Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00463)

Jerry,
> This sounds like the Lodges we used to have here in the early 1960s 
when 
> I first joined the Theosophical Society. Besant Lodge in Hollywood 
used 
> to typically have 100 people attending their Sunday lectures. A 
Picture 
> of Krishnamurti hung on the wall, as well as pictures of Besant 
and 
> Leadbeater. Times have changed and the American culture has 
changed 
> quite a lot. TSA management no longer actively supports Lodges, 
and 
> there are very few of them left. Besant Lodge now has very few 
members. 

This healthy situation was in 1960 and you had displayed photo of 
Krishnamurti. That proves that Krishnamurti's leaving did not cause 
trouble after in the long run.
You said in study material TSA uses principles and terminology of AB 
and CWL. Apparently they don't use name of AB and CWL. I searched TSA 
site, there is hardly and reference of AB and CWL. Management should 
know that most of the philosophy which TS has is given by AB and CWL. 
Other writers took those principles and wrote books. 
TSA should know that spiritual organization lives because of life 
flowing into it from Masters and their advanced disciples. Disciples 
and Master are one to considerable extent. Anything you do to a 
disciple is indirectly doing to the Master himself. So when section 
is ungrateful to AB and CWL it does not receive life from Hierarchy. 
That is why TSA is in such miserable condition. 

> 
> >Let me know if you have any ideas to 
> >communicate Theosophy to modern world. 
> >
> Well, I have a lot of ideas, and we have been experimenting with 
them. 
> But they are formulated in terms of what will work in American 
culture. 

My Theosophical work goes on in many countries. I inspire, guide 
members and active workers in many countries. So it is always 
interesting and useful to me to know how better things can be done in 
other countries including America.
Anand Gholap