Re: CWL and the Idea of "Inferior Ethnical Groups"
Nov 14, 2006 09:26 AM
by christinaleestemaker
Never heared about self defending?
-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline"
<carlosaveline@...> wrote:
>
> Christina,
>
> Hi. Thanks again.
>
> Well, CWL could not kill everyone. But he tried.
>
> Whether we believe or not his false statement that the story is
true, the fact remains that Leadbeater says, with pride and clearly,
that he killed lots of indigenous people. In the narration, there
is a sense of pleasure in killing.
>
> His racism -- something rather pioneer to nazism -- is also
undeniable. The concept of "inferior people", as "inferior ethnical
groups", is there and it is outstanding. For him, there is not much
trouble in killing those "primitive beings".
>
> Something more akin to nazism than to Theosophy, perhaps.
>
> Al the best, Carlos.
>
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> Assunto:[Spam] Theos-World Re: CWL The revenge from Perfume of
Egypt.
>
> > Also Leadbeater could not kill the killer of his brother Gerald
look
> > at page 262.
> >
> > Christina
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "christinaleestemaker"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have the same book and I stay saying Leadbeater have nothing
to
> > do
> > > with racism and all things said about him.
> > > That you see that different, say something about you.
> > > Christina.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Christina,
> > > >
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > As my written references say, I am working with the
> > > India/Adyar/TPH 1978 edition of "The Perfume".
> > > >
> > > > It is all there, the rascism, the contempt for black people,
for
> > > indigenous people, the lack of basic information about the
> > profound
> > > ethnic mixing which is the main characteristic in Brazil and
in a
> > > great part of Latin America...
> > > >
> > > > The pride in killing people with firearms...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best regards, Carlos.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > De:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> > > > Cópia:
> > > >
> > > > Data:Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:56:38 -0000
> > > >
> > > > Assunto:[Spam] Theos-World Re: CWL AGAINST BLACK/INDIGENOUS
> > PEOPLES
> > > >
> > > > > -I have no quest book , but the original from TPH Adyar
> > > > > Other question:
> > > > > If we read the conqueror stories of that Red
Indians,Spains
> > and
> > > so
> > > > > on who conquered South America,are they good civilized
people?
> > > > > Also the whites are not always, the only thing I can say
> > > Leadbeater
> > > > > better could not write is that the blank is the superior
race.
> > > > > That is not at all.
> > > > > Christina
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "'Cuervo'" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Carlos - Christina et al -
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The publishing policy at Quest Books initiated by Helen
> > Zahara
> > > > > when
> > > > > > she came around 1970 was to edit out all negative racial
and
> > > > > ethnic
> > > > > > comments, especially in the writings of Leadbeater,
though I
> > > think
> > > > > > also in Jinarajadasa's introductory book on Theosophy.
There
> > > are
> > > > > > examples in most of CWL's writings, but it is difficult
to
> > > find
> > > > > the
> > > > > > originals of some to compare with.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ken
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline"
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Christina,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please look at the pages 167 and 168 of your "The
Perfume
> > of
> > > > > > Egypt", TPH 1978 edition, and you will find these
quotations
> > > which
> > > > > I
> > > > > > comment below:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ooooooooo
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Leadbeater says about "red indians":
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Of these many tribes had adopted a kind of squalid
> > > > > civilization,
> > > > > > but many others were still savages untamed and
untamable ?
> > men
> > > who
> > > > > > regarded work of any kind as the deepest degradation ?
who
> > > hated
> > > > > the
> > > > > > white man with a traditional, unrelenting hatred, and
> > (strange
> > > as
> > > > > it
> > > > > > may seen) more than reciprocated the boundless contempt
of
> > the
> > > > > blue-
> > > > > > blooded hidalgo of Spain. It will be no doubt
> > incomprehensible
> > > to
> > > > > > many of us that a half-naked savage can entertain any
other
> > > > > feeling
> > > > > > than envy for our superior civilization, however much he
may
> > > > > dislike
> > > > > > us; but I can only say that the quite genuine and
unaffected
> > > > > feeling
> > > > > > of the Red Indian towards the white man is pure and
> > > unmitigated
> > > > > > contempt."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But CWL proceeds (p. 168) to develop his unbrotherly
view
> > of
> > > > > human
> > > > > > beings:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Then came the negro race ? no inconsiderable portion
of
> > the
> > > > > > populations, and chiefly in a state of slavery, though
the
> > > > > > Government was doing all in its power to remove that
curse
> > > from
> > > > > its
> > > > > > territories; and last and worst came what were called
the
> > half-
> > > > > > breeds or half-castes ? a mixed race which seemed, as
mixed
> > > races
> > > > > > sometimes do, to combine all the worst qualities of both
its
> > > > > parent
> > > > > > stocks. Indians, Spaniards, and Negro alike despised
them;
> > and
> > > > > they
> > > > > > in turn regarded all alike with a virulent hatred."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We can see in these words some strong `pioneer
elements'
> > for
> > > the
> > > > > > future ideologies of Nazism and Fascism, and ultimately
for
> > > the
> > > > > mass-
> > > > > > murder attemtps of "ethnic cleansing". Look at it again:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > " (...) and last and worst came what were called the
half-
> > > breeds
> > > > > > or half-castes ? a mixed race which seemed (...) to
combine
> > > all
> > > > > the
> > > > > > worst qualities of both its parent stocks."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is Leadbeater.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Brazil has been from the very beginning a
miscigenation
> > > people
> > > > > and
> > > > > > indigenous people here never present resintence or hated
the
> > > white
> > > > > > people. Their culture was too primitive for that, say.
