Theos-Talk Archives (April 2008 Message tt00114)

Are you really serious? Don't wish for something and you may realize it.

mkr


On 4/16/08, Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   I don't know Morten, but I wouldn't mind a couple of years on the Adyar
> lawns while administrators take care of the day to day running of the
> organization.
>
> Cass
>
> MKR <mkr777@gmail.com <mkr777%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> Theosophy is something personal and integral to everyone of us exposed to
> us. What we do with it or not is up to us. No one forces us to act unless
> we
> decide to do so.
>
> As for the organization, apart from all the rules, there are many things
> that rules cannot address and what creates issues is the money and
> property
> and the power over management and dispensation of the money and provide
> livelihood and the ability of doling out favors by way of giving a
> platform
> to write and speak, so long as you toe the official line. When the
> organization and the philosophy are combined, it produces a strange
> product
> which can be such that at times the actions are not conducive to the
> dissemination of philosophy.
>
> This seems to be one of the drawbacks which has stunted the growth of the
> membership. With all the loud talk about the achievements, the membership
> had negative growth in terms of the percentage of the world population and
> no one rarely talks about it.
>
> It is the individual members who, by their daily personal
> actions, contribute to the dissemination of theosophy rather than the
> organization and we all need to find ways to encourage everyone to find
> newer ways to do it.
>
> One such example is this e-mail llist which we all enjoy because of
> the effort and interest of one individual. The TSA during the Algeo
> leadership was not able to develop an active email list due to it being a
> (censored) moderated one, which simply shows that where organizations
> fail,
> individual efforts do succeed.
>
> So many of us like me do look to individual efforts in making theosophy
> accessible to world at large.
>
> mkr
>
> On 4/16/08, Anton Rozman <anton_rozman@yahoo.com<anton_rozman%40yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Maybe the relation between Theosophy and the Theosophical Society can
> > be seen as the relation between Life and Form. And the Form - the
> > Theosophical Society is clearly defined by its Rules and Regulations
> > and Proceedings which have to be respected to assure that voice of
> > each individual member is heard, that the freedom of the Society and
> > freedom of thought is present and that the Theosophy can possibly
> > pour itself through it. The Form isn't perfect but it is the best and
> > the only one we have now at this given moment. It can really function
> > only when the rules of the game are respected. It is like in chess
> > where moves of pieces are strictly determined. If you want to move
> > the pieces arbitrarily you can possibly force the co-player to accept
> > your way of playing the game but you are not playing chess anymore.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Anton
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com><theos-talk%
> 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "adelasie" <adelasie@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Isn't Theosophy based primarily on Centralization, one Life, the
> > > Unity of all life? Isn't it based on compassion and forgiveness and
> > > acceptance and non-judgementalism? Isn't it based on cooperation
> > and
> > > altruism? Doesn't theosophy say that democracy is not the best form
> > > of government, but just a karmic necessity of this cycle? That the
> > > ideal form of government is one leader fully supported, the wisest
> > > and kindest and best that can be found?
> > >
> > > I know! How about you, Chuck!! We would all be kept in stitches
> > > ROFLOAO and nobody would have time to snipe at each other...a true
> > > utopia....
> > >
> > > Adelasie
> > >
> > > On 16 Apr 2008 at 11:46, Drpsionic@... 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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