"the sacred pledge"
Nov 05, 2006 03:24 AM
by carlosaveline
That's it.
Initially in the TS, and later in the ES, there has always neen a personal commitment with the teachings which includes keeping them private.
There is nothing new or extraordinary in it. It dates from ancient times. It will not disappear any time soon.
Carlos.
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Data:Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:29:02 -0000
Assunto:Theos-World H.P. Blavatsky: "the sacred pledge of secrecy"
> I copy below from H.P. Blavatsky's 1888 "Pledge Folder", the
> following part of the pledge of the E.S.T.S.:
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> "I pledge myself to preserve inviolable secrecy as regards . . . all
> confidential documents."
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> See the full pledge of 1888 at:
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> http://blavatskyarchives.com/images/espage3.jpg
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> And under the Rules of the section, in part 7, notice the wording
> about maintaining:
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> "The Secrecy of the documents of the Section...."
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> "...unless absolved from such secrecy by the Head of the Section."
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> See complete set of rules at:
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> http://blavatskyarchives.com/images/espage2.jpg
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> Read the whole pledge folder sent by HPB to TS members who wanted to
> join the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society at:
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> http://blavatskyarchives.com/espageco.htm
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> Daniel
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