Theos-Talk Archives (May 2009 Message tt00037)

>From time to time we see in this and other unmoderated forums, intense
discussions. It is not uncommon to find a few participants are frequent
contributors since it takes a lot of time commitment and interest to
participate and many do not have either.

Any newbee will find participating daunting and sometimes frightening of
being ridiculed. You may have seen messages in the past where me and others
encouraging newbees to post anything they like to without any fear.

As everyone knows by now, this list has provided invaluable service to
theosophists. I am of the opinion that it was key in saving TS(Adyar) as
without the discussions here none of us would have known what was going on.
For too long the leaders were keeping the members in the dark from important
top level decisions as if they are occult secrets ordinary members could not
understand or no need to know.

This mode of operation in a non-secret organization provided potential
opportunities for taking decisions which are not in the best interests of
the members or the organization.

The classic example was the disenfranchisement move which no one could even
dream of in today's democratic world. Thank God, it was avoided and
theos-talk was responsible for letting us know.

With some on-line experience and a thick skin, one can become a very
valuable contributor, because from time to time, we need someone to call
that the emperor has no clothes.

MKR

There is no religion higher than Truth



On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Shel Steijl <shelley@sai.co.za> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Leon,
>
> I think there are many of us who have become mostly observers to this site;
> perhaps given a different "atmosphere", to use Katinka's appropriate words,
> there might be more open discussion, teaching and learning.
>
> Kind regards
> Shel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leon Maurer
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Individuals who did much damage to
> Theosophical movement
>
> Is everyone in this forum paranoid? Is every criticism or
> observation one makes considered a personal "attack"?
>
> Maybe I ought to shut up before they start attacking me. ;-)
>
> Leon
>
> On May 2, 2009, at 5/2/092:43 AM, Morten Nymann Olesen wrote:
>
> > Dear Katinka
> >
> > My views are:
> >
> > Katinka wrote:
> > "Funny that now you two are saying, in slightly different words, to
> > Joe to 'shut up'. :)"
> >
> > I guess you are talking about me and Anand?
> >
> > Please. My dear fellow Seeker, I did not myself say such a thing.
> > Try to read the e-mails again.
> >
> > I merely suggested that Joe remained calm within himself, and this
> > does most certainly not imply, that Joe aught to "shut up" or to
> > ask others to 'shut up' or anything like that does it?
> > And it did not imply, that I suggested a long time student to tell
> > me, that I said something which I actually did not say and never
> > had the intention of saying.
> >
> >
> > Why attack me for seeking to be helpful to all of us?
> >
> >
> >
> > M. Sufilight
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Katinka Hesselink
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 8:28 AM
> > Subject: Theos-World Re: Individuals who did much damage to
> > Theosophical movement
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Anand" <AnandGholap@...> wrote:
> >>
> >> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-
> >> theosophy@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear Joe
> >>>
> >>> I find it impolite to ask a person to "Shut up".
> >>> I suggest, that we all remain calm within and contemplate the
> >>> issues as resonable persons.
> >>
> >> I wonder how, after so many years, Joe does not know what is
> >> acceptable language in Theosophical forums.
> >>
> >
> > I'm finding it very hard to not say 'shut up' here as well. Joe
> > is trying, like me - to create a forum with a different atmosphere
> > from the one here. That may include asking people who are used to
> > the combative style of theos-talk to please tone it down a bit or
> > even shut up.
> >
> > Funny that now you two are saying, in slightly different words,
> > to Joe to 'shut up'. :)
> >
> > Katinka
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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