Theos-Talk Archives (April 2008 Message tt00111)

Had a chuckle Martin. As far as creating your own world, you couldn't possibly do any worse than those that preceded you.
   
  Cass

Martin <Mvandertak@yahoo.com> wrote:
          You are absolutely right. There is no democracy in the
Universe either.
Wheter you are a bum or a buddha, there is always
another being telling you what to do, volunterely or
by force of karma...Actally we live in a REAL
dictatorship world. As long as you live in harmony
with Nature you are fine, but don't dare to
disharmonise...I had a thought as a child to make my
own world, with its own laws etc. Ain't that funny :-)

--- Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:

> 
> I missed that one, perhaps just as well.? There is
> nothing democratic about Theosophy, either in theory
> or organization.
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck the Heretic
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/c_cosimano 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:57 am
> Subject: Re: Theos-World TS Adyar President Election
> 
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> 
> Someone in the group made the comment that we are
> living in a democracy!
> Cass
> 
> Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:
> What has democracy got to do with Theosophy?
> 
> Chuck the heretic
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/c_cosimano 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 8:17 pm
> Subject: Re: Theos-World TS Adyar President Election
> 
> Mention the word DEMOCRACY
> Cass
> 
> Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:
> 
> It's getting more and more interesting.? 
> 
> When do they start really throwing mud at each
> other?
> 
> Chuck the Heretic
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/c_cosimano 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MKR <mkr777@gmail.com>
> To: theos-L@yahoogroups.com;
> theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 7:04 am
> Subject: Theos-World TS Adyar President Election
> 
> I just received the following from cyberspace. It
> makes interesting reading
> and you decide for yourself.
> 
> mkr
> 
>
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> Dear Colleague,
> 
> This is to inform you that I have received 14
> nominations from General
> Secretaries etc, who represent a totality of 17,037
> votes. Dr John Algeo has
> received 21 nominations, representing a totality of
> 10,685 votes.
> 
> I think we need younger people to be in charge of
> the Society's work and
> that they have to stay in Adyar. Dr. Algeo who is
> around 78, does not like
> the climate here, nor can he leave the United States
> for more than a short
> time, in view of his wife's condition. I believe
> that if elected he intends
> to work largely from America through e-mail and
> video conversations.
> 
> It is necessary to have the right candidates for the
> officers of the
> Theosophical Society. I believe that Mrs Linda
> Oliveira and her husband, and
> some members from Britain , etc., will be coming to
> Adyar shortly, to stay
> and work here.
> 
> You know very well that since Col. H.S. Olcott, all
> Presidents have lived at
> Adyar, and this was not merely a matter of their
> convenience. Adyar has been
> considered as a Spiritual Centre. From here the work
> of the Society can best
> send forth the power and blessing of the Elder
> Brethren. Such programmes as
> the International Convention and the School of the
> Wisdom, which are
> features of Adyar attract many members from around
> the world. Many of these
> members are able to return to their lodges with a
> greater understanding of
> the purpose of the Society and the work of the
> Founders.
> 
> In my view it would not be a good thing to have
> somebody live in the United
> States and run Adyar by proxy. Adyar should be
> maintained as a living
> Headquarters for reasons which are obvious to those
> who know the history of
> the Society.
> 
> Yours fraternally,
> 
> Radha Burnier
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