Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00187)

Dear Perry
Your summation of three Theosophical organisations is a conciliatory 
position given your many postings on your difficulties with ongoing 
censorship within the Adyar Society.
You write:
>Adyar seems to have chosen to go more down the path of simply
>focusing on the 3 objects generally.
and
>Even if there is quite a lot of dis-function in some areas they all
>foster to a greater or lesser extent a spirit of inquiry...

Whilst as you suggest this is generally true, with the second object 
of the Adyar Society being "To encourage the study of comparative 
religion, philosophy and science" there is still a great struggle for 
me to reconcile this admirable and essential statement of principle 
with its actual practice by that organisation's hierarchy which you 
have encountered and described. 
Study by comparison includes sharing of perceptions and opinions 
without fear or favour, both verbally and in print. As you have shown 
us, the Adyar Society hierarchy seems only to permit this in print in 
a highly selective manner. This "philosophical" selectivity, as 
opposed to that needed to ensure decency and decorum, does not 
support that organisation's "Freedom of Thought" statement nor, it 
seems, their motto "There Is No Religion Higher Than Truth." Whilst 
their statement and motto may be viewed as ideals only, it is 
disappointing the hierarchy have not appeared to follow Madame 
Blavatsky's lead when she wrote and practiced "...Contrast alone can 
enable us to appreciate things at their right value; and unless a 
judge compares notes and hears both sides he can hardly come to a 
correct decision." H.P. Blavatsky. The Theosophist, July, 1881, p. 2

It is to be hoped that the Society's current and in my opinion, 
hypocritical position will be courageously addressed in the near 
future thereby potentially attracting and retaining an even greater 
number of sincere and honourable seekers such as yourself.
Very best wishes
Nigel