Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00276)

“Rather perish the Theosophical Society with both its helpless Founders, than that we should permit it to become no better than an academy of magic,and a hall of occultism! That we, the devoted followers of that spirit incarnate of absolute self-sacrifice, of philanthropy, divine kindness, as of all the highest virtues attainable on this earth of sorrow, the man of men,Gautama Buddha, should ever allow the Theosophical Society to represent the embodiment of selfishness, the refuge of the few with no thought in them for the many, is a strange idea, my brothers!” 
Mahachohan

 

The Theosophical Society is composed by lodges, study groups, free members etc. Everyone one of this centres, in every country reflect in general the same tendency. What is this tendency? From my point of view an excessive concentration in the past and an alienation to the present. It is very easy to form a group to study “theosophy”, but it is not easy to see persons with a real deep concern about the present world situation. Maybe that is a reason why many of the articles and present writings in International level are in some level dissociated from the present world reality.

 

In France, Germany and now also in Greece there is a strong neo-fascistic wave growing as a consequence of the so many immigrants coming from East Europe, Middle East, Africa. The situation in this areas if of desperation formany. Women are obliged to become prostitutes to get some money to feed themselves and their families many of them are slaved and the conditions of their lives is depriment. 

 

“Greece is a country of destination and transit to Western Europe and theMiddle East for trafficked persons. The trafficking in persons, in particular for forced prostitution into Greece, is a serious and increasing problem for the country. Between 1990 and 2000, 80.000 women and children from Eastern and Europe and the Balkans were integrated into the domestic sex industry by means of physical or psychological coercion or deceit.

 

Since 1999 there has been an increase of 30-115% in the annual number of trafficked women into Greece. According to scientific research and the experience of NGOs that deal with trafficking, there are more than 20,000 trafficked persons in Greece who are enslaved in forced sex labour. Although the vast majority of them are women and girls, there are also boys in this group. The Macedonia-Thrace Minister George Paschalidis mentioned to a discussion group in Thessaloniki, that of “Most of the women forced into prostitution - an estimated 60 percent of all women prostitutes in Greece- are foreigners without a residence permit and often no more than 12-15 years old.” 

 

Most of the trafficked women in Greece are form Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria,Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Rumania, Russia and Ukraine. Also women from North Africa, Asia, the Middle East Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and the Czech Republic are trafficked into Greece. 

 

According to a research by the sociologist Gregory Lazos, many of the victims of trafficking interviewed were ignorant of the day, the month, the timeof year, ignorant of the city or country they were in, had difficulties with describing their surroundings and were incapable of conducting simple exchanges of everyday life.”

http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/organizations/ghm_omct_cedaw.doc

 

We turn on the TV and we see hundreds of immigrants running away from Africa on a small boat and dying in the sea. They try to run away from anger from starvation chasing a dream of a better life for them and for their family. What this better life would be? The possibility to have everyday a meal to eat. The most basic conditions for human survive are deprived to millionsof persons around the world. In Sri Lanka someone can buy a child with 100dollars. Meanwhile hatred increases, the abuse and exploration of poor countries increase and there is not any light any hope in the horizon for better days for all this people. 

 

There are so many horrible things happening in large scale around the world, I am sure if Blavatsky today would be alive she would be a great social activist between other things. It is not possible for a theosophist to be alienated in a fairy tale feeding their own fantasies. It is very beautiful to talk about the Mahatmas and the planetary chains. But It is very painful to see an eternal war going on between theosophists because of original or non original teachings while the world is turning a part. Also discourses about Kali Yuga and Karma are not a justification for inaction.

 

I would be deeply glad if alienation towards the world happenings would be expressed only here in this forum, but it is a general problem and I believe not only within the Theosophical Society (Adyar) but within every other theosophical schism. 

 

Under the light of theosophy we need to approach the present problems to write about it and to offer ideas solutions, to give our hand to our brothersand sisters which are suffering deprived of the basic conditions for a decent life, deprived of education, deprived of their basic human rights. Theyare loosing their dignity because the very system we have offers to them no other option. Aristotle said: “H Dhmokratia einai h xeiroterh morfh tirranias.” Democracy is the worst form of tyranny. And he was right! 

 

Someone may tell me but the Theosophical Society it is not a philanthropic body, but also it is not a club of occultism to feed the egoism of few privileged persons that can buy expensive books and have their fridge full. We theosophist should be the very first to offer our hands to the weak and to raise our voice against all these injustices. 

 

"it is not a measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society"



Krishnamurti

 

Erica Letzerich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Erica Letzerich .'.






		
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