Theos-Talk Archives (May 2008 Message tt00091)

When I see what is going on, I came across a cite from Ernest Wood's book ==
"Is this Theosophy?" which appears relevant. He ran in the election in which
George Arundale was elected as President to succeed Annie Besant. Here is
the cite:

"In the very end of the book Wood writes:

The new President, Mr. Arundale -- he now dropped the use of his title of
Bishop outside the church activities, as he ahd announced his intention to
do so -- or Dr. Arundale, if we are to recognize the honorary degree
conferred upon him by the short-lived National University -- wrote me that
his intentions were to pursue a thoroughly liberal policy. I could not
congratulate him on his election, considering the way in which it had been
conducted, but I wrote wishing him success in the liberal intentions
expressed in his letter to me.

But since I saw no landing-place for the weary unwelcome foot of the white
dove of truth in the new interpretation of the Society's principle of
tolerance: "Thou shall not find fault with a brother's views or
activities." What a convenience that sort of tolerance would be to
lawbreakers in general, if only it could be adopted in the outside world!'

I learned to detest theosophical politics, with their hiding everything
that does not redound to the credit of those in power, and their perpetual
circles of mutual admiration, but I was left with a high regard for the
theosophists scattered over the world as a lovable-- albeit most innocent
and childlike -- body of people.

It is not here, nor is it there, that pure life or truth shall be found.
There are no secret passages to truth. No hocus-pocus of incantations, of
word or of the subtler word that is thought, can light or fan the central
fire. No establishment can establish it; no communications communicate.

end----"

mkr

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Anton Rozman <anton_rozman@yahoo.com> wrote:

>   I am reading and re-reading the message and can not understand how
> the International Secretary violated the Rules and Regulations and
> compromised the freedom and fairness of the election with the
> disclosure of names of those who will except nominations and who not.
> More information delivered the better.
>
> In democracy it is allowed everything what is not specially
> prohibited and not the other way round.
>
> In my view the Election Committee really transcended its authority
> with the disclosure of doctors' certificates and accompanying demands
> as they were not approved by the Executive Committee. And we can now
> see that these certificates are personal messages of doctors and not
> official documents of the hospital they work in and that they were
> produced especially for this purpose.
>
> It seems that the message brings opinion that already the candidacy
> of the second candidate is a political plot.
>
> Well, more than that I think that it reveals that the message was not
> understood and that the personal interests are more important of
> those of the Theosophical Society.
>
> Anton
>
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>, MKR
> <mkr777@...> wrote:
> >
> > The plot thickens.
> >
> > Mary Anderson, in violation of the procedure, has disclosed the
> nomination
> > information before the deadline as laid down by the election rules
> and in
> > administrative matters this would be considered official misconduct
> leading
> > to immediate dismissal. In governmental offices in the USA the
> person would
> > be convicted for a criminal offense. I am wondering why she is
> still there
> > as International Secretary and a member of the Election Committee
> and GC and
> > how can any TS member trust her in any matter going thru her? (No
> wonder she
> > has not responded to my e-mail.)
> >
> > Thanks, Pedro. But for your post, we all would to be in the dark
> about the
> > activities taking place behind closed doors and as far as I know,
> none of
> > the National Secretaries shared this info with their members, why
> would
> > they? If this is not compromising the elections from the beginning,
> what
> > else?
> >
> > We have talked about the transparency issue and it is why in many
> > organizations these kind of information is public knowledge to
> prevent
> > manipulation to tilt the elections and do a disservice to the
> members. None
> > of us, theosophists can imagine that this can happen in Adyar. This
> is Kali
> > Yuga and whom can we trust anymore?
> >
> > THERE IS NO RELIGION HIGHER THAN TRUTH
> >
> > mkr
> >
> > PS: I think that the electioneering planning started in December
> 2005, yes
> > 2005.
> >
> > mkr
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/3/08, prmoliveira <prmoliveira@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Rule 10 of the Rules of the TS (Adyar) determines, among other
> > > things, the following procedure for the election of President:
> > >
> > > "(b) Immediately on its appointment; the Election Committee shall
> > > instruct the Secretary to send out to the members of the General
> > > Council a written call for nominations for the office of
> President.
> > > The call for nominations shall be sent by airmail or other
> > > expeditious means if airmail be unavailable, followed one week
> later
> > > by a second (duplicate) call.
> > >
> > > (d) At the expiration of ten weeks, the Election Committee shall
> > > place all the nominations received, together with the relevant
> > > papers, before the Executive Committee at a meeting especially
> > > con¬vened for the purpose.
> > >
> > > At such meeting the Executive Committee shall examine the
> nominations.
> > >
> > > The three nominees having the highest number of nominations shall
> > > alone be qualified to be on the voting list, but if two (or more)
> > > nominees qualify for the last place on the voting list, they shall
> > > both (or all) be included in the list.
> > >
> > > No nominee shall be included in the voting list unless supported
> by
> > > at least twelve nominations."
> > >
> > > Below is the message that the International Secretary, Miss Mary
> > > Anderson, who is also a member of the Election Committee, sent to
> a
> > > number of members of the General Council:
> > >
> > > From: Mary Anderson
> > > Sent: Monday, 14 January 2008 8:51 PM
> > > Subject: Presidential Election
> > >
> > > 14 January 2008
> > >
> > > Dear Colleagues,
> > >
> > > As the Secretary's Office is closed today, Monday, and
> > > tomorrow due to holidays, I am using my personal email
> > > to send this communication.
> > >
> > > Would those of you who have not yet done so please
> > > acknowledge receipt of Circular No.1 or No.1-A
> > > regarding the Presidential Election, sent out by
> > > airmail on 18 December and again on 24 December 2007
> > > and handed to some of you in Adyar.
> > >
> > > Those of you who are on the General Council and
> > > therefore have power of nomination might like to know
> > > that so far Mrs Radha Burnier and Dr John Algeo have
> > > agreed to be nominated, and that Miss Tran-Thi-Kim-Dieu has
> informed
> > > me that she will not accept nomination.
> > >
> > > With kind regards,
> > >
> > > Mary Anderson
> > > International Secretary
> > >
> > > As can be seen from the dates above in her message:
> > >
> > > 1) It was sent while the nomination process was still on, since
> the
> > > ten weeks from 18 December 2007 would expire on 26 February 2008;
> > >
> > > 2) It was sent without any provision for such a communication in
> the
> > > TS Rules as her second communication to GC members had already
> been
> > > sent on 24 December 2007;
> > >
> > > 3) It disclosed the names of two nominees while the nomination
> > > process was still under way;
> > >
> > > 4) It included the name of Miss Tran-Thi-Kim-Dieu while declaring
> > > that "she will not accept nomination".
> > >
> > > When TS members received, through their Sections or National
> > > Societies, the official voting papers which were issued by the
> > > International Secretary at Adyar, it became known that Miss Kim
> Dieu,
> > > who has been the Chairman of the European of the TS since 1995,
> had
> > > nominated John Algeo for President.
> > >
> > > So Miss Anderson, following in the footseps of her former
> assistant
> > > at Adyar, Elvira Carbonell, who sent an email to General Council
> > > members, on 19 December 2007, informing them that John Algeo had
> > > decided to accept nominations for the Presidential Election, also
> > > compromised the freedom and fairness of the election, her role as
> > > International Secretary and as a member of the Election Committee.
> > >
> > > Pedro Oliveira
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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