Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00076)

Dogmatism is not good for members.

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, david-blankenship@c... wrote:
> That was a good link to the article by Judge. I enjoyed it 
Morton. It is too bad that many members on this list do not 
subscribe to its spirit. It would cut down on the acrimony and 
argumentative responses to deliberatively provoke others on this list.
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> David B.
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> > Hallo all, 
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> > My views are: 
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> > An excerpt from this link might be helpful 
> > to some of the ongiong debates on TS Adyar or the "Back to 
Blavatsky messages". 
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/12514 
> > 
> > 
> > Theosophy: 
> > 
> > My view is something like the following. Theosophy is today 
called a Movement by 
> > scholars. And a number of socalled Theosophist agree on this 
definition, and 
> > sometimes not without a certain feeling of pride or awe. 
Theosophy today has 
> > since the beginning in 1875 been divived into various branches. 
Some of them 
> > clinging to the core teachings made by Blavatsky and a few 
contemporary writers 
> > using the physical letter. Others have chosen a successor to 
Blavatskys and 
> > others core teachings from the early days of Theosophy. Most of 
them agree on 
> > that Altruism is important. Their level of knowledge about it 
differs. 
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> > W. Q. Judge writes shortly after Blavatskys physical death, and I 
quote Judge: 
> > "In the Key to Theosophy, in the "Conclusion," H.P.B. again 
refers to this 
> > subject and expresses the hope that the Society might not, after 
her death, 
> > become dogmatic or crystallize on some phase of thought or 
philosophy, but that 
> > it might remain free and open, with its members wise and 
unselfish. And in all 
> > her writings and remarks, privately or publicly, she constantly 
reiterated this 
> > idea. Of this the writer has direct evidence as to her statements 
in private." 
> > ("Dogmatism in Theosophy" by W. Q. Judge, Path, January, 1892). 
> > http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/Dogmatism.htm 
> > 
> > This is to me a KEY statement. 
> > 
> > ******* 
> > So what is new these days??? 
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> > 
> > from 
> > M. Sufilight with peace and love... 
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