Theos-Talk Archives (October 2008 Message tt00518)

We are already seeing it.

mkr

On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:

>   Whoops made a faux pa - all secrets will become transparent
> Cass
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pedro Oliveira <prmoliveira@yahoo.com <prmoliveira%40yahoo.com>>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, 18 October, 2008 11:06:31 AM
> Subject: Theos-World Re: Electing the PTS
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, MKR <mkr777@...> wrote:
>
> > You have hit on the Achilles heel. None of the brilliant stragists
> inside
> > the GC has brought out all the ramifications of tampering with the
> rules.
> > Add to it is the need for transparency. Keeping the GC meeting
> matters super
> > secret should end. Continued secrecy gives the GC members an
> opportunity to
> > create mischief on an on going basis. We do not know what is going
> on inside
> > today! We are where we are primarily due to this.
> >
> > Not a single one of the GC members have ever brought up the secrecy
> issue.
> > They like it. It serves them. It is to their advantage and helps
> them to
> > manipulate what goes on. None of the sections would know about what
> stands
> > their reps took in decisions and what horse trading went on behind
> the
> > scenes. All decisions taken are kept as top secret. For example, we
> hear
> > some changes were made in 2006 or so and no one has talked about
> it. None of
> > us know who are behind them and what was their motivations and what
> were the
> > arguments for and against.
> >
> > It is one reason why in all democracies, all discussions and voting
> takes
> > place in the open.
> >
> > Again let us know forget the warning to AB from one of the
> Founders -
> > Unnecessary secrecy has killed many organizations.
>
> The amendment to the Rules of the TS which was approved in 2006 is
> included in the Minutes of the meeting of the General Council of the
> TS for December 2006. The Minutes are an integral part of the Annual
> Report of the Theosophical Society for 2006 which was sent, by the
> International Secretary, to all General Secretaries, Organising
> Secretaries, Presidential Representatives and Lodges directly
> attached to Adyar.
>
> The Annual Report of the TS, which is sent out from Adyar every year
> around March/April, is therefore a public document. It is up to the
> above officials, which include GC members, to make it available to TS
> members.
>
> Pedro
>
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