Theos-Talk Archives (November 2008 Message tt00333)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand" <AnandGholap@...> wrote:
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anton Rozman" <anton_rozman@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Anand,
> > 
> > >But then why should we meet in Theosophical lodge?<
> > 
> > Well, let me remind you about the objects and purpose of the 
> > Theosophical Society:
> > 
> > 1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, 
> > without distinction of race, creed, caste or color. 
> > 2. To encourage the study of Comparative Religion, Philosophy and 
> > Science. 
> > 3. To investigate unexplained laws of Nature and the powers 
latent in 
> > man.
> > 
> > For our doctrines to practically react on the so-called moral 
code, 
> > or the ideas of truthfulness, purity, self-denial, charity, etc., 
we 
> > have to preach and popularize a knowledge of Theosophy.
> ---------------------------
> Comments by Anand Gholap:
> Whatever the objects of the TS may be. We need to understand why a
> person goes to Theosophical lodge (and becomes members of the TS). 
TS
> might have certain objects, but person goes to TS lodge for his own
> reasons. And his own reasons may be different from objects of the 
TS.
> When person comes to TS lodge and continues to come to it, he
> generally wants to study with other students in the lodge who are
> studying the same creed, as this person is interested in. 
> So, if person is interested in Blavatsky-creed, he will come to a
> lodge which is studying Blavatsky's writing. Similarly if a person 
is
> interested in studying and discussing Leadbeater-creed, he will come
> to a lodge if others in the lodge are studying and discussing
> Leadbeater-creed. 
> Person comes to the lodge because of his own objects and not for the
> objects of the TS. It sounds selfish, but that is the truth. Person
> comes to the lodge to achieve his own objects and not necessarily 
for
> achieving objects of the TS. This object may be somewhat spiritual,
> like study of the creed e.g. Leadbeater-creed, but it is still his 
own
here we have not lodges specialized to one point of TS.
We take study of all and have programs people can choose .
Programs has been made for the year and everyone can enjoy the study 
he like.
Program is made by members and studygroup contains general interests.










 object. 
> 
> Let us analyse the statement.
> " For our doctrines to practically react on the so-called moral 
code, 
>  or the ideas of truthfulness, purity, self-denial, charity, etc., 
we 
> have to preach and popularize a knowledge of Theosophy."
> Here it is not defined what Theosophy is. By some thought it becomes
> clear that Theosophy here means writing of some prominent
> Theosophists. That means writings of these prominent Theosophists
> becomes a creed for the TS. So, TS saying that it does not have 
creed
> is not so true. 
> 
> Best
> Anand Gholap
>