Theos-Talk Archives (March 2012 Message tt00040)

Since obviously the malice lies in the fact that the society is essentially not a democratic place and voices will never be heard,as You say its a good idea for dissident theosophists to carry on with their own networking.Will checkup on the website mentioned by you. Am a member at the FB one,but its not active.  

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@...> wrote:
>
> I recall there was a mention of an offer couple of years ago by a
> theosophist to donate scanning equipment along with an electric generator
> to Adyar so that important documents could be digitized and there was zero
> response.
> 
> It is not unusual to find unexplainable responses from theosophical
> organizations even when well intentioned voluntary support is offered. At
> the same time, we hear from time to time comments how it is very difficult
> these days to find volunteers.
> 
> Three decades ago, the American Section was offered free help by a
> theosophist in the audit of the books (which is an expensive recurring
> work) which was not acted on by the then leaders. For example, according to
> tax information filed by the Section, two years ago, the section spent more
> than $100,000 on outside accounting services. If the offer three decades
> ago was accepted, enormous amount of money could have been saved and it
> could have been used for theosophical works instead of spending on keeping
> the accounting books.
> 
> Reality is stranger than fiction.
> 
> MKR
> 
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> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:40 PM, vimal <vimal_b@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > This sounds perfectly sane.Its not only natural calamaties but also the
> > fact that some precious books and documents lie in Adyar,subject to the
> > damp hot and saline atmosphere of the sea coast..All these precious books
> > should be digitised and openly available.
> >
> > Another thing that always puzzles me is why is theosophical knowledge
> > spread only among theosophists. How come one never hears of talks in non
> > theosophical groups?
> >
> > Its time an online signature campaign started outlining concrete steps to
> > take to make the theosophic knowledge more easily accessible to the world
> > at large.
> >
> > There are many people out there who would greatly benifit from a clear
> > understanding of the evolution and what is our role in it.
> >
> > I think in the process of keeping the 'traditions' of the last century
> > alive, the society has become the antithesis of what it set out to destroy
> > in the first place-a center of ego-centricity where preserving itself
> > became more important than growing and evolving. Hence the decline and
> > disillusionment amongst so many truth seekers and people who cn see things
> > in context of the world at large.
> >
> > If evolution is the key,why hasn't the society evolved?
> >
> > d thc the n In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR <mkr777@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Recently, the Albert Einstein archives announced the public access to the
> > > scanned archives and should be commended. What the archives has done is a
> > > pointer to much of the materials kept by libraries and private
> > collections.
> > >
> > > <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401959,00.asp>
> > >
> > > Firstly, preserving original paper documents from degradation due to the
> > > quality of originals as well as degradation due to exposure to wide range
> > > of weather conditions. Current digital technology combined with
> > world-wide
> > > access to Internet offers a cost effective solution to the preservation
> > of
> > > valuable historical materials. Even if the originals are lost due to
> > > natural causes - earthquake, fire, flood, theft etc. digital copies
> > > preserve them for the future generations. Even when storage technology
> > > changes, keeping up with them is quite easy since the conversion will be
> > > automatic computer controlled.
> > >
> > > Theosophical organizations world-wide have large collection which can
> > > benefit future researchers and historians and even theosophical students.
> > > This is especially true of historical material during the days of HPB and
> > > Olcott and others. There has not been any public information about
> > current
> > > steps taken to prevent loss of these valuable materials, nor of any plans
> > > to preserve them for the future generations in the light of current
> > digital
> > > technology.
> > >
> > > Without conversion to digital media, in due course most of the valuable
> > > materials can be lost for posterity. In the grapevine there has been talk
> > > about the reluctance of individuals who have historical materials to
> > donate
> > > them to theosophical organizations due to two reasons. First is the long
> > > run preservation and secondly access controlled by the whims of leaders
> > > with their own fears and agenda.
> > >
> > > Theosophical organizations are yet to understand and make full use of
> > > modern digital and communication advances. These tools need not be feared
> > > about. They are indispensable for digital storage and distribution.
> > >
> > > I hope leaders will open up their eyes and move fast on this question.
> > > Failure to move fast cannot help theosophy or theosophical organizations.
> > >
> > > MKR
> > >
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