Theos-Talk Archives (June 2005 Message tt00248)

Hi Daniel and All,
The point you raised hear, to me is key to the problems that have 
arisen from later claimants who claimed to be giving out `new 
teachings' from the same teachers that Blavatsky was in 
communication with.
If these teachings are completely contradictory and contrary to what 
was said only relatively a few years earlier, surely this shows us 
that the communications of later claimants came from different 
sources.

This is a simple question of deductive reasoning rather than trying 
to give Blavatsky some kind of dogmatic authority as is claimed or 
inferred by some.
In examining for veracity of teachings surely consistency is an 
important method to use philosophically.
If we refuse to examine this kind of important evidence would this 
not be at very least irresponsible at worst philosophically 
dishonest?

If the ability to openly challenge and examine these types of 
inconsistencies is not allowed in theosophical publications we 
really have to ask why and how can this possibly be tolerated 
especially by students in positions who may be able to help to help 
facilitate these type of articles to be published?

This is not to imply at all that the concepts of Blavatsky's 
teachers was right and the latter claiments where wrong, however the 
implications of the inconsistencies does show they came from a 
different source.


Regards

Perry





--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel H. Caldwell" 
<danielhcaldwell@y...> wrote:
> The current discussion between Konstantin & Vladimir 
> illustrates the varying opinions about the apparent 
> conflicting claims and teachings of Bailey & Roerich 
> not to mention those of many other claimants including 
> Leadbeater and Besant.
> 
> With so many conflicting statements by all the persons
> listed at: 
> 
> http://blavatskyarchives.com/latermessengers.htm#six
> 
> isn't it prudent that if one accepts (even tentatively)
> the initial claims and teachings of H.P. Blavatsky it would
> be advisable to first thoroughly study her claims
> and teachings BEFORE also adopting some later messenger's
> claims/teachings.
> 
> Daniel
> http://hpb.cc