Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00169)

Jerry,
Real problem as I see is there are more than three so called 
Theosophical organizations. And members of them consider other 
organization as competitor. America is very unfortunate as far as 
Theosophy is concerned. Split did ruin Theosophical movement in 
America to much extent. If you are in management, then why don't you 
try to merge other small organizations in TSA.
Anand Gholap

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@c...> 
wrote:
> Anand,
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> One works cooperatively by collaborating with others on projects 
which 
> all parties involved feel are for the general good. The manner 
which 
> the project is carried out would be according to the agreed upon 
> "policies or wisdom", as you put it, of each individual. 
> 
> To give an example: When I was invited to participate in the 
planning 
> committee for the Pasadena TS's 1988 networking convention, I 
learned 
> that their system of planning was for everyone to participate in 
each 
> step of the planning process, including the wording of letters and 
> fliers. The Chairship was rotated at each meeting, so, sometimes 
> members of other Theosophical Organizations (such as Adyar and ULT) 
> chaired the meetings. Each chair had their own style of conducting 
the 
> meeting, and did so according to their own wisdom. The event was 
very 
> successful. 
> 
> An example where TSA rejected a proposal of collaboration concerned 
> Point Loma Publications. Emmett Small, then President of Point 
Loma 
> Publications proposed to TSA that they co-publish a particular 
> Theosophical book. I believe the book he proposed was "Wind of the 
> Spirit." which is not about Theosophical doctrines, but 
Theosophical 
> wisdom. He received a reply from Dora Kunz who rejected the 
proposal. 
> The reason she gave was that the book is "too Theosophical." She 
did 
> not propose an alternative book for co-publication. 
> 
> If policies are of such a nature that they prevent work to be done 
for 
> the general good of humanity and prevent solidarity between fellow 
human 
> beings, then I suggest that such policies need to be reviewed. TS 
> Pasadena's policy of involving everyone into the decision making 
process 
> and rotating the Chairperson ship in the meetings was a policy 
which 
> produced a very well run networking conference which everyone was 
happy 
> to have been a part of. TSA's policy of rejecting the co-operative 
> publication of a Theosophical book on the grounds that it is "too 
> Theosophical" raises questions in my mind. What is your opinion?
> 
> Jerry
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> Anand Gholap wrote:
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> >Jerry,
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> >>No, the networking we tried to promote does not mean adopting 
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> >>extending a hand of fellowship, and working cooperatively with 
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> >When actions are guided by wise policies or wisdom then only they 
> >become helpful to others. So when you say 'working cooperatively 
with 
> >others', what policies guide those actions is important. 
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> >Anand Gholap 
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