Theos-Talk Archives (May 2010 Message tt00012)

In my book THE ESOTERIC WORLD OF MADAME BLAVATSKY,
you will find a vivid account of Olcott's and HPB's
visit to Sri Lanka.  See:

http://www.theosophical.org/resources/books/esotericworld/chapter09/

For more about my book, see:

http://esotericworld.net/

Daniel
Blavatsky Study Center
http://blavatskyarchives.com





--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@...> wrote:
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> An interesting article about Olcott & HPB's visit to Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
> 
> Olcott knew he had to travel, meet with people and speak to public. It was
> this very personal approach that was responsible for his effectiveness in
> spreading theosophy. Even today, the human nature has not changed.
> Politicians and leaders travel personally to meet their constituents and
> deliver speeches and push their agenda, in spite of the modern tools such as
> TV and Internet. These days, in spite of having many intellectuals trying to
> impress members and public with their past academic achievements, we rarely
> hear about organizational leaders travel and actively involved in public
> issues such as Olcott and Besant did. No wonder, membership and lodge counts
> in the West going South.
> 
> Full account of Olcott & HPB's visit at the following link.
> 
> <http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/09/30/fea02.asp<http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/09/30/fea02.asp>
> >
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> MKR
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