Theos-Talk Archives (April 2011 Message tt00032)

Some time ago, I bought two volumes, each nearly 900 pages and it was very
bulky to carry around when I travel. All I did was to take them to the local
office supply/print place and cut the binding off and fed them to a fast
scanner and in a couple of hours I had a searchable pdf copy.  If I had
waited for the publishers to make pdf copy available, I will be dead and be
in some other world!

Just a few days ago, Amazon is offering free storage space in the cloud and
anything can be stored there and can be accessed from a computer with
Internet connection. World is changing. We have to find a solution for this
issue, which is not new and the whole world is facing. For example, the sale
of music cds and dvds are pl;ummeting and musicians in this country find
that they make most of their money when they do live performance.

Status quo is not a solution. Let us hope the judge book is soon made
available as pdf file fo all of us poor theosophists (most are) can read it
and understand the facts. Facts do help in any situation.

By the way, there is a software model called shareware or freeware. Programs
are made available and the users send in some money as donation since most
want to support the efforts and help others make a living. This should be
tried for theosophical books as well.

MKR

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Erica L. Georgiades <eletzerich@Sg6gGykK7icJAnyruEAJIPJJj6lN5q6ApN9EqWxyXUELOKpKk5pyxmY0fSxK6x1CqrVNNK2hP13we_w-.yahoo.invalid>wrote:

>
>
> Doss,
>
> Certainly a lot of people would get a copy of the book if it would be
> distributed on PDF format. I would be one.
> Not sure you have seeing the book, but is giant....that means a lot of work
> was
> put into it.
>
> Somehow, someone who spends such long time doing this kind of work, should
> get
> some incoming. Or at least be able to cover the expenses of the
> publication,
> which I am not so sure was the case with the mentioned book.
>
> Erica
>
> ________________________________
> From: MKR <mkr777@d2A9_lRRj41Aldv8BUctR0fun4W4ekF9jBBlY2UUA2k7rqqSqilobDfLip1yybhzxdcc5tdASo8.yahoo.invalid>
>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 7:25:47 AM
> Subject: Re: theos-talk Re: Justice to Judge in 2011
>
>
> Let me jump in here. I have posted a msg that getting a pdf file published
> will help those interested in Judge Case get more facts. I hope many of
> those who strongly feel about Judge issue will contact Pelletier and
> convince him to release his book as a pdf file for free download. The book
> is too pricey for most theosophists to buy it. And those who want a hard
> copy will buy it any way. Personally I would like to read the pdf copy get
> a
> first hand idea of the details that Pelletier has presented in it.
>
> MKR
>
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Erica L. Georgiades <eletzerich@Sg6gGykK7icJAnyruEAJIPJJj6lN5q6ApN9EqWxyXUELOKpKk5pyxmY0fSxK6x1CqrVNNK2hP13we_w-.yahoo.invalid
> >wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Kons,
> >
> > Regarding democracy you are right. About questioning the motives of the
> > group or
> > that there might be something else behind their intentions, I can't agree
> > with
> > that. It is clear the group who request the revision considers there was
> a
> > misjudgment of the case. This is only natural because there is a lot of
> > unpublished material about it. As long the material related to the case
> is
> > not
> > published, the question mark will remain open: was a correct judgment or
> > not?
> >
> > I am not so sure about Olcott's judgement. Do you think he did right to
> > request
> > HPB to leave India? Cetainly many Theosophists will tell you he could
> have
> > managed the situation in a different way. Also that he should have
> > supported
> > H.P.B., despite all controversies at the time. Olcott also request
> > Leadbeater
> > to leave the Theosophical Society. Something Besant changed when invited
> > him
> > back. So it seems that Besant did not consider Olcott's judgement correct
> > on
> > that matter. I am sure those who praise CWL disagree with Olcott till
> > today.
> > And if Besant had not called him back, perhaps they would be right now
> > sending
> > letters to Adyar requesting a revision of CWL's case... who knows.... And
> > if
> > this would be the case, do not listen to them would be also unfair.
> >
> > Humans are far from being perfect and that do not exclude the founders
> and
> > leaders of the Theosophical Society. There has been people judged by
> > competent
> > tribunals and condemned to death penalty, whose innocence were proved
> > decades
> > after their execution. Judge has a special place in the history and
> > foundation
> > of the T.S and the facts regarding his case should be made public. To
> close
> >
> > here, I think that Govert presents very reasonable suggestions that
> should
> > be
> > considered by all interested.
> >
> > Erica
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Konstantin Zaitzev <kay_ziatz@gjXdoquGeahPn2yfX4dRXThs06SeJm4EhD4pLasafvB_3QUP4xeh1HkgvHSPYJIkU7Vg-xEBLEJuZ1TN4Vo.yahoo.invalid>
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 9:37:52 PM
> > Subject: theos-talk Re: Justice to Judge in 2011
> >
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Erica L. Georgiades" wrote:
> >
> > > At the moment that there is a group of persons, from all over the
> > > world, who consider important a review of Judge's case, to ignore
> > > them or even to suggest (as u do now) that their request is not
> > > relevant, is simply not democratic or right.
> >
> > If those people are then to ignore their request is not democratic. But
> if
> > they
> > are not members, it has no any relation to democracy. And their motives
> > should
> > be investigated.
> > Personally I think that the President-founder was the more just and
> > competent
> > person to decide who was right, Besant or Judge, than any comission which
> > is
> > possible to create today.
> >
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