Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00247)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline" <carlosaveline@...> 
wrote:

> I would like to ask you a clarification about the meaning of your 
sentences below:

"I think it will don't work, because at least certain leaders violate 
principles expressed by Leadbeater in no lesser degree than principles 
expressed by Blavatsky."

I mean that those who impose worship and control obviously follow some 
their own principles, not the ideas of Leadbeater. They may use some 
his ideas for their purposes but disconnecting them from the context, 
it's exactly like some church leaders use some ideas from the Gospel 
for their selfish ends.

Below are some quotations from CWL. Probably they are not the best, as 
these are the first I could find, nevertheless they reflect clearly 
his views on the authority of the theosophical leaders and freedom of 
thought:

"I always said, "Don't believe anything just because I tell you,
because I am liable to make mistakes just as any human being
can." ...
That is only my personal testimony in the matter, and I should
not wish that any human being should base his convictions on
that. He may take it; if he will, as evidence, but it is not
proof; and he must remember that...

"The attainment of mental freedom was a necessary step in the process 
of human evolution"

"It therefore becomes the duty of every student of occultism to
examine carefully the religious belief of his country and his
period, in order that he may decide for himself what of it is
based upon reason and what is merely a superstitious accretion.
Most men never make any such effort..."

Can we say that those leaders who are accused in "leadbeaterianism" 
follow these principles?

> Are the LCC or the 'Theosophical Masonry' active there?

None of them.
After all, rites play their role. Once a young man who formerly was a 
Satanist, came to our meetins. He disappointed in the Satanism, but 
our talks didn't satisfy him. It happened so that I gave a talk about 
freemasonry. He became deeply interested in it, and wanted to join the 
freemasons, where he was redirected to. I don't know whether he was 
accepted, as I am not a freemason myself; yet I think it would be 
better to direct him to the co-masonic lodge where masonry is 
connected with a bit of theosophy, but unfortunately we have no such 
lodges in Russia.

I understand the purpose of LCC and co-masonry as to theosophize 
masonery, not to masonize or catholocize theosophy.