Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00348)

Being "critical of leaders" is one thing, but being critical of what they 
say, the lies they promote, or the contradictions they make with respect to 
theosophical truth is quite another. Free inquiry can only be based on that kind 
of criticism. 

In any event, what makes you think that theosophy is an "organized religion" 
that has any need of being reformed? 

AB and CWL were dead wrong in trying to turn the Theosophical Society into 
such a priest crafty religion against the direct intentions of its founders. 
Your attempts to defend their actions in such a take over is as weak as their 
justification for doing so. 

Leon Maurer 

In a message dated 07/25/04 10:20:14 AM, AnandGholap@AnandGholap.org writes:

>HPB knew that Annie Besant was to take very big responsibility in future.
>So she wanted to test her intuition and if her judgement could be misled
>by report of Society for Psychical Research. 
>For ordinary members with whom we deal, I would not suggest such severe
>test in the beginning.
>Col. Olcott and Annie Besant were most important office bearers and they
>had to take decision regarding Judge whose actions were affecting functioning
>of TS. So they had to talk about that. They had no choice. 
>You might have noticed that except reference in ODL, Annie Besant and 
Leadbeater
>hardly ever talked about Judge affair in their world-wide work of decades.
>They knew effect of criticism on Theosophical movement was bad.
>HPB and others criticized religions severely sometimes. Religious reforms
>were very necessary and I think they did right thing. I don't think we
>should reform Theosophy by criticizing leaders. TS already freed people
>from blind beliefs by officially declaring policy of free enquiery.
>One reason why I asked to remove books and articles critical of leaders
>is given by Annie Besant in 'Study in Consciousness' It is most profound
>insight in law of karma. Unfortunately that book does not seem to be 
available
>on web. I strongly recommend reading last paragraph in chapter V- Emotion
>(continued) " That the pure light of Self............)
>Send me that paragraph and it will save you from many wrong karma which
>you are unknowingly doing.
>
>Anand Gholap