Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00815)

Carl,

There is an interesting message from Anton, with rather complete info on New Acropolis x Adyar TS, and another message brought by Caldwell.   

With the available information, there is little doubt that  New Acropolis is a very closed sect.  They also appear to have a top-down military type  power-structure. And yes, they seem to have those "spectacular claims" about their founder.

Carlos. 

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Data:Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:55:51 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World Re: New Acropolis

> Carlos,
> They are saying that they today have over 10.000 members (and 30.000 
> participants in their courses) in some 50 countries, worldwide (they 
> have web pages, addresses, contact- persons and details online for 
> al those countries). I have read some critics about the organisation 
> in question, but it's quit difficult too value that with out some 
> inside information.
> 
> You wrote:
> "Adyar TS denies that Sri Ram ever authorized or recommended the 
> creation of New
> Acropolis."
> 
> But is it thru or not? I'm not surprised that they do, way shouldn't 
> they deny it!?
> 
> Carl
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "carlosaveline" 
> wrote:
> >
> > Carl,
> > 
> > New Acropolis was created in Argentina, I guess, and it is active 
> in the capital citiies of various States in Brazil, nowadays.
> > 
> > It offers public study-courses on western classical philosophy, 
> for which students must pay. It includes the teaching and practicing 
> of martial arts in its regular activities. Critics say it has an 
> almost military structure. It still gives some attention of HPB's 
> writings but I think it is not much. 
> > 
> > 
> > Adyar TS denies that Sri Ram ever authorized or recommended the 
> creation of New Acropolis.
> > 
> > Livraga started his process inside the Adyar TS in Argentina and 
> it seems he was then expelled with his initial followers, either 
> formally or informally. 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards, Carlos. 
> > 
> > 
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> > Data:Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:11:39 -0000
> > 
> > Assunto:Theos-World N. Sri Ram and New Acropolis?
> > 
> > > I just read a short biography on the founder of New Acropolis, 
> Jorge 
> > > Angel Livraga Rizzi, in which I found the following:
> > > 
> > > "In 1956 he founded the magazine "Estudios Teosóficos" 
> (Theosophical 
> > > Studies), which was intended to make the works of H.P.Blavatsky 
> more 
> > > widely known among university students, by comparing them with 
> the 
> > > new scientific discoveries of the 20th century. In the following 
> > > year, on the instructions of the renowned theosophist Sri Ram, 
> he 
> > > took this work a step further by creating "New Acropolis", an 
> > > Association intended to promote Philosophy among young people, 
> along 
> > > the lines of the classical Schools of Philosophy, such as 
> Plato's 
> > > Academy and the Neoplatonic School. "We realised that humanity 
> > > possessed an immense treasure of Wisdom, which had been hidden 
> and 
> > > forgotten, and lay beyond the reach of young people. A Wisdom 
> that 
> > > provides answers about the meaning of life and ways in which 
> > > society - the world around us - can be improved", he recalled on 
> one 
> > > occasion."
> > > 
> > > From: http://www.acropolis.org.au/AboutNewAcropolis.htm
> > > 
> > > So the origin of this organisation is an "instruction" of N. Sri 
> > > Ram, they say. I have not seen this information before, so I 
> under 
> > > if anyone here know something about this, and about the view of 
> TS 
> > > Adyar on NA, then as well as today. And is this right? Was the 
> > > original idea Sri Ram's? I know that the founder was originally 
> a TS 
> > > Adyar member, but not that he was in some way close to Sri Ram.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Carl
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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