Theos-Talk Archives (April 2008 Message tt00166)

Thanks Anton
I did not know this book of Taimni
He give excellent points.
Christina







--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anton Rozman" <anton_rozman@...> 
wrote:
>
> In the seventies of the last century Mr. I. K. Taimni wrote a book 
- 
> Principles of Theosophical Work - which he introduced with the 
> following words:
> 
> The work of the Theosophical Society can be organized efficiently 
> only when the large majority of its members scattered throughout 
the 
> world understand clearly the aims of the Society and the general 
> principles which should guide them in planning and carrying out 
this 
> work.
> 
> Then he suggested: 
> 
> ... this movement has at least three well-defined though 
unspecified 
> functions in the present times. These may be stated as follows: 
> 
> (1) To give to humanity certain deeper truths of life which are 
> needed for taking the next step in human evolution. 
> 
> (2) To install certain universal guiding principles like 
Brotherhood 
> into the minds of people in general, so that it may become 
possible 
> to usher in a better world order. 
> 
> (3) To provide agents in the outer world who understand the Plan 
in a 
> general way and can thus consciously co-operate with the Elder 
> Brethren in the work which They are doing for the betterment of 
the 
> human race. 
> 
> Regarding the role of the TS and its members he said:
> 
> It should, therefore, be clear that the Theosophical Society and 
the 
> individual members composing it should take a decisive, clear and 
> forceful lead in the shaping of world thought and world movements.
> 
> So we see how the dissemination of these truths of Eternal Wisdom 
is 
> the primary, function of the Theosophical Society and a duty 
> incumbent upon all its members throughout the world.
> 
> And regarding the general principles he proposed: 
> 
> ? it is necessary to consider a few general principles with regard 
to 
> the methods we are to use in its work. 
> 
> The first important point we have to bear in mind in this 
connection 
> is the necessity of taking advantage of all the knowledge and 
> technique that are available in the world for doing work of a 
similar 
> nature.
> 
> The second important point we have to keep in our mind all the 
time 
> is the necessity of adopting the experimental attitude towards the 
> methods we use in our work.
> 
> The necessity of adopting the experimental attitude leads 
naturally 
> to the great importance of proper planning of our work.
> 
> The planning of our work and its execution with efficiency 
requires 
> the services of a trained body of workers who can take up 
different 
> parts of the plan and carry them out in co-operation with one 
> another, and under the guidance of those who are in charge of the 
> work.... What is wanted, in addition, is the attitude of active 
> cooperation, the readiness and the capacity to work with people of 
> all kinds of temperaments and modes of thinking in the pursuit of 
a 
> common goal.
> 
> You can now read the book on:
> http://www.teozofija.info/Teozofsko_gibanje/Taimni_Principles_E.htm
> 
> Best regards,
> Anton
> 
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@> wrote:
> >
> > Several years ago, I posted a msg in the same vein when no young 
> leadership
> > was on the horizon anywhere. Upcoming organizations and 
movements 
> always are
> > led by young or middle aged leaders and never by octogenarians. 
> Octogenrian
> > ideas and visions have never been revolutionary, even though 
they 
> may be
> > imagining or day dreaming. More likely such octogernian ideas 
will 
> run the
> > orgn into a deep hole. Even looking back, the orgn has been on 
> maintenance
> > mode with decreasing (in %) membership and old (wise) people 
> leading it.
> > 
> > mkr
> > 
> > 
> > On 4/19/08, Cass Silva <silva_cass@> wrote:
> > >
> > >   The TS was supposed to be revolutionary in its ideas and 
modus 
> operandi.
> > > I think HPB would be repeating dufus,dufus,dufus. Le them play 
> their little
> > > egotistical games, let the power struggle continue, it will 
> change nothing
> > > in the long run for them or for the TS. The TS has served its 
> function as a
> > > medium for the teachings of the Masters through HPB, they are 
> simply adding
> > > more materialistic coals to the burning.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cass
> > >
> > > Richard Semock <semockr@ <semockr%40hotmail.com>> wrote:
> > > I'll tell the mahatmas you said that.
> > >
> > > Its really amazing tho how the TS grew into a worldwide 
> organization
> > > altho I doubt that HPB would be pleased with the politics that 
it 
> takes
> > > to run it. But then isnt that the evolutionary path that every 
> org,
> > > person, or country for that matter takes when the ideas that 
> spawned
> > > them descend into matter. In the case of the TS, Im convinced 
that
> > > there was and still is a powerful spiritual force behind it 
but it
> > > needs to break out of the forms that bind it from time to time.
> > >
> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-
talk%40yahoogroups.com>, 
> Cass
> > > Silva <silva_cass@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That's how 'the old boys club' works. Play by my rules.
> > > Brotherhood, imo, does not mean joining up to other 
associations 
> but
> > > respecting their choices.
> > > >
> > > > Cass
> > > >
> > >
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