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Re: Theos-World Re:Those who study Blavatsky's writing become fundamentalists

May 23, 2005 12:05 PM
by M. Sufilight


Hallo Anand and all,

My views are:


Thanks for your answer.

But the in the quote by Blavatsky I emailed in my previous email
(An excerpt taken from this link : http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/OccultismVersusTheOccultArts.htm )
Blavatsky is not defining "AtmaVidya" as being the same as "Theosophy".
She is defining it as the basis of the various teachings, which forms what we can call - Theosophy.

So who is confusing who?

I have searched a long time for information on how The Liberal Catholic Church
can be said to use the AtmaVidya teachings mentioned by Blavatsky
in the above link. I have never gotten a answer from any at TS Adyar about this.
Maybe no answer - also is an answer. I think so.
Do you also think so Anand?

It is not that I do not respect that some people has done what they meant was the right thing to do.
But, I cannot not support something, - which is not build on a rock.
I ask as a theosophical friend - Where - is Leadbeaters Liberal Catholic Church teaching us about AtmaVidya as defined by Blavatsky?






from
M. Sufilight


----- Original Message ----- From: "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@AnandGholap.org>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 8:24 PM
Subject: Theos-World Re:Those who study Blavatsky's writing become fundamentalists


Morten,
Anand wrote:
"Special thing about modern
> Theosophical movement is Annie Besant and Leadbeater gave IN
DETAIL
> EXPLAINATION of laws of Nature."

If we ask ourselves just one rethoric question:

Where do Annie Besant and Leadbeater give out teachings on AtmaVidya
in detail using Blavatsky's definition of AtmaVidya / BrahmaVidya /
ParaVidya?
Terminology was standardised in order to avoid confusion. These were
called later mostly as Theosophy. Teaching is in many books but I
would recommend reading Introduction to Yoga by AB.


Here is one place where Besant is doing quite well.

It is true that Annie Besant wrote or held lectures about the isse.
The following is helpful to students:
"Theosophy and the Theosophical Society" BY Annie Besant
http://www.anandgholap.net/Theosophy_And_TS-AB.htm
(She also wrote a book named "The Wisdom of the Upanishads")


I didn't find anything by Leadbeater on AtmaVidya, BrahmaVidya or
ParaVidya.

They use word Theosophy for these.

Instead a lot of problems surrounding Leadbeater keep popping up

http://www.anandgholap.net/KH_Letter_To_CWL.htm
The year it was revceived is not given. Maybe someone could
help us on that one.)
I added year. It was when he just joined TS. And one more letter is
also there.
Anand Gholap




----- Original Message ----- From: "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@A...>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: Theos-World Re:Those who study Blavatsky's writing become
fundamentalists


>
>> > Another thing is CWL and AB have shown problems in Blavatsky's
>> > writing in their usual polite manner. If you have read their
>> writings let me know where these have come. Otherwise read again
>> carefully in case you want to know them.
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>>
>> They attempted to make complex teachings more available to a
wider
>> readership, and if they succeeded in this or not is for anyone to
>> judge. They may have seen certain topics differently from her,
but as
>> I said before the essence of their contribution upholds the core
>> principles as presented by HPB: the unity of all life, the
lawfulness
>> of the universe and the evolutionary pilgrimage for every soul
>> towards full Self-identity.
>
> These basic principles were known for centuries. They are in
Vedas,
> Upanishads, Shankaracharya's writing and writings of many yogis.
> Blavatsky does not deserve credit for that. Special thing about
modern
> Theosophical movement is Annie Besant and Leadbeater gave IN
DETAIL
> EXPLAINATION of laws of Nature. Greatness of TS is it gave
details,
> broad principles were known for centuries but never written in
such
> details and given to world.
>
> Anand Gholap
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