Theos-Talk Archives (March 2006 Message tt00529)

Dear Cass,

A few more lines on the pleasure I allow myself of defending HPB against her 
"theosophical"
semi-slanderers.

One day, during  the late 1870s, Henry Olcott  met in New York an 
acquaintance with whom he stopped for a few moments to chat. Olcott wrote in 
his “Old Diary Leaves”:

“The man was very prejudiced against HPB, and he spoke very harshly against 
her, keeping to his opinion despite all I could say. At last he used such 
objectionable language that, in sheer disgust, I hastily left him and went 
on my way.”

A few hours later, when Olcott was at home,  a paper was materialized  – or  
precipitated – before him. It was a copy of some aphorisms from the buddhist 
Dhammapada and  Sutras.  It came with the signature from one of the 
Adept-Teachers and a  two-words message which simply said –“Translation 
correct”.

Olcott wrote: “The verses were reproaches to my address for having allowed 
HPB to be reviled  without defending her; unmistakably referring to my 
encounter down town with a person I had met, although no names were 
mentioned.” (1)

The importance of this event is that the message from the  “Dhammapada”  is 
not just in the past.
Obviously, we can still consider HPB our sister, and one of the paragraphs 
say:

* “He who hears his brother reviled, and keeping a smooth face leaves the 
abuse unnoticed, tacitly agrees with the enemy, as if he admitted the same 
to be proper and just.  He who does it is mouse-hearted, or selfishness is 
at the bottom of his heart. He is not fit to become a ‘companion’.” (2)


Best regards,  Carlos.


NOTES:

(1) Old Diary Leaves, H. S. Olcott, First Series, TPH, Adyar, 1974, 490 pp., 
see pp. 414-415.

(2) Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom,  Second Series, transcribed by 
C. Jinarajadasa,  Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Madras, India, 1973. 
See Letter 23, pp. 47-49.


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> From: Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Spring Time for HPB's Teachings
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:47:26 -0800 (PST)
>
> Carlos,
> With respect, and knowing that your motives are sincere and honourable, but 
> HPB would not require anyone to come to her defence, time itself will do 
> that.
> Cheers
> Cass
>
> carlosaveline cardoso aveline <carlosaveline@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Chuck,
>
> Interesting.
>
> HPB's books are more and more read,  in more countries and different
> languages.
>
> Her "Collected Writings"  have recently been completed (1980s).
>
> Her Letters (other than those to A. P. Sinnett) have yet to be published.
>
> "The Mahatmas Letters"  were first published in Portuguese language in 
> 2001,
> while
>
> C.W. Leadbeater's  and Annie Besant's  books are abandoned by TPHs
> themselves ...
>
> While pseudo-theosophical authors disappear, HPB's  teachings are getting
>
> to spring-time.
>
> Her libelers as Paul Johnson, Bill Merdith  and others are here but to 
> makes
> us awake.
>
> It is interesting to note that P. Johnson and Bill have nothing to 
> criticize
> about pseudo-
>
> theosophists like James Wedgwood and others.
>
> Best regards,   Carlos.
>
>
>
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> >To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Theos-World P. Johnson, Greenpeace  &  Freud
> >Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:08:53 EST
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> >
> >In a message dated 3/9/2006 3:37:26 PM Central Standard Time,
> >meredith_bill@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> >As to  HPB's corpse,  a careful reading might reveal that her corpse was
> >used as a metaphor for her body of writings.  She did not burn her  
> books.
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> >Or anyone else's.
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