Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00803)

Carl,

I agree that, without inside info, we can't get too far as to New Acropolis.  

Years ago I heard a negative historical evaluation of N. A.,  made by a Latin American Adyar TS leader. It was during an Inter-American  meeting in Bolivia, held along the Andean Mountain Range. It did not give much credit to that. 

I myself do not have enough elements to say much about New Acropolis, except that they seem to be efficient from the managerial and "executive" point of view. 

If they were making any grave mistakes, abuses, claims, fancies, etc., I would have known.  So I prefer saying nothing negative about them.  

As you know, Adyar TS plays a "very hard game" with dissidents, to say the least, and I would not adhere to hearsay bad reports about the N.A.  


Carlos. 



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Data:Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:55:51 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World Re: New Acropolis

> Carlos,
> They are saying that they today have over 10.000 members (and 30.000 
> participants in their courses) in some 50 countries, worldwide (they 
> have web pages, addresses, contact- persons and details online for 
> al those countries). I have read some critics about the organisation 
> in question, but it's quit difficult too value that with out some 
> inside information.
> 
> You wrote:
> "Adyar TS denies that Sri Ram ever authorized or recommended the 
> creation of New
> Acropolis."
> 
> But is it thru or not? I'm not surprised that they do, way shouldn't 
> they deny it!?
> 
> Carl
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline" 
> wrote:
> >
> > Carl,
> > 
> > New Acropolis was created in Argentina, I guess, and it is active 
> in the capital citiies of various States in Brazil, nowadays.
> > 
> > It offers public study-courses on western classical philosophy, 
> for which students must pay. It includes the teaching and practicing 
> of martial arts in its regular activities. Critics say it has an 
> almost military structure. It still gives some attention of HPB's 
> writings but I think it is not much. 
> > 
> > 
> > Adyar TS denies that Sri Ram ever authorized or recommended the 
> creation of New Acropolis.
> > 
> > Livraga started his process inside the Adyar TS in Argentina and 
> it seems he was then expelled with his initial followers, either 
> formally or informally. 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards, Carlos. 
> > 
> > 
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> > Data:Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:11:39 -0000
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> > Assunto:Theos-World N. Sri Ram and New Acropolis?
> > 
> > > I just read a short biography on the founder of New Acropolis, 
> Jorge 
> > > Angel Livraga Rizzi, in which I found the following:
> > > 
> > > "In 1956 he founded the magazine "Estudios Teosóficos" 
> (Theosophical 
> > > Studies), which was intended to make the works of H.P.Blavatsky 
> more 
> > > widely known among university students, by comparing them with 
> the 
> > > new scientific discoveries of the 20th century. In the following 
> > > year, on the instructions of the renowned theosophist Sri Ram, 
> he 
> > > took this work a step further by creating "New Acropolis", an 
> > > Association intended to promote Philosophy among young people, 
> along 
> > > the lines of the classical Schools of Philosophy, such as 
> Plato's 
> > > Academy and the Neoplatonic School. "We realised that humanity 
> > > possessed an immense treasure of Wisdom, which had been hidden 
> and 
> > > forgotten, and lay beyond the reach of young people. A Wisdom 
> that 
> > > provides answers about the meaning of life and ways in which 
> > > society - the world around us - can be improved", he recalled on 
> one 
> > > occasion."
> > > 
> > > From: http://www.acropolis.org.au/AboutNewAcropolis.htm
> > > 
> > > So the origin of this organisation is an "instruction" of N. Sri 
> > > Ram, they say. I have not seen this information before, so I 
> under 
> > > if anyone here know something about this, and about the view of 
> TS 
> > > Adyar on NA, then as well as today. And is this right? Was the 
> > > original idea Sri Ram's? I know that the founder was originally 
> a TS 
> > > Adyar member, but not that he was in some way close to Sri Ram.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Carl
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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