Theos-Talk Archives (October 2010 Message tt00158)

Everytime something like this happens, it only diminishes the credibility of
the leaders. It makes one wonder why so much energy and time is spent in
these issues when membership in the Sections is on a free fall. Membership
issue is local and due to the full autonomy of Sections, its leaders have
prime responsibility and we do not see this issue talked. For example in the
USA, during Dora's time there were 8,000 members and now we have less than
4,000; not a pretty picture.

MKR

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Erica L. Georgiades
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> Dear Doss,
>
> Unfortunately the same strategy of secrecy keeps going on.
>
> It is a pity that members must learn through the Editorial of the
> international
> President that some council members, made such a request.
>
> The leaders of some Sections, forget that they have a seat in the
> International
> council, only because they were elected by members of their Sections ., and
> as
> such, they should respect their members andat least inform them about their
>
> actions.
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> I see such attitude as extremely arrogant and elitist.
>
> Erica
>
> ________________________________
> From: MKR <mkr777@yV4YAM0uyeIL1TG2xP6mHODPmI0gCEHeQJ9PtGchOGA-6FGxpjYVb1WVLdZYh73KI48EdPf2CyM.yahoo.invalid <mkr777%40gmail.com>>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 5:26:58 PM
> Subject: Re: theos-talk Radha Burnier - Editorial October 2010
>
>
> Glad to see the Watch Tower article. It is good that Radhaji dealt with the
> letters she received regarding the VP and additional members head on. It is
> a pity that those who wrote the letter did not consider it necessary to
> keep
> their dues paying members informed. It would be very easy in today's
> Internet world. Even theos-talk would have published it free of cost to any
> one!
>
> This, I suppose is typical of the way we are all treated by the leaders.
> How
> can we forget how without telling any of the members an attempt was made to
> disenfranchise all of us.
>
> In the opinion of many members, this did more damage to the credibility of
> the leaders and alerted the members to be vigilant because leaders may be
> misguided and make decisions not in the interests of theosophy or
> theosophical society and yet do not see it.
>
> I recall the comment made by one of the Adepts, when the London Lodge
> complained the lack of progress, it was pointed out that it was all the
> result of the actions and attitude of its members. When so much energy is
> devoted to the electioneering, GC meetings etc. the continuing drop in
> membership outside India should not be a surprise to anyone.
>
> Let us keep tuned in. Courtesy of Internet, we will know what is going on
> behind the scenes.
>
> MKR
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Erica L. Georgiades
> <eletzerich@FqS_OmZ-hhxjHVu_WTLyYCNt5Ok8wcmD6UjybxS-q2jsAssWVC-8qUMZbOALgLqiDIvrqEnvEr2MimbX.yahoo.invalid <eletzerich%40yahoo.com>>wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > On her editorial to the October 2010 issue of The Theosophist Radha
> Burnier
> >
> > comments on the positive impact of the Dalai Lama on the contemporary
> > world, on
> > how Theosophical knowledge can take us to a different level of knowing
> and
> > on
> > the claim, by a few General Council members of the TS (Adyar), that the
> > election
> > of the international Vice-President and of four additional members of the
> > same
> > Council, was 'illegal'.
> >
> > Her editorial is available on Aikya, under the option (New) On the Watch
> > Tower
> > Radha Burnier:
> > http://www.theosophicalsociety.gr/aikya/index.html
> >
> > Erica
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