Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00782)

Tampering with H.P.Blavatsky's writings

Theresulf of Mrs. Besant's first failure, through harbouring doubts 
of her Teachers' bona fides and esoteric knowledge was soon 
manifested when she began to publish new editions of H.P.B's works.
For example – in the Voice of the Silence, one of the last verses 
in `The two paths" in the original edition (1889) begins thus: - "He 
who becomes a Pratyeka Buddha, makes his obeisance but to his Self". 
In a foot note H.P.B. explains that "Pratyeka Buddhas.. care nothing 
for the mankind nor help it, but only tho their own bliss, they enter 
Nirvana and – disappear from the sight and the hearts of men. In 
Northen Buddhism a `Pratyeka Buddha' os a synonym of siritual 
selfishness."
In Mrs. Besant's edition both the passage and the footnote I have 
quoted are omitted. Her reason is given elswhere: - "The Pratyeka 
Buddha stands on the level of the Buddha [!!], but his work for the 
world has nothing to do with its teaching, and his office has always 
been surrounded with mystery. The view that he is selfish is found 
only in exoteric books. H.P.B charge me to correct the mistake." 
[after death?] ... H.P.B prepared this unique tittle book of "Golden 
Precepts" with loving care. Moreover, she states in her Preface that 
the verses given are selected fro ma much larger number which 
she "learnt by heart". Further, H.P.B not only repeated but greatly 
amplified this statement about the Pratyeka in her Theosophical 
Glossary, a fact which Mrs. Besant had evidently forgotten.

In a letter to Mr. Judge H.P.B once wrote of Mrs. Besant: - "She is 
not psuchic or spiritual in the least – all intellect." For H.P.B 
opens her paragrath in the Theosophical Glossary on the Pratyeka 
Buddha with these words: -The Pratyeka Buddha is one of high 
intellectual development with no true spirituality."

I will quote Dr. Stokes, Editor of the O.F.Critic: "In all 
probability Annie Besant's "revision" of H.P.B's original edition 
of "The Secret Doctrine" consittutes the most colossal case of 
corruption of an original text to be found in history. A group of 
stutends is comparing the original edition with the "third and 
revised edition", after the author's death... I am informed by those 
making the comparison that the actual changes will be far more than 
twenty thousand...
Mrs. Besant was not in England when H.P.B died, quite unexpectedly, 
and with only three of her pupils present, namely, Mr. Claude Wright, 
Mr. Walter Old, and Miss laura Cooper (now wife to G.R.S Mead). We 
were all summoned by telegram, and I was at Avenue Road within a few 
hours. We never heard of any evidence that H.P.B gave Mrs. Besant 
papers or directions as she now afirms. 

H.P.B never formally `appointed' her (Besant), or anyone else, as 
her `sucessor', for the very good reason that I have given elswhere – 
that the movement had definetly failed and she was `recalled'.

Mrs Besant print both the E.S.T and the Inner Group Instructions, 
despite the pledge of secrecy taken by her and all other recipient of 
these teachings.
<< AGAIN WE SEE MORE DISRESPEC TO OCCULT TEACHINGS AND PELDGES.. ONE 
SHE TOOK IN PRESENCE OF MASTERS AND HER OWN HIGHER SELF, WITH A 
CONSEQUENCE OF GRAT BAD KARMA ON BREAKING IT...>>