Theos-Talk Archives (April 2008 Message tt00167)

Christina, 
thank you very much for your feedback. Although it can be a little 
out of date it anyway represent an indispensable reading of every 
member of the TS.

Best regards,
Anton


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "christinaleestemaker" 
<christinaleestemaker@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Anton
> I did not know this book of Taimni
> He give excellent points.
> Christina
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> --- 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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