Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00464)

>Hear hear! It's realy nice to know that we're making an impression on
people who don't participate that actively.
Liesel
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Today I received the Jan/Feb issue of the Akbar Lodge newsletter. The
>cover article was entitled "Observations from the Internet". In it the author
>put forth in polite terms the wrangling fighting and intellectual warfare that
>tend to break out on our little mailing list.
>
>The most interesting part to me was the realization that there are people *out
>there* reading our group discusssions. Often I forget that and tend to think I
>am only to talking to KPJ Dr. Bain Liesel Rich Sy Mr. Coherent the two
>Jerrys Doss etc. It's almost like there is an invisible audience that
>materializes once in great while to make us aware they are there.
>
>This is the last paragraph of the article:
>"As we move toward more and more interaction among other Theosophists and
>discover the extent of the disimilarities of expression and source are we
ready
>to find those common points and foster the true feeling of Unity which should
>exist among Theosophists? The hot brand of authority bearing the words "Not
>Theosohy" should not fall too quickly upon the ideas of others. It is up to
>each of us to remain our own authority based on what we ourselves have learned
>through study obsrvation and experience continually exercising and
>strengthening our powers of discrimination." signed: A Theosophy Student
>
>Ann E. Bermingham
>