Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00311)

-Hi Erica, maybe an idea for you to buy 
The Theosophical Classics this CD contains the most important 
collection:
The Secret Doctrine,Isis unveiled, HPB Collected writings ,Mahatma 
letters to Sinnett ; The key to theosophy , The voice of the Silence; 
Light on the path,Letters from the masters of wisdom, Theosophical 
Glossery,Esoteric buddhism and Transactions of the Blavatsky lodge.
For 25 dollars you have a total library.Publishing houses Manilla and 
Wheaton,USA
I have also much work on several CD's compiled of special HPB 
material and the work of Alice Bailey and the work of H.Roerich.
So you can make for yourself enough on CD.
The only problem is that on other machines they need to have your 
system of reading.
So I work with SONY Win on CD and the program Word 2000.
The best is to take your one lap- top with you and than you have a 
house of books with you.
Greetings Christina







-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Erica Letzerich <eletzerich@y...> 
wrote:
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> I think that online books are very practical. Especially for me 
that I am living in a foreigner country and of course I could not 
bring my library with me. To buy all this books again would cost 
quite a lot. I wish one day all the Theosophical literature will be 
online. This is also very helpful for persons that are in countries 
in which there are not many books published about theosophy, as for 
sample here in Greece and I am sure is the same in many other 
countries in east Europe.
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> Erica
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> Eldon B Tucker <eldon@t...> wrote:
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> The main advantages of an ebook are the ability to search the 
contents of
> the book, and the ability to easily copy quotations into another 
document.
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> Readability is poor, compared to a paper book, but before the 
current
> generation of children grow up, there will be a version of portable 
computer
> that is suitable for extended reading of books. 
> 
> Right now, battery life, size, weight, price, readability of screen 
image,
> and easy of use of the associated software all need to be greatly 
improved,
> but eventually, people will only read paper books for the same 
reason that
> others stick to manual typewriters rather than using word 
processors. It
> will be a matter of habit and resistance to change, which often 
increases as
> one gets old. 
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> ELdon
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: krishtar [mailto:krishtar_a@b...]
> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:11 PM
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Theos-World Leadbeater is a King of All Occultists - 
paper books
> > are better
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> > J H Ekins wrote in part
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> > "Whenever, on these chat boards, I mention a book, I find myself 
smiling
> > then someone responds, usually Dan Caldwell, and posts a link 
where one
> > can read that book on line.
> > Frankly, I don't like to read anything off a screen. If I want to 
read
> it,
> > I will print it out first. Am I the only one who feels that way
> > anymore? "
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> > 
> > Hi Jerry
> > Nothing can actually, IMO, substitute the pleasure and the 
versatility of
> > carrying a book wherever you go to, all you have to do is to open 
it and
> > just read.
> > You may stop for a while and then return...
> > Reading in computer mostly drives me a bit sleepy and with eyes 
hurting.
> > Unless in the future weŽll cary along a tiny box, hit a key or 
two and
> > then, in front of us the pages start appearing in the air - like 
the
> > Mahatmas' precipitation - and we can enlarge it at ease just like 
the
> > description given by C. L Leadbeater from his magnifier astral 
sight...:-)
> > According, thru these especial powers, he and Mrs. Besant studied 
the
> > atomic structure, but it is another story...
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> > Krishtar
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jerry Hejka-Ekins
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Leadbeater is a King of All 
Occultists
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> > Anand,
> > 
> > I believe you are referring to this statement I made, and quote 
below.
> > 
> > >The study material TSA promotes is primarily based upon the
> > >terminology and ideas developed under Annie Besant's presidency--
it is
> > >what some people call "neo-Theosophy." Check out the study 
materials
> > >TSA is offering, and you will see what I mean.
> > >
> > As you see, I did not say that this material *contains* writings 
of AB
> > and CWL, but is based upon their ideas and uses their terminology.
> > 
> > I'm afraid that I'm not good at knowing where links to books are. 
I got
> > in the habit of buying and reading actual books long before there 
were
> > home computers, let alone the Internet. Whenever I mention a book 
I
> > have in my minds eye, the actual book. Whenever, on these chat 
boards,
> > I mention a book, I find myself smiling then someone responds, 
usually
> > Dan Caldwell, and posts a link where one can read that book on 
line.
> > Frankly, I don't like to read anything off a screen. If I want to 
read
> > it, I will print it out first. Am I the only one who feels that 
way
> > anymore?
> > 
> > So, to answer your question. TSA has been publishing study course
> > manuals for many years. I have some here dating as early as the
> > 1950's. If you go to
> > www.theosophical.org/resources/selfstudy you will find a listing 
of
> > TSA's latest editions of study course manuals for sale. While I 
have
> > many of them in their earlier editions, I notice that some of 
these have
> > been recently revised by John Algeo. I know John personally and 
from
> > his writings, and he also speaks and writes using the Besant-
Leadbeater
> > terminology and perspective.
> > 
> > Perhaps Dan Caldwell will know where to find a link to the latest
> > versions of these courses, but I suspect that TSA is trying to 
sell hard
> > copies and does not have them on line.
> > 
> > I find it interesting that TSA publishes CWL's and AB's books in 
edited
> > forms, and more lately, John Algeo was rewriting some of the
> > Theosophical classics such as Besant's Thought Power and 
Blavatsky's Key
> > to Theosophy. I would be interested in reading yours and other's
> > opinions concerning this activity.
> > 
> > Best,
> > Jerry
> > 
> > 
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> > Anand Gholap wrote:
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> > >Jerry,
> > >You said study material contains writings of Annie Besant and
> > >Leadbeater. Can you give me the links of pages which I can check.
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