Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00602)

Morten,
> Anand wrote:
> "Special thing about modern
> > Theosophical movement is Annie Besant and Leadbeater gave IN 
DETAIL
> > EXPLAINATION of laws of Nature."
> 
> If we ask ourselves just one rethoric question:
> 
> Where do Annie Besant and Leadbeater give out teachings on AtmaVidya
> in detail using Blavatsky's definition of AtmaVidya / BrahmaVidya / 
> ParaVidya?

Terminology was standardised in order to avoid confusion. These were 
called later mostly as Theosophy. Teaching is in many books but I 
would recommend reading Introduction to Yoga by AB.


> 
> Here is one place where Besant is doing quite well.
> 
> It is true that Annie Besant wrote or held lectures about the isse.
> The following is helpful to students:
> "Theosophy and the Theosophical Society" BY Annie Besant
> http://www.anandgholap.net/Theosophy_And_TS-AB.htm
> (She also wrote a book named "The Wisdom of the Upanishads")
> 

> 
> I didn't find anything by Leadbeater on AtmaVidya, BrahmaVidya or 
ParaVidya.

They use word Theosophy for these.

> 
> Instead a lot of problems surrounding Leadbeater keep popping up

> http://www.anandgholap.net/KH_Letter_To_CWL.htm
> The year it was revceived is not given. Maybe someone could 
> help us on that one.)

I added year. It was when he just joined TS. And one more letter is 
also there.
Anand Gholap



> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@A...>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:12 PM
> Subject: Theos-World Re:Those who study Blavatsky's writing become 
> fundamentalists
> 
> 
> >
> >> > Another thing is CWL and AB have shown problems in Blavatsky's
> >> > writing in their usual polite manner. If you have read their
> >> writings let me know where these have come. Otherwise read again
> >> carefully in case you want to know them.
> >>
> >>
> >> They attempted to make complex teachings more available to a 
wider
> >> readership, and if they succeeded in this or not is for anyone to
> >> judge. They may have seen certain topics differently from her, 
but as
> >> I said before the essence of their contribution upholds the core
> >> principles as presented by HPB: the unity of all life, the 
lawfulness
> >> of the universe and the evolutionary pilgrimage for every soul
> >> towards full Self-identity.
> >
> > These basic principles were known for centuries. They are in 
Vedas,
> > Upanishads, Shankaracharya's writing and writings of many yogis.
> > Blavatsky does not deserve credit for that. Special thing about 
modern
> > Theosophical movement is Annie Besant and Leadbeater gave IN 
DETAIL
> > EXPLAINATION of laws of Nature. Greatness of TS is it gave 
details,
> > broad principles were known for centuries but never written in 
such
> > details and given to world.
> >
> > Anand Gholap
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