Theos-Talk Archives (February 2006 Message tt00667)

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THE OLD LADY AND   'W.C. LEADBEATER'

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Pedro is right once more in quoting the Mahatma Letters and H.P.B.
We should all thank him for that (see below).

Yet things are not always mechanical, especially in the spiritual path, 
where appearances
and the dead letter of formality are most often astutely used as a dirty 
curtain to hide truth.

For instance,when Leadbeater came back to London, after being in India
and in Ceylon, he was sometimes referred to by the Old Lady as "W. C. 
Leadbeater". And,
of course, he was never admitted to her Esoteric School as long as she 
lived.

Hypocrites,  never real occultists,  use false courtesy as an excuse to 
justify their lies.

Gregory Tillett writes in his illuminating biography of C.W.L., "The Elder 
Brother":

"One is led to wonder why H.P.B. herself seems to have had no time for 
Leadbeater after his return from Ceylon. She did not admit him to her own 
Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society, and it is said that she would 
refer to him, when is a less charitable mood, as 'W.C. Leadbeater'. 
Certainly he was completely absent from H.P.B.'s circle between his return 
to England in 1889 and her death in 1891. From being a rising star, 
sacrificing all to follow H.P.B. to India at the Master's instructions, a 
"chela" of whom she had such high hopes, he was now relegated to the 
supporting role of a small fish in a large esoteric pond. His work in Ceylon 
was ignored, the psychic powers which he said he had gained whilst at Adyar 
were unacknowledged, and his contacts with the Master unrecognized -- 
except, of course, by Sinnett who employed him as a medium for contact with 
the Master, physical letters having ceased to appear.  The messages received 
from [... the Master] via Leadbeater conflicted strangely with the teachings 
of the same Master given out by H.P.B." (1)

In fact, Leadbeater was NOT in a supporting role, though.  He was taking a 
leading  part in the nursery and origin of all subsequent illusions and 
mayavic ideations which would lead the largest of theosophical organizations 
astray along 20th century.  HPB was very frank in her criticism of those 
mediumnistic pseudo-contacts with the Mahatmas.


Best regards,  Carlos.

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Note:

(1)  See page 54 of  "The Elder Brother, a Biography of Charles Webster 
Leadbeater", by Gregory Tillett, Routledge & Kegan Paul --  London, Boston, 
Melbourne and Henley,  1982, 337 pages.






> From: "prmoliveira" <prmoliveira@yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Theos-World Dangers on the Path (III)
> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:40:42 -0000
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> According to Madame Blavatsky, the following advice was received by
> her from a Master. It is included at the end of the text "The
> Original Programme of The Theosophical Society".
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> "Theosophy must not represent merely a collection of moral verities,
> a bundle of metaphysical Ethics epitomized in theoretical
> dissertations. Theosophy must be made practical, and has, therefore,
> to be disencumbered of useless discussion . . . It has to find
> objective expression in an all-embracing code of life thoroughly
> impregnated with its spirit -- the spirit of mutual tolerance,
> charity and love. Its followers have to set the example of a firmly
> outlined and as firmly applied morality before they get the right to
> point out, even in a spirit of kindness, the absence of a like ethic
> Unity and singleness of purpose in other associations and
> individuals. As said before -- no Theosophist should blame a brother
> whether within or outside of the association, throw slur upon his
> actions or denounce him {It is in consequence of this letter that
> Art. XII was adopted in Rules and a fear of lacking the charity
> prescribed, that led so often to neglect its enforcement.} lest he
> should himself lose the right of being considered a theosophist.
> Ever turn away your gaze from the imperfections of your neighbour
> and centre rather your attention upon your own shortcomings in order
> to correct them and become wiser . . . Show not the disparity
> between claim and action in another man but -- whether he be brother
> or neighbour -- rather help him in his arduous walk in life . . ."
>
> (http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/theos/th-origp.htm)
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> pedro
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