Theos-Talk Archives (April 2011 Message tt00193)

What I discussed was the recently published SD Commentaries book edited by
Gomes.

MKR

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 1:35 AM, <Augoeides-222@D50PeA2iAZzQwHhahqZRw75hDwVKYRswDoStZnj1PGzNmSg66rKCJWn73_H_9GskSJo2h1Mv7ivkEIqYEtyGPtM.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> mkr,
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> 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<<<
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>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MKR" <mkr777@HGo8U4gFJYzykREvhy5ngFSbyLFxVsDHuUAtnYlAy66RZiPYGhJ5sRxrs_d8xCQU9OGeHNN3.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@Zi-R708lCCNp6oPV4yVdpkPBLUaWrCrZsK2nJPVMJkVwDi13MUWT2hJs40FFp_qzl9JjmnYvXp1kiUfg1G13tfs0zFiU.yahoo.invalid
> > wrote:
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> >
> >
> > 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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