Theos-Talk Archives (June 2006 Message tt00217)

Perry,

Thanks. I fully agree. 

No one could think HPB was perfect after knowing anything about her life. It is only about having respect for her.  Though not an Adept,  she was an honest woman, a decent person, a brave soul.   She deserves respect -- that's about all. 

Trying to "downsize" HPB to the moral level of a C. W. Leadbeater by repeating forged documents is tantamount to slander. 


Regards,  Carlos Cardoso Aveline 




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Data:Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:03:16 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World Publication of the ?Solovyoff letters?

> Hi All,
> Just wanted to give my perspective on the publication of the 
> Solovyoff letters, for what its worth.
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> On any subject we need to look at all the facts and points of view, 
> not only those that may satisfy our own beliefs and emotional 
> attachments.
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> I personally think that the publication of these letters is not in 
> itself the point of contention but rather that in part the letters 
> are included in the volume without adequately alerting the reader to 
> there controversial and the reputedly fraudulent nature of them.
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> Scholars and students need to investigate all information with 
> objectivity and then make an assessment based on those findings, 
> always open to new information as it presents itself.
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> As students of Blavatsky's and the Mahatma's writings we need to make 
> sure we don't treat either their personalities or their writings as 
> being beyond reproach.
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> I am sure this is not what they would have wanted either as in order 
> to maintain a truly open and enquiring mind we need to be prepared to 
> try and look at things freshly and without prejudice.
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> Blavatsky was not a perfect person by any stretch of the imagination, 
> nor did the Mahatmas ever claim infallibility, in fact nothing in 
> this cosmos is perfect as far as we know, so why fall into this trap 
> of putting HPB or anyone else on a too high a pedestal, not only is 
> it unfair to the person it is also the road to dogmatism and 
> religious devotion of the worst kind.
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> Having said that we should protest if we feel an injustice has been 
> done and then back it up with what factual information we have at 
> hand.
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> Cheers
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> Perry
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