Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00126)

At 05:03 PM 4/9/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Alex,
>I must have been mistaken.  I thought that one of the purposes of TI was to
>try to get along with the other theosophical groups, not insult them by
>implication.  The way the word "free" is being placed in the preamble it
>implies very obviously that we see ourselves as superior to everyone else.
> In spite of the fact that we obviously are, it is not going to dealing with
>them easier.
>Oh well, I Iike a bit of hostility now and then.  It keeps the blood pressure
>from dropping too low.  And what's the point of doing something if no one
>gets mad at you for doing it?
>
>Chuck the Barbarian MTI, FTSA
>Heretic
>Troublemaker
>
>Chuck:

I have to say that the notion that our use of the word "Free" in Alan's
statement of the goals and purposes of theosophy international would
"insult" other groups, never even crossed my mind. If the idea that we are,
in fact, "free" insults members of other   groups, well, perhaps we are
hitting close to the mark. Radha Burnier has made theAdyar Society anything
BUT free and I don't believe anyone, as an individual or as a looseknit
group of individuals needs to condone or excuse this by silence.Maybe I've
made a mistake in my understanding, but I wasn't aware that the purpose of
TI was to get along with the three other groups, I thought we were to
provide an alternative avenue of action for those alienated by the three
existing groups.

alexis, MTI, FTSA