Theos-Talk Archives (November 2008 Message tt00022)

Anand,

You write:

> I won't say Masters don't exist. But I don't think there is sufficient
> accuracy in so called Mahatma Letters to allow them to be called
> letters from the Masters. It is possible that Blavatsky received
> glimpse of Masters' thoughts, then she put them in her own words, 
> materialized and told others that Mahatmas sent letters. Big problem
> caused by it is Mahatma's image is tarnished because of low quality of
> Blavatsky's writing in so called Mahatma Letters. 

I focus on your two sentences which read:

[1] "...I don't think there is sufficient accuracy in so called Mahatma 
Letters...."

[2] "....Mahatma's image is tarnished because of low quality of 
Blavatsky's writing in so called Mahatma Letters....'

Anand, can you give some SPECIFIC and CONCRETE examples of this "low 
quality" and "[in]sufficient accuracy" and why you judge these examples 
AS SUCH?

I must say that you have this "habit" of seldom if ever giving any 
details, specifics, etc. by which any of your statements can be judged.

You may sometimes have a good point, etc. etc, but who knows since you 
usually write in such vague and general terms.

Of course you can write as you so see fit but I would suggest that some 
readers of your postings may have a tendency to disregard what you say 
simply because you seldom ever give sufficient information, etc. so 
that we can understand what you are getting at.

So  4 or 5 SPECIFIC, CONCRETE and DETAILED examples from the Mahatma 
Letters would help.

Personally I have read and studied the Mahatma Letters since the early 
1970s and have helped in a few ways George Linton and Virginia Hanson 
with their 2nd ed. of THE READERS GUIDE TO THE MAHATMA LETTERS, also 
Mrs. Hanson's MASTERS AND MEN and also supplied some input to the 
editor of the Chronological edition of the MLs, and yet I still find 
everytime I read the letters greater value and more insight contained 
in these epistles from the Masters.

So I am somewhat puzzled by your comments about "low quality", etc....

Just take Letters 10, 22 and 134 (as numbered in the first three 
editions of the letters), ....  wow there is a world of meaning and 
depth to be found in just these 3 letters.  Whoever wrote these letters 
not only had a command of the ideas presented but also knew how to 
bring in just the right citations, references, that help to support and 
elucidate the basic ideas presented.  These 3 letters have high quality 
material and ideas presented.  And I could give more examples of this.  
And in fact later when I have more time, I think I will do that in a 
series of postings here.

Daniel
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