Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00278)

Jerry,
What could be the reasons according to you for members not having 
much knowledge of Theosophy?
Anand Gholap

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@c...> 
wrote:
> Anand,
> 
> He we agree. I also believed that books should be reprinted as 
they 
> were left by the authors. I would not even bother to change the 
English 
> spellings. However, I don't have any occult reasons for this 
opinion. 
> I simply believe that authors ought to be allowed to stand or fall 
based 
> upon what they actually wrote. I have to hand it to ULT for 
being the 
> only Theosophical organization which reprinted Blavatsky's and 
Judge's 
> writing in their original form, while other organizations were 
changing 
> them or allowing them to go out of print. Of course, ULT did not 
> reprint Besant and Leadbeater's writings, but that would have been 
> outside of their mission statement to have done so. 
> 
> There was an excellent article done a few years ago by Gregory 
Tillett 
> for the Theosophical History journal which reviewed the changes the 
> Adyar TS had made in Besant's and Leadbeater's books over the 
years. 
> The article was reprinted in the ACT newsletter. It would be nice 
if 
> Drs Tillett and Santucci would permit this article to be put 
online. I 
> think it is a very important article, because, people who buy 
current 
> editions of their books are rarely aware that they have been edited 
in 
> any significant way. 
> 
> Jerry
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> Anand Gholap wrote:
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> >Jerry,
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> >>As you see, I did not say that this material *contains* writings 
of AB 
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> >>and CWL, but is based upon their ideas and uses their terminology.
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> >My opinion on this is books should be printed exactly as they 
> >originally appeared without abridgement. For printing largest 
edition 
> >of the book should be taken. e.g. Masters and the Path was 
enlarged by 
> >Mr. Leadbeater himself and so for printing this largest edition 
should 
> >be taken. Only spelling may be changed to suit current US English. 
> >e.g. realisation (old British) would become realization. I am 
totally 
> >against making more changes. 
> >For making study course also original books of Annie Besant and 
> >Leadbeater, written in their own language, should be recommended. 
Not 
> >only English of AB and CWL is among the best even by today's 
standard 
> >but there are occult reasons for recommending their original 
writing. 
> >
> >Anand Gholap
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