Theos-Talk Archives (July 2009 Message tt00127)

I am still waiting for the 'hush now' Charles from Annie!!!
Cass


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>From: nhcareyta <nhcareyta@yahoo.com.au>
>To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Thursday, 9 July, 2009 12:00:56 PM
>Subject: Theos-World Re: Did Leadbeater Encourage "blind following"??
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>--- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "danielhcaldwell" <danielhcaldwell@ ...> wrote:
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>> Did Leadbeater encourage "blind following" as
>> Anand phrases it?
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>> You be the judge. Here is what Mr. Leadbeater said
>> about Mrs. Besant:
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>Yes Daniel, and all
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>And this blind following demanded from a man who lied 
>repeatedly, who manifestly contradicted the very masters he 
>claimed to represent and who admitted to serious sexual 
>misdemeanours with young boysâ and whose many 
>fantastical statements in his books have been removed by 
>"theosophical" publishers to avoid both extreme embarrassment
>and justified discredit, and to maintain the blind following 
>of a blatant liar.
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>Is it any wonder that deception and deceit from whatever 
>quarter continues to infect some in the Adyar Theosophical 
>Society.
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>It is disappointing the many honourable members in that
>organisation continue to permit these violations to occur.
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>Courage of convictions it seems is in short supply. 
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>Regards
>Nigel
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>> "What can I say to you of your President [Annie
>> Besant] that you do not know already? Her colossal
>> intellect, her unfailing wisdom, her unrivalled
>> eloquence, her splendid forgetfulness of self,
>> her untiring devotion of work for others - all
>> these are but a small part of her greatness;
>> they are on the surface, they may be seen by all,
>> they leap to the eyes. But there are other qualities,
>> other powers, of which you cannot know, because they
>> pertain to the secrets of Initiation. She is a
>> pupil of our Masters; from the fount of Their
>> archaic wisdom she derives her own, the plans which
>> she is carrying out are Their plans for the welfare
>> of the world. THINK THEREFORE, HOW GREAT AN
>> HONOUR IT IS FOR YOU that you should be permitted
>> to work under her, for in doing so you are virtually
>> working under Them. THINK HOW WATCHFUL YOU SHOULD
>> BE TO MISS NO HINT WHICH FALLS FROM HER LIPS, to carry
>> out EXACTLY whatever instructions she may give to you.
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>> Remember...there will be times when you cannot
>> understand her motives, for she is taking into account
>> many things which you cannot see and of which
>> she must not tell you. BUT WHETHER YOU UNDERSTAND
>> OR NOT, YOU WILL BE WISE TO FOLLOW HER IMPLICITLY, JUST
>> BECAUSE SHE KNOWS.
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>> THIS IS NOT MERE SUPPOSITION ON MY PART, NO MERE
>> FLIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION; I HAVE STOOD BESIDE YOUR
>> PRESIDENT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SUPREME DIRECTOR
>> OF EVOLUTION ON THIS GLOBE, AND I KNOW WHEREOF I
>> SPEAK. Let the wise hear my words, and act accordingly. "
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>> Caps added. Adyar Album, p. 45.
>> 
>> Daniel
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