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Re: Algeo Archives On Line

Sep 15, 2006 10:47 AM
by carlosaveline


Cass, 

Do I have to act on someone's authority? 

Is that a personal need of yours?

Carlos. 

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Data:Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:16:09 -0700 (PDT)

Assunto:Re: Theos-World Algeo Archives On Line

> And the wheels on the bus go round and round. On whose authority Carlos are you acting on behalf of?
> Cass
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> carlosaveline wrote: Daniel,
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> Sometimes it seems you should rename your sudy center to "Algeo Study Center", or "Old SPR Study Center".
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> Why using Blavatsky's namein your "Archives" and then sow doubts about everything she worked for?
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> Just asking, Carlos. 
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> Data:Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:06:34 -0000
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> Assunto:Theos-World Carlos on "So who would question them?"
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> > Carlos,
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> > You write:
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> > Scarcely anyone seriously doubts these letters now, except perhaps 
> > the visualization letter, which Jake has questioned.
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> > Letter Ten, and the Prayag Letter, for instance, have both been 
> > published by Adyar. So who would question them? Their very content 
> > is most meaningful to the movement today - after 120 years or so -- 
> > and they will keep that way in the future.
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> > But Carlos there are theosophical students who doubt Letter 10 and 
> > the Prayag letter. I have no way of knowing how many students doubt 
> > them but I have personally received letters and emails taking me to 
> > task for accepting them!
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> > Several years ago a lady theosophist who I assume was reading my 
> > postings either on Theos-L or Theos-Talk wrote to me and was 
> > astonished that I would defend the genuineness of the Prayag letter.
> > She stated that no real master would ever write such stuff. I 
> > tried to write back to her and ask what her reasoning was for 
> > thinking what she thought but I was not successful in eliciting any 
> > thing more definite.
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> > Also I have the impression that there are still many Adyar 
> > Theosophists (I have no idea what the percentage is!!) who discount 
> > or pooh-pooh the picture of life after death as given in Master 
> > K.H.'s letters.
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> > I was brought up on these letters! so they are some of my favorite 
> > Theosophical reading....I think the Mahatma's views in this respect 
> > make a great deal of sense and show a great and profound 
> > understanding of the subject.
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> > There are also presentday Theosophical students who are horrified by 
> > what is said in Letter 10 and 22 in the first 3 editions of the 
> > Mahatma Letters. Again I think these students are under 
> > misimpressions as to what the Mahatma is writing about but 
> > nevertheless such students still exist! Again I have no idea how 
> > large that pool is but my vague general impression is that more 
> > Adyar Theosophists are of this view than the ULT or Point Loma 
> > students.
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> > I think these "misimpressions" concerning these letters provide an 
> > opportunity to delve into the underlying teachings and explore the 
> > actual ideas pro and con. Students who consider these letters as 
> > containing profound material should view these "doubts" as 
> > opportunities to clarify and explicate the teachings.
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> > Daniel
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