We
> > have
> > > > > never
> > > > > > had important racial tensions or hatred in Brazil, aas
such,
> > > > > though
> > > > > > there was social violence.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Miscigenation is part of the preparation for the next
sub-
> > > race,
> > > > > as
> > > > > > HPB writes in the "Secret Doctrine".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards, Carlos.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > De:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> > > > > > > Para:"theos-talk" theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> > > > > > > Cópia:"carlosaveline" carlosaveline@
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> > > > > > > Data:Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:00:40 -0300
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Assunto:[Spam] Theos-World CWL AGAINST BLACK AND
> > INDIGENOUS
> > > > > PEOPLES
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dear Friends,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This is about Bishop Leadbeater and his imaginary
> > > adventures
> > > > > in
> > > > > > South America.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > C. Jinarajadasa believed he was there with
Leadbeater in
> > a
> > > > > > previous body, and that he was his biological younger
> > brother,
> > > who
> > > > > > was allegedly killed and 'rediscovered' by CWL in
Ceylon.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In fact, in a footnote to his autobiographical
Postface
> > in
> > > the
> > > > > > book "The Seven Veils of Consciousness", C. Jinarajadasa
> > > states
> > > > > that
> > > > > > that the true story of his own "previous (and glorious)
> > death
> > > in
> > > > > > Brazil" is narrated in the chapter "Saved by a Ghost",
of
> > the
> > > > > > book "The Perfume of Egypt" (2).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > C.J. believed everything CWL said, and he also
writes in
> > > the
> > > > > > note that the same old silver crucifix which is
mentioned in
> > > that
> > > > > > story was in his possession, as he wrote "The Seven
Veils of
> > > > > > Consciousness".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > As to Leadbeater, in the preface of his 'The Perfume
of
> > > > > Egypt",
> > > > > > he makes a solemn statement:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "The stories in this book happen to be true."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Along "Saved By a Ghost", the longest story of the
> > volume,
> > > > > > Leadbeater proudly describes how he killed numerous
black
> > > people
> > > > > and
> > > > > > indigenous people in South America during his youth.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Of course, common sense says that the story is as
> > illusory
> > > as
> > > > > > the visits Leabeater made to physical plane
civilizations in
> > > Mars
> > > > > > and Mercury.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > But even if it were presented as a `short novel'
pure
> > and
> > > > > > simple, and not as an autobiographical narration, the
> > content
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > text reveals too much of racism and disrespect against
black
> > > > > people,
> > > > > > indigenous people and their right to live. Leadbeater
also
> > > uses
> > > > > the
> > > > > > term "race" not in its theosophical meaning, but in the
> > > > > > nationalistic way, as if each country had its
own 'race',
> > > > > > anticipating what Adolf Hitler would do decades later.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At p. 167 of the Adyar edition, one starts to read
his
> > > > > > description of Brazilian people:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "First came the descendants of Spanish and
Portuguese
> > > > > > conquerors ? a haughty, indolent race; a race courtly
and
> > > > > > hospitable, by no means without its good qualities, but
yet
> > > one
> > > > > > whose strongest characteristic was an immeasurable
contempt
> > > (or
> > > > > the
> > > > > > affectation of it) for all other races whatsoever".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The amount of illusions-per-line is outstanding
here.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > First, Spanish people were never `conquerors' in
Brazil.
> > > The
> > > > > > country was `discovered' and made a colony by Portugal.
> > > Second,
> > > > > > Portuguese people are not a race; and they cannot be
easily
> > > > > > described as `indolent'. Third, Portuguese people
generaly
> > did
> > > not
> > > > > > show `contempt' for other `races', and it is for this
reason
> > > that
> > > > > > miscigenation ? intermarriage ? was from the first the
main
> > > > > > anthropological characteristic of the emerging Brazilian
> > > nation.
