes of that meeting and 
understand that a consensus was struck. When I say "Radha," I mean to 
say that the action was taken with her as President and presiding over 
the meeting. In the same manner, we speak of actions taken by President 
Bush, when in actuality, we understand that he is just putting into 
action advice and information he received from his advisors. 

Since you were present at the meeting, perhaps you can answer some 
questions I have: Was a copy of the by-laws in question distributed to 
the council members present? If so, were they given an opportunity to 
read the document in advance of the meeting? Was the Canadian Section 
notified in advance that the agenda of this meeting was to consider 
their expulsion from the PTS? Was there a representative of the 
Canadian Section present? If so, was he/she given an opportunity to 
speak? I am very much interested in learning more about what you 
personally witnessed.

Thanks
--j


>Regarding the former Canadian Section of the TS, I would like to say 
>that I was present, as an observer, at the meeting of the General 
>Council of the TS, in December 1991 at Adyar. At that meeting the 
>Council - not Radha - decided that, by virtue of amendments made in 
>1991 to the by-laws of the TS in Canada, in which ALL references to 
>the Parent Society (Adyar) had been removed from the same by-laws, 
>it could no longer be considered a part of the international Society.
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>Can you tell us more about "Alexandria West"?
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>Pedro 
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prmoliveira wrote:

>--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@c...> 
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>>Perhaps, the editorial in Fohat Magazine is more understandable 
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>>still as sad commentary) if you consider that Edmonton Lodge (the 
>>publisher of Fohat) was originally part of the Canadian Section of 
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>>Adyar Theosophical Society, until Radha Burnier expelled that 
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>>1992. Needless to say, there are still a lot of bitter feelings 
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>>Radha's action. The Edmonton Lodge now continues as an 
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>>entity, not connected to any Theosophical organization, other than 
>>itself. How this expulsion came about is another long and sad 
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>story, 
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>>which I will have to save for another time.
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>Jerry:
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>I am truly sorry that my previous post has caused you such a sad 
>reverie. Believe me, it was never meant to be ironical at all. I met 
>Roger briefly at Krotona in 1983 (I was staying in the attic of 
>Elaine's house in Taormina). I still remember a number of us sitting 
>on the lawn in front of Diana Dunninghan's house on the hill, when 
>he asked me the question: "How many Californians does it take to 
>change a light bulb?" After I conceded defeat, he said: "Eleven. One 
>to change it and ten to share the experience." He was also the 
>(elected) Southwest District Director of the TS in America for a 
>while and, as you said, did a lot for the networking of theosophical 
>organisations.
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>I don't think that effort was in vain, and this list shows that 
>inter-personal dialogue between members of different organisations 
>can be a reality. When I first saw a copy of the newsletter/journal 
>called "Theosophical Networking", back in the 1980s, I noticed a 
>proposal for something like a "World Federation of Theosophical 
>Societies". And I thought: "It won't work". The organisational 
>differences are just too many and too complex to be completely 
>reconciled. But I still believe that individuals can keep the 
>dialogue alive, as is done, for example, on this list.
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>Regarding the former Canadian Section of the TS, I would like to say 
>that I was present, as an observer, at the meeting of the General 
>Council of the TS, in December 1991 at Adyar. At that meeting the 
>Council - not Radha - decided that, by virtue of amendments made in 
>1991 to the by-laws of the TS in Canada, in which ALL references to 
>the Parent Society (Adyar) had been removed from the same by-laws, 
>it could no longer be considered a part of the international Society.
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>Can you tell us more about "Alexandria West"?
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>Pedro 
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