Theos-Talk Archives (February 2010 Message tt00060)

I would like to read exactly what she said before jumping to conclusions and accusing somebody of castesim. Please post her article if you have it.

As far as I know, one of the supposed requirements for the WT to manifest was that the body must have been free of meat consumption for many lives. This need not mean a particular caste alone is qualified but in the context of the last century the odds were that a Brahmin body was more likely to satisfy the requirement. To say K was chosen because of his birth (and no other criterion) is wrong but we need to know what the president actually said.

Viswanath



--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, preethi muthiah <seeker_preethi@...> wrote:
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> MKR and all,
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> To bring you back to the point being mentioned by myself below:
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> The President of the Theosophical Society in an article called The Watch-Tower published in every issue of the Theosophist -- which is the official organ of the President of the TS -- mentioned that JK was chosen because of his Brahmin birth to be a World Teacher.
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> So what is a casteist person like Mrs Radha Burnier doing as President of an international organization whose First Object is the creation of a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of humanity irrespective of Class, Caste, Race, Creed etc.? Don't you think it a little strange that even today despite all her untheosophical activities she is given the power and authority she has and holds?
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> Fraternally
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> Preethi
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