Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00433)

At 050800 PM 12/25/95 -0500 Liesel wrote:
>>It seems like the only sensible thing to do at this point is to postpone the
>>voting on the by-laws. If headquaters can let the by-laws material get "lost"
>>at the printers or whatever they can postpone the elections till the
>matter has
>>been discussed OPENLY. If not they will at this point lose crediblity with
>>the members. They can't take another scandal as what has surrounded Bing
>>Escudero.
>>
>>Keith Price
>>
>>Keith After Gerda Thompson suggested postponing the voting I asked John
>Algeo whether this could be done. He said the Board would have to do it.
>I had contacted John because I'm of the opinion that we can't take another
>rift. We're still only partly recovered from the one which occurred around
>Bing Escudero.
>I myself would just as soon not take part in these revisions discussions at
>all. I've had enough standing up for causes in the past & am entitled I
>think to some peace in my retirment. I've tried to come in here & there
>anyway because the whole thing worries me greatly. After having healed
>partly from the former rift here we go again & I see the whole TS becoming
>even more ineffective. Since my whole lifestyle is firmly rooted in
>Theosophy and since I think we have something really worthwhile to offer to
>others I hate to watch the Society the vehicle of Theosophy go down the
>tubes. I think it's heading that way but I really don't know how one could
>stop it since it involves more than our Board & our President it involves
>Adyar.
>
>Liesel

Liesel:

1. Please do not give up. We need take active interest in an organization
from which and from whose philosophy we all have benefitted and thru us
others may have benfitted. We are dealing with the long term future of TS
and all of us are motivated by the same objectives and goals and we have to
speak up when we see there is a need to speak up. Not speaking up means we
are missing an opportunity. It is the collective inputs that help the TS
continue to be strong and useful to the Humanity.

2. If you have carefully noticed I have copied my postings that I feel are
very important to our International President National President and the
National Board. I am confident that as International and National get the
feedback as to some of our thinking and opinions they will be in a better
position to address the important issues that need to be addressed. The
views on issues from members in the field is very important as it gives a
better picture of the issues as viewed from the field.

MK Ramadoss