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To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,talk.religion.newage,talk.religion.misc,alt.magick.order From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva) Subject: Theosophy Date: 22 Sep 1995 11:36:08 -0700 [I visited the US Hq of the Theosophical Society recently. Nice library.] [from email: jpfulton@ix.netcom.com (Joseph P. Fulton)] Not considered serious only because of the craziness that took place due to the gradual degredation of the T.S. by Leadbeater and Arundale. By the time the Krishnamurti thing was through, your opinions would have been well justified. H.P.B.'s days, however, were vastly different. Blavatsky would fearlessly take on all groups and individuals who sought, through dishonesty or lazy-mindedness to opress anyone. Her articles on social issues were stinging indictments on the religion and culture of her day and there was no doubting where she stood. And the T.S. was considered a very serious threat, especially by the Jesuits and other missionary groups of the age. I look at the modern Theosophical movement and feel a very sick pit in my stomach. It has lost its knowledge, courage and thus, its effectiveness. An institution, once influential upon the highest minds of humanity has become a den of psychics, channellers and mentally ill people who see things. There are a small number, perhaps 50 or so students of Theosophy who seem to have a grasp of what was intended, but they for the most part have no organizational affiliation and manage to keep in contact through an informal network. Several first rate publications are produced from this "group" but there is an aversion to dealing with the "Theosophical" public (the organized Societies) at large. I welcome all correspondence from serious students of Theosophy and enjoy a good healty debate on various topics. Oh, by the way, the "Yoga" of the Theosophists is "Raja" yoga. Karma Yoga is something that should flow as a natural result. -------------------------------------------- and another one Considered a "trans-channeller" by ignoramuses. The term she used for mediums was "Bhoot-dak," a perjorative Sanskrit slang term. "One can make some interesting sociological observations..." Of course, one can, that after all was their intent. Pick up a copy of the "Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett." Whatever you believe about H.P.B.'s teachers, your sociological observation is explicitly stated by them several times, usually in trying to get their highly intellectual British correspondents to get rid of their case of "Astral Intoxication." Do you think that it was an accident that one of these correspondents, Allen Octavian Hume, was the Founder of the Indian National Congress? What do you mean specialized knowledge? H.P.B. was intimately acquainted with Tibetan Buddhism (the Dalai Lama and the last Panchen Lama would vouch for that, and has), something that was absolutely unheard of in 1880. Waddell did not come along with his writings until much later. She was also acquainted with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The "siddhi's" (Sec. 3, Vibhuti Pada) enumerated certainly were not hidden from anyone. I can't help if most of humanity is either preoccupied with life or otherwise too mentally lazy to explore much past the box scores. Anyway, thanks for putting your comments in. They were generally fair. I welcome a reply and wish further correspondence with all serious students of Theosophical work. EOF -- | ^ ** CC public responses to email ** |\ | | |\ /|\ ------------------------------------------------ | \ |\ | |/ | TRY : http://www.portal.com/~tyagi/nagasiva.html | | \| | | | | |
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