Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00566)

But there are people who take freedom of speech in 
theosophical groups, hinder free thoughts by 
giving wrong advises or recommend wrong books.
For example in the mid 1980's the whole Berlin 
Surya Lodge of the Adyar TS of over thirthy long 
term members canceled collectively their 
membership and entered a undogmatic Point Loma 
oriented TS.
They were not giving the freedom to keep loyal to 
HPB and never had the luck to experience the paper 
freedom of Anand in real life.
Frank

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cass Silva" <silva_cass@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Freedom of Thought 
(AnandGholap.net - Online Theosophy)



Really guys, no one can take freedom of thought 
from anyone. We will think what we want to 
regardless of whether we are reading wisdom or 
rubbish. Spending too much time outside looking 
for Guru instead of searching within.
Cass

Frank Reitemeyer <ringding777@t-online.de> wrote:


The constitution of the former Communistic German
Democratic Republic (which was neiterh German,
democratic nor a republic) sounded very similar.
The liberated workings class has had all kinds of
freedom of speech, travel, human rights etc. etc.
Moral of the story seems to be that either the GDR
was the first Theosophcial state or in Adyar rules
the working class!

Or do they mean by freedom the same freedom which
with George Bush threats the world to free them
from their possessions?

Or is it just what HPB used to call cant in the
way of the "German philosopher" Carlyle?
Frank


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anand Gholap"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:52 PM
Subject: Theos-World Freedom of Thought
(AnandGholap.net - Online Theosophy)




I find that many members need to understand what
exactly freedom of
thought means in the TS. Here is official
declaration of the
Theosophical Society

Freedom of Thought

As the Theosophical Society has spread far and
wide over the world,
and as members of all religions have become
members of it without
surrendering the special dogmas, teachings and
beliefs of their
respective faiths, it is thought desirable to
emphasize the fact that
there is no doctrine, no opinion, by whomsoever
taught or held, that
is in any way binding on any member of the
Society, none which any
member is not free to accept or reject. Approval
of its three objects
is the sole condition of membership. No teacher,
or writer, from H.P.
Blavatsky onwards, has any authority to impose his
or her teachings
or opinions on members. Every member has an equal
right to follow any
school of thought, but has no right to force the
choice on any other.
Neither a candidate for any office nor any voter
can be rendered
ineligible to stand or to vote, because of any
opinion held, or
because of membership in any school of thought.
Opinions or beliefs
neither bestow privileges nor inflict penalties.
The Members of the
General Council earnestly request every member of
the Theosophical
Society to maintain, defend and act upon these
fundamental principles
of the Society, and also fearlessly to exercise
the right of liberty
of thought and of expression thereof, within the
limits of courtesy
and consideration for others.

Anand Gholap










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