Theos-Talk Archives (April 2011 Message tt00189)

mkr, 

Didn't Daniel Caldwell just post a link a few days ago that has Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge I & II available as free download on his posted link? Here: 

>>>http://blavatskyarchives.com/blavatsky_works_in_pdf_in_19th_century22.htm<<< 

John 






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From: "MKR" <mkr777@Of7QyUvXl1kgZjT72etuFlqj8vT8NKGr9SmYt70x2w4YS_qFPAoXaws2s_T36wpEj80xcBj6.yahoo.invalid> 
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 11:16:21 AM 
Subject: Re: theos-talk TRANSACTIONS OF THE BLAVATSKY LODGE - not online? 






The book cost 59 Euros which converts to US$87.52 plus about $10 shipping. 
Most poor theosophists cannot afford it at this price. 

If HPB was looking from wherever she is she will be shedding tears for such 
profiteering from her work and the stenographic transcription she paid for 
from personal funds. 

While we talk about philanthropy and altruism, the reality is capitalism 
prevails and many theosophists who are well off or got free copies do not 
care about the price since it does not affect them. There was even a comment 
in another forum that priceless theosophical knowledge should not be made 
cheap. Soon you may see the book selling at $500 like what happened to 
Hodson's Diary. Only fatcats can afford. 

I had communicated with Theosophy Company in the USA which owns the 
originals about making a pdf copy available for free since pdf file was 
available for a few days for download on Internet and many downloaded. The 
genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back. A hungry theosophist will 
be able to find it in cyberspace. 

I understand that many well known leaders have received free complimentary 
copies and hence they have no clue to the cost also thus not sensitive to 
the need to make it affordable to the run of the mill theosophist. None of 
the leaders has come out and openly criticized about the policy of pricey 
books. 

They are all, it looks, out of touch with the ordinary members who work full 
time and make a living on a month to month. With this kind of attitude and 
feeling for the needs of theosophists, is it any surprise that the 
membership of TS in American has taken a nose dive from 8,000 in 1920s to 
about 3,500 today. 

MKR 

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:28 AM, M. Sufilight < global-theosophy@stofanet.dk 
> wrote: 

> 
> 
> Dear friends 
> 
> My views are: 
> 
> Daniel Caldwell wrote on another forum about the TRANSACTIONS OF THE 
> BLAVATSKY LODGE: 
> "But at last, as of August 14. 2010 the interested student of Theosophy as 
> well as any interested member of the general public can now read this 
> remarkable work. 
> 
> You can click on the link below to order directly from the 
> publisher/webshop in the Netherlands: 
> http://webshop.blavatskyhouse.org/index.php?o=title&p=S [Scroll down to 
> 3rd listed title.]" 
> 
> - - - 
> 
> See also: 
> Secret Doctrine Commentaries: 
> The Unpublished 1889 Instructions by H.P. Blavatsky 
> Order directly from: 
> The Webshop of the Blavatsky House 
> Blavatsky House 
> De Ruyterstraat 74 
> 2518 AV The Hague 
> The Netherlands 
> http://blavatskyarchives.com/secret_doctrine_commentariesunpub.htm 
> 
> And this with - only - 10 of the meetings: 
> http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sdcommnt/sdc-hp.htm 
> 
> - - - 
> 
> I will ask, do you Daniel or anyone else have anything new to offer on when 
> - all - of these papers will go public online? 
> 
> With what moral right do anyone have to earn money on other "physically 
> departed" persons facsimiles or papers? 
> 
> M. Sufilight 
> 
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> 
> 
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