Theos-Talk Archives (March 1995 Message tl00196)

Paul Johnson> [I received] a copy of a letter whose author had
protested to The Quest editor the publication of Joy Mills's
review of The Masters Revealed.  Some illustrative excerpts:

Nicholas Weeks> Considering the number of elisions, how else
could one illustrate the batty-hate-filled-theosophist theory.
I'm guessing the parts left out must have been "irrelevant" to
the thesis.

Since I have a copy of the full 6 page letter I will fill in a
few of the blanks.  The author of the letter to Quest mag.  has
been devoted to the Masters and the Theosophical Cause for well
over 50 years.  I know this gentleman.  He is not batty, nor,
even when vastly irritated by PJ's piffle, a man of hate.

The starred phrases are some of what PJ left in.

"...*This has been given space in your review columns as though
it had a decent standing and validity.  Unfortunately it does
not.*

I am both saddened and dismayed by the fact that space is given
to review such a book, and that by this selection, some
credibility is attached thereto by the publishing of any notice
of it.

I spent over thirty five years in India.  While there, I studied
almost all aspects of that country, and especially Theosophy.  I
had the opportunity to visit many of the places where HPB and
Col.  Olcott lived, worked and taught.  Mr.  P.  Johnson has
visited India briefly, and has emerged with *a myth that is
entirely his own creation.* I had written to him to produce any
evidence to support his thesis that the Masters, of HPB spoke an
wrote of, had any relation to certain individuals he had
selected, said to have lived in the North of India.  He has so
far failed to advance any to me.

I wish to register a strong protest at the misuse of those sacred
Names of the Masters.  No one is in possession of all the facts
relating to the work, the nature and the conduct of the Masters
in the World.  Instead of being grateful to those wonderful
beings I find *derision, prejudice, and ignorance* Instead of the
assiduous study of their writings and philosophy, I find
*superficial curiosity, wonder seeking, and an almost total
incomprehension* of the moral ideal of a cooperative life based
on Universal Brotherhood, Human Solidarity, Karma and
Reincarnation -- as found focused in the concept and practice of
metaphysical and ethical Theosophy..."

NW> The full letter is probably too long to be all in Quest, but
more than my or PJ's extracts will hopefully appear.

PJ> So I read and reread the letter and before long-- my horror
of being hated by Theosophists because of my book just vanished,
replaced by a compassionate respect for the source of my phobic
reaction.

NW> How dandy for you.  Since this breakthrough of yours could we
now get back to the ML study? You were so very noble to put aside
the "debate" for the sake of ML study, how about also keeping
private your martyr-facing-bravely-"demon-from-hell stuff" for a
time?

Nicholas