> > > > > > Portuguese people easily created strong personal links
with
> > > black
> > > > > > people and indigenous people. (Of course, colonization
was
> > > also
> > > > > > violent.)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In the next paragraph, "bishop" Leadbeater is even
more
> > > > > > surprising:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Next came red indians".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Well, there are no `red indians' in Brazil, although
the
> > > term
> > > > > is
> > > > > > very common in old North American Far West bang-bang
> > stories,
> > > in
> > > > > > which hundreds of "bad" Indians get typically killed by
a
> > few
> > > > > white
> > > > > > men usually presented as brave heros.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Leadbeater says about "red indians":
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Of these many tribes had adopted a kind of squalid
> > > > > > civilization, but many others were still savages untamed
and
> > > > > > untamable ? men who regarded work of any kind as the
deepest
> > > > > > degradation ? who hated the white man with a
traditional,
> > > > > > unrelenting hatred, and (strange as it may seen) more
than
> > > > > > reciprocated the boundless contempt of the blue-blooded
> > > hidalgo of
> > > > > > Spain. It will be no doubt incomprehensible to many of
us
> > that
> > > a
> > > > > > half-naked savage can entertain any other feeling than
envy
> > > for
> > > > > our
> > > > > > superior civilization, however much he may dislike us;
but I
> > > can
> > > > > > only say that the quite genuine and unaffected feeling
of
> > the
> > > Red
> > > > > > Indian towards the white man is pure and unmitigated
> > > contempt."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What are the problems in these few lines? First,
again
> > > comes
> > > > > the
> > > > > > Spanish `hidalgo' (nobleman) apparently ruling Brazil, a
> > > country
> > > > > > which was independent from Portugal (not Spain), since
1822,
> > > and
> > > > > was
> > > > > > never under any "Spanish' ruling class. Second, the `red
> > > Indian'
> > > > > > again. Third, indigenous people and did not express hate
> > > against
> > > > > > white people, and never actively resisted the domination
of
> > > > > European
> > > > > > rulers in Brazil. These two paragraphs simply can't
refer to
> > > any
> > > > > > South American country.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > But CWL proceeds (p. 168) to develop his unbrotherly
> > view
> > > of
> > > > > > human beings:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "Then came the negro race ? no inconsiderable
portion of
> > > the
> > > > > > populations, and chiefly in a state of slavery, though
the
> > > > > > Government was doing all in its power to remove that
curse
> > > from
> > > > > its
> > > > > > territories; and last and worst came what were called
the
> > half-
> > > > > > breeds or half-castes ? a mixed race which seemed, as
mixed
> > > races
> > > > > > sometimes do, to combine all the worst qualities of both
its
> > > > > parent
> > > > > > stocks. Indians, Spaniards, and Negro alike despised
them;
> > and
> > > > > they
> > > > > > in turn regarded all alike with a virulent hatred."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > We can see in these words some strong `pioneer
elements'
> > > for
> > > > > the
> > > > > > future ideologies of Nazism and Fascism, and ultimately
for
> > > the
> > > > > mass-
> > > > > > murder attemtps of "ethnic cleansing". Look at it again:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > " (...) and last and worst came what were called the
> > half-
> > > > > breeds
> > > > > > or half-castes ? a mixed race which seemed (...) to
combine
> > > all
> > > > > the
> > > > > > worst qualities of both its parent stocks."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This is Leadbeater.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > But -- what about Theosophy? What does esoteric
> > philosophy
> > > > > > really say about the relations between rich and poor
nations
> > > and
> > > > > > among all different ethnical groups, with their varied
kinds
> > > of
> > > > > > colours in the skin? In the "Letters from the Masters",
the
> > > famous
> > > > > > letter known as coming from the "Great Master" says:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "To achieve the proposed object, a greater, a wiser,
and
> > > > > > especially a more benevolent intermingling of the high
and
> > the
> > > > > low,
> > > > > > of the Alpha and the Omega of Society, was determined
upon.
> > > The
> > > > > > white race must be the first to stretch out the hand of
> > > fellowship
> > > > > > to the dark nations, to call the poor despised `nigger'
> > > brother.
> > > > > > This prospect may not smile to all, but he is no
Theosophist
> > > who
> > > > > > objects to his principle" (2)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > One can only conclude, then, that in writing that
> > > paragraph
> > > > > > Leadbeater was "no theosophist".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In fact, Leadbeater's vision of human beings as
> > presented
> > > in
> > > > > > that long story is not only ethically and culturally
> > > unacceptable.
> > > > > > It is also legally criminal, for racism and stimulation
of
> > > hatred
> > > > > > among people of different skin-colours has been defined
as
> > > crime
> > > > > in
> > > > > > Brazil a few years ago.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > One can understand why the Brazilian edition
of "Saved
> > By
> > > a
> > > > > > Ghost" cannot be found in Brazilian bookshops any
longer.
> > Yet
> > > it
> > > > > is
> > > > > > still for sale at Adyar, it seems.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ( In another posting, I should refer to Leadbeater's
> > > proudly
> > > > > > alleged acts of violence leading to death, which, even
if
> > seen
> > > as
> > > > > > fictional, are profoundly untheosophical. )
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best regards, Carlos.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > NOTE:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > (1) "The Perfume of Egypt", by C. W. Leadbeater,
whose
> > > sixth
> > > > > > edition (TPH Adyar, 265 pp.) is dated 1978.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > (2) "Letters From the Masters of the Wisdom",
compiled
> > by
> > > C.
> > > > > > Jinarajadasa, Adyar TPH, first series, Letter number
one,
> > > known
> > > > > > as `the Maha-Chohan Letter' or "the Great Master
Letter'.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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