Theos-Talk Archives (November 2012 Message tt00105)

There's actually a passage from the Key that I think would seem to indicate that it was already a vexed question even in HPB's day: 
http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/key/key-14.htm 

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "paulobaptista_v" <paulobaptista_v@...> wrote:
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> Another interesting review here:
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> http://pelicanist.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/meeting-madame.html
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> I haven´t read the book but it seems that he tries to give what he considers to be a balanced view of HPB. Even for theosophists it takes years to become aware of the pros and cons of some sources.
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> So I guess the book will be popular, maybe it still contains some lies about HPB, but it is a good thing that he leaves to the reader the decision about believing or not in the Mahatmas. That's something that some theosophical forums don´t do!
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> PB 
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel" <danielhcaldwell@> wrote:
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> > In his new biography on H P. Blavatsky, he writes:
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> > "I think HPB's Masters were a ludibrium that got out of hand, a serious joke that went wrong, or at least caused as much trouble as good." (p. 294)
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> > But he adds:
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> > "Daniel Caldwell's excellent collection, THE ESOTERIC WORLD OF MADAME BLAVATSKY, includes many eyewitness accounts of meetings with the Masters by a wide range of people.  I can only leave it to the reader to judge their authenticity."
> > (p. 295)
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> > In my opinion, Mr. Lachman relies to heavily on K. Paul Johnson's books about HPB and the Masters.  These books are filled with far too many vague speculations without any good evidential substantiation.
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> > Unfortunately, Mr Lachman does NOT refer the reader to any of the critiques of Johnson's books.  Two of these critiques are online at:
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> > http://blavatskyarchives.com/johnson.htm
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> > http://davidpratt.info/johnson.htm
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> > Gary Lachman's biography can be ordered at:
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> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1585428639/blavatskystud-21
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> > And my book on HPB can be ordered at:
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> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835607941/blavatskystud-20/
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> > Reviews of my book can be found at:
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> > http://blavatskyarchives.com/esotericworldam.htm
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> > And more testimonies. about the Masters can be found at:
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> > http://blavatskyarchives.com/chelas_on_the_mahatmas.htm
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> > Daniel
> > Blavatsky Study Center
> > http://hpb.cc
> >
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