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Re: Theos-World Re: ??? MORAL LEADERSHIP ??? online communication

Apr 23, 2009 09:29 PM
by Drpsionic


The TS is a corporation.  It inherits itself.
 
Chuck the Heretic
 
 
In a message dated 4/23/2009 7:37:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
silva_cass@yahoo.com writes:

 
 


who stands to inherit  it?
Cass

________________________________
From:  "_Drpsionic@aol.Drp_ (mailto:Drpsionic@aol.com) " <_Drpsionic@aol
.Drp_ (mailto:Drpsionic@aol.com) >
To: _theos-talk@yahoogrotheos-t_ (mailto:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com) 
Sent:  Thursday, 23 April, 2009 2:28:52 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: ??? MORAL  LEADERSHIP ??? online communication

The Olcott estate is worth a  fortune. It is 40 acres of very prime real 
estate in the Chicago suburbs  even without the buildings.

Chuck the Heretic

In a message dated  4/22/2009 9:21:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
silva_cass@yahoo. com  writes:

Anyone know the total $ value of the TS
and its  properties?

It seems that every TS organization is set
up like an  all powerful minor regime - those
whose regime with more liquid assets  appear
to have more say in how the TS will go forward.

Is there one  big pot that the minor regimes
contribute  to?

Cass

____________ _________ _________ __
From: Govert  Schuller <_schuller@alpheus. sch_ 
(mailto:schuller@(mailto:schuller@<>
To: _theos-talk@ yahoogrotheos- t_ (mailto:theos-To: _theos-talk@ yahoogroth
Sent: Thursday, 23 April, 2009 2:07:53 AM
Subject: Re:  Theos-World Re: ??? MORAL LEADERSHIP ??? online communication

Dear  Katinka & MKR,

I do not think there is any formal organizational  reason to hear from 
Krotona for the simple reason that it is not part of  the TSA nor of the 
international TS. For the longest time I thought that  Krotona was one of 
the many 
Theosophical retreats in the USA like Far  Horizons, Pumkin Hollow and 
Indralaya. It is not. It is a part of the ES,  which is formally 
independent of 
the TS, and its head is PTS Radha  Burnier. 

Therefore you can not expect anybody living at Krotona or  being part of 
its board to comment, on behalf of Krotona (or the ES for  that matter), on 
the campaign letters, Burnier's health, the PTS election,  semi-secret 
proposals and their leaking or the 2008 GC meeting. 

Of  course, all are TS members and are free to speak out as individuals, 
but  so are we. There is nothing intrinsically special about the group of 
TS  
members connected to Krotona, though there are some individuals there who  
are outstanding. 

If any authorative 'speaking out' should be done  it should come from 
someone with access to the facts and a grasp of the  formal structure of 
the TS 
like the very helpful Keith Fisher. He might  bring some allegations to 
rest 
and if what he reports goes unchallenged,  I'll take his as the last word. 

But he is probably not in a position  to clarify and resolve all the 
inter-connected problems mentioned above.  For that to happen the 
membership will 
be in need of a commission of  inquiry to bring out all the relevant facts 
and analyse the procedural  mistakes and misperceptions which have occured, 
not just to find the truth  or facilitate resolution, but with an eye on 
remedying the problems with  possibly long-overdue structural improvements 
in 
the governance model of  our allegedly democratic organization. That will 
require a certain  citizen-spirit in the membership at the grass-root 
level, 
which might  express itself either through 1) open letters; 2) in the 
formally 
correct  way at our own lodge; 3) or at the yearly business meeting of our  
respective sections; 4) and in the end, through sending our section heads  
to 
the 2009 GC meeting with clear instructions to set up such a body of  
inquiry. 

Govert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cass  Silva 
To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009  8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: ??? MORAL LEADERSHIP ??? online  communication

I have just posted a similar response to Katinka
and  you will see that I am of the same mind  as
you.

Cass

____________ _________ _________ __
From: MKR  <mkr777@gmail. com>
To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Tuesday,  21 April, 2009 6:55:56 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: ??? MORAL LEADERSHIP  ??? online communication

Hello, everyone. Nice to see Katinka share her  views. I would like to add a
few facts.

The simplest Internet  application is email. These days a lot of people
including older and middle  aged folks in the West use it to keep in touch
with their family and  friends. If one can type with two fingers, one can
write a msg and email  it. Age is not a barrier. My mother learnt how to 
send
email when she  was 80 years of age. (She was born and grew up in India.) 
She
quit  sending email only when her eye sight became bad.

During the last one  year, a lot of significant events have taken place in
TS. Except a few well  known members, no one has come out on the Internet
with any views on the  events. This is very significant.

The comment about Krotona simply  highlights the fact that the cream of the
dedicated, knowledgeable and  experienced theosophists who are deeply
committed to theosophy and TS have  kept silent on the events. Ordinary
members especially the rookies  (newbees) find this totally perplexing
because there is a severe disconnect  between what they hear of basic
theosophical ideas and what they see in  action.

All some of us can do is to do is go to the top of the tower  and shout that
the house is on fire. Hope some one  hears.

