Theos-Talk Archives (March 2007 Message tt00162)

Hi mkr,

>No organization wants independent thinkers. In all organizations, 
while formed with good intentions and motives and objectives, in due 
course of time, money, & property, gets into the picture & the 
actions of organizational leaders gets distorted because they have to 
protect these.<

I want to believe that there is still hope for the existence of 
democratic and free organizations, as our life became so complex that 
we practically can't do anything without them. There are 
organizations which run the internet and hopefully its inherent 
freedom will slowly (or maybe relatively quickly) infect all the 
structures of the society. 

>With the dawn of Internet era, I am of the opinion that the world is 
ready for a different kind of loose flat structure - a virtual 
structure formed by individuals worldwide with a common interest - 
which has nothing to do with money or property or hierarchy based, in 
which each one is truly equal to another without distinction of 
caste, creed, race, color or national origin or any other factor 
which have traditionally separated one human being from another.<

Yes, it is really an opportunity for the theosophical movement as it 
deals prevalently with the ideas and essentially does not need much 
material support, except for the publication.

Warmest regards,
Anton


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "M K Ramadoss" <mkr777@...> wrote:
>
> Glad to see what you wrote below.
> 
> From the day I had first hand experience in using Internet, I 
quickly
> realized the huge potentially effective tool of communication.
> 
> No organization wants independent thinkers. In all organizations, 
while
> formed with good intentions and motives and objectives,  in due 
course of
> time, money, & property, gets into  the picture &  the actions  of
> organizational leaders gets distorted because they have to protect 
these.
> In addition organizational leaders in general belong to the older
> generation, which is self evident,  and have grown up in an 
atmosphere where
> they are able control the flow of information to the 
followers/members etc
> and cannot see what role Internet can play in furthering the 
objecives of
> theosophical movement. (I wish HPB is here and we could see her 
exploiting
> the power of Internet.) No one wants to change, especially if it 
involves
> giving up importance, money, power - direct or indirect including 
the
> imagined spiritual gatekeeper role some think is their 
inheritance!!!!
> 
> With the dawn of Internet era, I am of the opinion that the world 
is ready
> for a different kind of loose flat structure - a virtual structure 
formed by
> individuals worldwide with a common interest - which has nothing to 
do with
> money or property or  hierarchy based, in which each one is truly 
equal to
> another without distinction of caste, creed, race, color or 
national origin
> or any other factor which have traditionally separated one human 
being from
> another.
> 
> Let us make the best use of the technology where each one of us can 
think
> critically about anything and communicate with anyone in the world 
on a
> 24/7;  not on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. Other than the 
social
> aspect of people physically getting together,  the virtual 
situation would
> is ideal for the growth of each one of us.
> 
> mkr
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/7/07, Anton Rozman <anton_rozman@...> wrote:
> >
> >   But with the internet at our disposal we can now, if we
> > wish, perform this work practically autonomously, independently of
> > any organization. It gives us opportunity to transcend the status 
of
> > victims and to collaborate with like-minded people around the 
world,
> > to be creative and to realize all our potentialities. It offers us
> > immense field for study and exchange of opinion. Let us enjoy this
> > opportunity to create new, different, more productive 
relationships.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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