Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00258)

John:

Count me in as one who is totally with you in your analysis.
There are many others, may be a small minority who feel the importance of
the Brotherhood and have found the "doctrines" help them to apply the
principle of Brotherhood in daily life in our interaction with other
human beings.

Here I have to share my personal experience. It is only after being
exposed to the lectures, books, videos of J Krishnamurti,that I came to
the realization that the point of emphasis is Brotherhood. I saw parallel
in his statements and statements of HPB in Key to Theosophy.

Whether the Theosophical Organizations like it or not, the idea of
Brotherhood and need to do things that improve the quality of life of
everything is catching up. One indication of the number of publications
that I find in Book Stores in comparison with those on Theosophy.

Sooner all of us here recognize the importance of Brotherhood and help
our fellow humans and all other living entities, better all of us will
be. As things improve for the world, we too as part of the world derive
the benefit.

	...doss
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On Sat, 4 May 1996, JRC wrote:

> On Sat, 4 May 1996 Richtay@aol.com wrote:
>
> > > Too bad ASCII won't let one change font size. Then it could be written
> > > twice as big and apparently then be twice as true.
> > >        -JRC
> >
> >
> > It's a good quip, John.  But is that your only response to what Greg posted?
> >  I think there is no question that Theosophy was offered to the world with a
> > doctrine.  And if folks choose not to accept that doctrine, so what?  They
> > may be called "Theosophists" all the same.  But I sense from your response
> > that have have no retort to the SUBSTANCE at issue.
> 	Actually, I have a very substantive response, which may take a
> bit of time to write - though I am questioning why the energy should be
> expended. In *my* opinion there is "no question" that the Adepts wished
> *primarily* to inculcate the idea of the "Universal Brotherhood of
> Humanity" throughout the world ... and the TS was to be the *agent* of
> this particular project - and that their greatest *fear* was that the TS
> would turn in on itself, and become little more than small groups of
> people meeting to study occultism because of their own personal interest
> in it ... or because of the thought that by doing so they might *for
> themselves* achieve initiation into the "mysteries". I've tried several
> times since I've been involved in Theosophy to make this case. And I
> certainly understand that it is a minority opinion. I fear I could write
> endlessly about it (and for every quote of Greg's I could respond with a
> quote of my own ... but ... why?). Fact is, those who want to make
> Theosophy into into something composed of intricate discussions about the
> finer points of the "Doctrine" will simply ignore anything I say. And
> those Theosophical organizations that wish to actually institutionally
> *impose* the study of this "Doctrine" as a condition will *vehemently*
> ignore anything I say ... especially when in thus saying (and backing
> with as many quotes as anyone else) I am asserting that Theosophy has now
> become precisely what the Adepts greatly feared it would collapse into -
> a small cult of interest to only a few, and having virtually no effect at
> all on a world that now *desperately needs* a strong articulation of the
> principle of a "Universal Family of Humanity".
> 							Regards, -JRC
>