Theos-Talk Archives (July 2009 Message tt00463)

On the other hand, we don't want to die of boredom and sanskrit overdose  
either.
 
Chuck the Heretic
 
 
In a message dated 7/26/2009 4:11:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mkr777@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
I agree with the point of view expressed. Many of the workers of TS in  the
past have dedicated their lives, sacrificed prime of their lives and  worked
very hard guided by what they saw as the best.

>From time to  time, I stop and compare it to what I have sacrificed
personally for TS and  theosophy. This comparison makes me very humble 
before
I can personally  attack them. We may differ in philosophy or their mode of
operation, but  the fact remains they have sacrificed.

As they say, give the devil its  due; even when we disagree with their
philosophy or their work, the bottom  line is their dedication and sacrifice
and we all should be grateful for  it. This makes our lives much better.

Messenger (MKR)

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On 7/26/09, robert_b_macd <_robert.b.macdonald@robert.b.ma_ 
(mailto:robert.b.macdonald@hotmail.com) >  wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Not  being a member any longer of the Adyar TS, it is none of my business 
 as
> to how the internal organizational affairs of that Society are  dealt 
with.
> However, as a theosophist, there is the larger question of  how we treat 
one
> another.
>
> When we were looking at the  ES rules and pledge, one thing that came out 
of
> that exercise was that  we do not publicly disparage one another, 
especially
> those who are in  roles of leadership. This type of behavior may be 
damaging
> to the  leadership, but it is most certainly damaging to the Society as a
>  whole. If there are problems with the leadership of a Society and with  
the
> way leaders are chosen, work to change that. Identify someone who  can be
> trusted, raise money for that person, send him around the world  on a 
lecture
> tour so that the membership know him and then find a way  to put him on 
the
> ballot for the next election. This way you don't  have to criticize those
> that you perceive to be doing a poor job, you  can instead extol the 
virtues
> of this new leadership  candidate.
>
> Also, theosophical history is vitally important.  However, again, there is
> no good reason, from my point of view for  lambasting those who have 
worked,
> sacrificed and died for this Society  in the past. That is the height of
> ingratitude. That is not to say  that we cannot criticize what they wrote
> with the object of trying to  understand more clearly what they were 
about.
> Certainly, if they wrote  something that was not theosophical, there can 
be
> arguments made to  illustrate that fact. All this can be done without
> attacking  individuals personally. There are many theosophists who believe
>  certain past leaders did some pretty silly, dangerous and or vile  
things.
> Marginalize these individuals by looking at what they wrote.  What they 
have
> written will reflect who they are. If certain writings  are being 
withdrawn
> and destroyed by this or that organization so that  they can rewrite 
history,
> then locate copies of these writings and  republish them and make they
> available to archives so that as a  Movement we do not forget.
>
> Theosophy is a constructive  organization created to build one another up.
> We should be careful  about attacking others, no matter what kind of 
monsters
> they might be.  Karma will in the end take care of all of us. We are not
>  Karma.
>
> Just a few thoughts,
>
> Robert  Bruce
>
> 
>

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