Theos-Talk Archives (July 2008 Message tt00264)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Drpsionic@... wrote:

> reasons why Leadbeater would not have been charged with anything,
> not the least the political influence the Theosophical Society had 
> at the time.? The prosecutors would have found good reasons to look
> the other way--their careers depended upon it.

T.S. had no such influence as to influence english court of law.
How Annie Besant, its president, got imprisoned? It at once shows that 
your version is ridiculous. Also it's important that at least some 
charges against Leadbeater were raised inside the T.S. The members of 
the Communist Party which had all the power in USSR, nevertheless were 
often imprisoned. Party just expelled them saying that they "disgrace" 
party. The same thing is with todays ruling party "One Russia".

Anyway we have only allegations and charges and no proofs. For 
example, Wood, who knew Leadbeater personally for many years, and 
later wrote the book where he is critical about Theosophical Society, 
doesn't confirm these charges. We should also remember that he at once 
left Society lest the accusations against cast shadow on the Society, 
and returned only when members invited him again. So, as theosophist, 
we should defend Leadbeater, not despise him, following the precept of 
Blavatsky not to widespread rumors, but defend, and only of you know 
for sure that it's true, be silent (but not widepread anyway). I'm 
sure that she herself would behave so. Moreover, he was her personal 
friend.
The greatest and only trouble of all these theosophists who became 
victims of slander (beginning from Blavatsky) is that they knew 
nothing about what we call today "public relations".