Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00200)

Regarding the whole TSA amendments discussion --

I am reminded of a comment from a Mahatma we are told regarding the T.S.
last century and what would become of the T.S. if it were not "a school of
occultism." This Mahatma said that what was needed was not occultism but
brotherhood and to "let the Theosophical Society flourish on its moral worth
alone."

If there is ANY need for "control" from the top of the T.S. then we have a
problem. The way to lead IMHO is not by force or legal proceedings but by
excellent and persuasive example and moral worth. Madame Blavatsky NEVER
forced her ideas upon any one but merely offered her books among the
plethora of other books being written -- many of which other books she had
good things to say despite their shortcomings. William Q. Judge also added
"Theosophy is for those who want it none others."

So if Wheaton or Adyar want others to conform to their wishes if they feel
a need to lead and direct the Theosophical Movement then let them lead by
example by argument by persuasion and by demonstration that such-and-such
works.

But let there be no high-handedness manipulation slander or force. This
is not only unbrotherly but hinders individuals from growing into their own
Buddhic consciousness which is the personal ability to discriminate wrong
and right and to approach one's own personal ULTIMATE AUTHORITY -- the Self.

How can another dictate to us how that can be accomplished? Suggestion only
never force.

Rich