Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00830)

If you search the web on reincarnation and new age doctrine, there seems to be a consensus doctrine that is not exclusive of the Theosophical Society of America. It certainly appears C.W. Leadbeater's interpretation HPB's theosophy(clairvoyance) has won out.

A few months ago I ordered "The Journey of the Soul" by the First Spiritual Church on the web. It very closely follows his account with the notable exception of the Solar Logos as a Deity. Also in most of my reading on the web his account is closely followed. Perhaps it is just a small sample.

David B.
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> Anand, You wrote: 
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> >This healthy situation was in 1960 and you had displayed photo of 
> >Krishnamurti. That proves that Krishnamurti's leaving did not cause 
> >trouble after in the long run. 
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> Oh, there was trouble all right. But, I agree, in the long run it was 
> the Theosophical Society which hurt the Theosophical Society. 
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> >You said in study material TSA uses principles and terminology of AB 
> >and CWL. Apparently they don't use name of AB and CWL. I searched TSA 
> >site, there is hardly and reference of AB and CWL. Management should 
> >know that most of the philosophy which TS has is given by AB and CWL. 
> >Other writers took those principles and wrote books. 
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> I'm certain that Management knows the source of the teachings they 
> promote. However, normally TSA manuals are more about presenting ideas 
> and less about presenting personalities. If you look at the 
> bibliographies of study materials, the listings are generally 
> predominately AB, CWL, and books by other authors in the tradition of AB 
> and CWL. Such as A.E. Powell, Sri Ram, Clara Codd, etc. I have a copy 
> of the 1968 version of Emogene Simons "Introductory Study Course in 
> Theosophy" which is still promoted in a later edition. The diagrams are 
> consistent with AB/CWL, not Blavatsky. I doubt if this has changed in 
> the revision. I would be very interested to know if it has. While TSA 
> prints AB and CWL books, they also print HPB, and books of current 
> interest. 
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> >TSA should know that spiritual organization lives because of life 
> >flowing into it from Masters and their advanced disciples. Disciples 
> >and Master are one to considerable extent. 
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> They are aware of this. 
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> >Disciples 
> >and Master are one to considerable extent. Anything you do to a 
> >disciple is indirectly doing to the Master himself. So when section 
> >is ungrateful to AB and CWL it does not receive life from Hierarchy. 
> >That is why TSA is in such miserable condition. 
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> Pictures of AB and CWL also hang at TSA headquarters. 
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> --j 
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> Anand Gholap wrote: 
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> >Jerry, 
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> >>This sounds like the Lodges we used to have here in the early 1960s when I 
> first joined the Theosophical Society. Besant Lodge in Hollywood used to 
> typically have 100 people attending their Sunday lectures. A Picture of 
> Krishnamurti hung on the wall, as well as pictures of Besant and Leadbeater. 
> Times have changed and the American culture has changed quite a lot. TSA 
> management no longer actively supports Lodges, and there are very few of them 
> left. Besant Lodge now has very few members. 
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> >>This healthy situation was in 1960 and you had displayed photo of 
> >>Krishnamurti. That proves that Krishnamurti's leaving did not cause 
> >>trouble after in the long run. 
> >>You said in study material TSA uses principles and terminology of AB 
> >>and CWL. Apparently they don't use name of AB and CWL. I searched TSA 
> >>site, there is hardly and reference of AB and CWL. Management should 
> >>know that most of the philosophy which TS has is given by AB and CWL. 
> >>Other writers took those principles and wrote books. 
> >>TSA should know that spiritual organization lives because of life 
> >>flowing into it from Masters and their advanced disciples. Disciples 
> >>and Master are one to considerable extent. Anything you do to a 
> >>disciple is indirectly doing to the Master himself. So when section 
> >>is ungrateful to AB and CWL it does not receive life from Hierarchy. 
> >>That is why TSA is in such miserable condition. 
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