Theos-Talk Archives (October 2009 Message tt00062)

The rules relate to routine admin matters such as admission of members,
dues, chartering new lodges etc. I do not have ready reference to the
details. The role of the president was discussed in one of the letters to A
P Sinnett.

MKR

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Morten Nymann Olesen <
global-theosophy@stofanet.dk> wrote:

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> MKR
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> "TS. So long as the Sections do not violate any rules, they
> are totally free to carry on their activities in any manner they decide and
> not even the International President can interfere with it. "
>
> Please: What rules?
> I thought, that TS Adyar had no doctrine it was promotiong?
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MKR
> To: theos-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 3:08 PM
> Subject: Theos-World Looking Within is What is Needed
>
> Looking Within is What is Needed
>
> The Eastern Way of looking at spiritual matters is to look within for
> problems and answers. More you look within and understand yourself, more
> wise you are and more practical and effective you are.
>
> I think this applies to organizations as well. TS is no exception. In their
> wisdom, helped from advise from the Inner Founders, HSO & HPB & Judge set
> up
> TS with full autonomy for the Sections and Lodges. This setup was not
> arrived at on a whim. I think some very deep thoughts and wisdom went in.
> The objective of HSO, who was President for life, was for TS to spread the
> knowledge of theosophy far and wide so that men and women everywhere can
> benefit by it. HSO did not intend to dictate to the members and Sections as
> the President for Life.
>
> The traditional businesses are setup with top down control and the level
> and
> intensity of control varies with the organization. With TS we are dealing
> with the lives of people and the intent was the knowledge that theosophy
> provides, there would be individual transformation for the better - better
> for everyone.
>
> If you look at some of the discussions going on, you will notice many of
> them are directed and deal with Adyar and International President. What is
> missing is very simple. The future growth of TS and spread of theosophy. TS
> does not function like Vatican, even though some subconsciously may believe
> so. Growth depends on what we do at home.
>
> Not much has been talked about the full autonomy of the Sections, even
> though the Section leaders relish the power they have in the autonomy
> provided by the TS. So long as the Sections do not violate any rules, they
> are totally free to carry on their activities in any manner they decide and
> not even the International President can interfere with it. Even the GC
> does
> not have the power to remove the Section leader. This is to guarantee the
> autonomy of the Sections so that no one outside can interfere - whether
> other sections or a clique in the GC. This topic of the role of the
> President in respect of the Sections and Lodges is well discussed even in
> the Mahatma Letters. It looks like many may have forgotten it.
>
> In the circumstances, it is time again to look at what is happening in many
> of the Sections. One of the measures of the progress of TS is to see growth
> in membership and lodges. The trend outside India is in a very sad shape.
> Very few leaders, elders, scholars, historians discuss it because they do
> not have a clue to what is going on. In many cases, they do not discuss it
> because if they happen to be in leadership positions, it would reflect
> badly
> on their performance. The trend in India shows a very steady growth with
> the
> result it is the largest Section in the world. This confirms the Wisdom of
> the Inner Founders to move TS from NY to India over a century ago.
>
> Most country leaders find non significant outside issues to divert the
> attention of the public. All the talk about Adyar and International
> President falls into a similar category. So it is high time for all of us
> to
> look into what is happening in our backyards - our lodges and Sections. And
> see what we can do. This is what is going to yield results in terms of
> spreading the knowledge of theosophy so that our brothers and sisters can
> benefit and improve the well being of every one.
>
> MKR
>
> There is no religion higher than Truth
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