MKR

There is no religion higher than truth

On Tue,  Apr 21, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Katinka Hesselink <
mail@katinkahesseli  nk.net> wrote:

>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I think  a lot of the current confusion is due to the fact that the old
> hands  at Krotona (and in Wheaton & in Adyar) just don't know what to do  
with
> the new media which are used to spread information and  misinformation,
> innuendo and fact.
>
> I was talking with  my mother just this morning about this. She is used 
to
> the slow  communication methods of her youth. Getting used to students who
> rap  out a fast reply to just about any question is hard for her.  
Similarly
> our leaders are in a position that is hardly enviable:  the internet and
> e-mail are used to spread ideas, thoughts, opinions -  but the habits of 
how
> to respond to them have not been formed.  With the result that people 
decide
> on what used to be the best  response to many problems: just let it blow
> past. Giving energy to  something will only strengthen it, after all.
>
> Or in other  words 'if you have nothing to say that would contribute, hold
> your  tongue'. But, as both writers below have noticed, this no longer  
works
> in the same way. And another saying becomes pertinent:  'inaction in a 
deed
> of mercy is a deadly sin' (mahatma quote I  think).
>
> I'm not saying it is a deadly sin. I'm saying that we  are in the midst 
of a
> culture learning to deal with a new  technology that is changing the way 
we
> communicate. And the people  at the top are called on to learn to deal 
with
> them while in the  spotlight. It's not surprising they are making serious
> mistakes while  doing so - because it takes another way of dealing with
> emotions than  they grew up with.
>
> So I'm not surprised at not having heard  from Krotona. I'm not sure I 
blame
> them either.
>
>  There's a digital divide here - and some are crossing it with skill,  
others
> without - and some are simply not crossing it at all. It  really is too 
much
> to expect people in their eighties to do more  than observe what's going 
on
> online.
>
> Katinka  Hesselink
> __http://www.allconsi_ (http://www.allconsi/)  _ (_http://www.allconsi_ 
(http://www.allconsi/)   /) dering.com/
> __http://www.katinkah_ (http://www.katinkah/)  _ (_http://www.katinkah_ 
(http://www.katinkah/)   /) esselink. net/
> __http://www.overpein_ (http://www.overpein/)  _ (_http://www.overpein_ 
(http://www.overpein/)   /) zende.nl/
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com  <theos-talk% 40yahoogroups. com>,
> "t_s_theosophist"  <THEOSOPHIST@ ...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
>  >
> >
> >
> >
> > ??? MORAL LEADERSHIP  ???
> >
> >
> > It certainly takes no degree of  clairvoyance to realize that a certain
> group of General Secretaries,  labeled "The Quartet" has been playing 
"Dirty
> Politics." Anyone  with a Clear and Perceptive Mind can see this.
> >
>  >
> > First....An attempt to depict Radha Burnier as physically  & mentally
> unfit to hold office, contrary to the medical evidence  of three reputable
> physicans.
> >
> >
> >  Second...A clandestine attempt to dis-enfranchise T.S. members from
>  voting.
> >
> >
> > Third...An untrue and  unwarranted attack on the veracity of the Indian
> Section, with no  evidence to substantiate the allegations.
> >
> >
>  > Fourth ...An attempt to disrupt the business of the General  Council
> meeting.
> >
> >
> > And Now a  passive/agressive promotion to bias the membership against
>  Adyar.
> >
> >
> > In the note below, M.K. Ramadoss  raises a profound question which is on
> the minds of not only many  Theosophists but also the internet public at
> large.
>  >
> >
> > I would also add: What is the Karma of Silence  when confronted with the
> Sinister and unmoral activity that The  "Quartet" has been and continues 
to
> promote?
> >
>  >
> > Fraternaly;
> >
> > William  Delahunt
> >
> >
> > ------------ ---------  -
> >
> >
> > M.K. RAMADOSS COMMENTS:
>  >
> >
> > From what I understand, Krotona residents are  long-time dedicated 
members
> of TS and I am also told that they are  also members of esoteric section.
> >
> >
> > Many  of the residents are past and present theosophical leaders,
> lecturers  and writers. So, rookie members assume that the cream of wisdom
>  resides there.
> >
> >
> > For ordinary members who  have been following the events since the
> beginning of the  international election last year, the silence of 
members at
>  Krotona is a real puzzle.
> >
> >
> > There was the  spreading of the untruth about Radha Burnier's health by
> some leaders  world-wide. Even after this untruth was proven false, the
> leaders took  no action to fix their earlier allegations.
> >
> >
>  > Then came the unproven allegations of procedural errors in the  
election
> in India.
> >
> >
> > Final  bombshell was the ultra secret attempt to seize control of
> presidency  by disenfranchising members world-wide, which was fortunately
>  discovered in time and broadcast over Internet and TS was saved from a
>  disaster.
> >
> >
> > During all of the above, we  did not hear a single word of protest 
against
> any of the above  from any of the leaders " past and present" residing at
>  Krotona.
> >
> >
> > Is the above behaviour a  reflection of the fear of the consequences of
> calling a spade a spade  or they do not see what was going on?
> >
> >
> >  We have read in the historical accounts, men and women losing even  
their
> lives in their
> > fight for Truth. Are we seeing  the real effects of Kali Yuga?
> >
> >
> > Rookie  and ordinary members are really perplexed.
> >
> >
>  > M.K. Ramadoss
> >
> > There is no religion higher than  truth
> >
> >
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>  >
> >
> > Theos-Talk
> >
> > (click  link)
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> >
> >
> > ============ =======
>  >
> >
> > For Further Documentation Relating To These  Issues See:
> >
> >
> > After the General Council  Meeting 2008
> >
> >
> > (click link)
> >  __http://www.teozofij_ (http://www.teozofij/)  _ 
(_http://www.teozofij_ (http://www.teozofij/)   /) a.info/Teozofsko 
_gibanje/ After_Convention _2008.htm
>  >
> >
> > ============ ======
> >
>  >
> > We Invite You To Join Us Daily In...
> >
>  >
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> >
> >
> >  (click link)
> > __http://www.teozofij_ (http://www.teozofij/)  _ (_http://www.teozofij_ 
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