Theos-Talk Archives (May 2008 Message tt00094)

This is how to win it:


?My friends, I will have an energy policy which will
eliminate our dependence on oil from Middle East that
will then prevent us from having ever to send our
young men and women into conflict again in the Middle
East.?

Sen.Mc Cain




--- MKR <mkr777@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 
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