Theos-Talk Archives (May 2009 Message tt00266)

Dear Govert,
Thanks for your kind words. When I came to theos-talk my skin was thick. Later it became almost bulletproof. 
Best
Anand Gholap
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Govert Schuller" <schuller@...> wrote:
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> Dear Anand,
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> I think apologies suffice. No need to disappear and expunge the record. Actually much will stay as you're quoted and re-quoted many times and then get criticised. 
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> So, I'd say: don't everreact, just cool down the rhetoric a few notches. 
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> Govert
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Anand 
>   To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:21 AM
>   Subject: Theos-World withdrawal of messages
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>   The Freedom of Thought policy of the Theosophical Society, Adyar is stated in these words
>   "there is no doctrine, no opinion, by whomsoever taught or held, that is in any way binding on any member of the Society, none which any member is not free to accept or reject. Approval of its three objects is the sole condition of membership. No teacher, or writer, from H.P. Blavatsky onwards, has any authority to impose his or her teachings or opinions on members."
>   It means all members are free to accept or reject any ideas and are free to express them, keeping in mind brotherhood, courtesy, consideration and such qualities of language.
>   Some members of Theosophical Society have communicated to me that some of my messages are not appropriate. They described some of my messages as baseless, derogatory, malafied and unbrotherly comments passed against brother Theosophists such as Radhaji, P. Krishna, HPB, Krishnamurti and other discriminative remarks against members of some Sections and the Theosophical Society. Their communication shows to me that some of my messages have caused pain to some members of TS. I don't have any intention to cause such pain or to defame anybody. So I withdraw all messages which might fall in the category mentioned above. 
>   Question might be asked which of my messages are philosophical disagreements and which are derogatory comments. So which messages should be withdrawn? Instead of involving in such debate, I withdraw all messages, fully and unconditionally, whether they fall in above category or not. I request the owner of the group to delete all my messages from this theos-talk group. I apologize for the pain caused to some members because of my messages. 
>   As messages in online forums are informal, they should not be taken too seriously by anybody. These messages are not policy statements published officially on which a person would act. I observed messages in many online forums. Members write them carelessly, hastily, without editing and careful consideration of language. 
>   Even then, as some of my messages had been painful to some members, and as I don't see any need for past messages to remain on the group, I withdraw all messages and I request the moderator to delete all of my messages from the forum.
>   Best regards.
>   Anand Gholap
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