Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00450)

(Continued from Part 1)

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The "authority" to start an esoteric group comes "not 
from outside authority but from the heart".
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Jake,

If we take the above statement as true (however we might 
understand it), then let us look at the following scenario about 
starting such an esoteric group.

Let's take Victor N., a student of Theosophy.  

In 1896, when Judge died and Tingley became the Head of the ES, 
Victor faced a "crisis".

He had been a member of HPB's original esoteric school, had accepted 
Judge as HPB's successor but for various reasons did not accept 
Tingley as Judge's successor.

But believing in HPB's original school and mission, etc., he slowly 
came to a "heart-realization" that he should form a new esoteric 
group to preserve HPB's esoteric teachings.

Jake, from your initial agreement with Carlos about:

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The "authority" to start an esoteric group comes "not 
from outside authority but from the heart".
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I assume you wouldn't object to or see any problem with Victor's 
decision and course of action.  Is that right?

I mean if he came to some kind of "heart" realization and decided to 
found such a private and esoteric group, I assume you wouldn't take 
issue with this decision of his?

If you would take issue, I would like to know why but at this 
juncture I will assume that you would not take issue with
him starting such a group.

Now Victor also decided that he would share with the future members 
of this new group the 5 Esoteric Instructions of HPB.

Would that decision, that is, sharing HPB's Esoteric Instructions 
with the members of this new group, be a proper thing to do?

Or would he be violating some standard --- esoteric or otherwise?

I give this example to see what your "thinking" is about the 
underlying implications of the statement:

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The "authority" to start an esoteric group comes "not 
from outside authority but from the heart".
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(Continued in Part 3).

Daniel
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