Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00434)

At 10:42 AM 5/7/96 -0400, you wrote:
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>On Tue, 7 May 1996 Richtay@aol.com wrote:
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>> Jerry writes,
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>> >  Rich, you seem to have already reached your conclusion (i.e,
>> > that there IS a difference).  I guess all JHE has to do now is to tie
>> > up some loose ends?  Apparently Jim can go home. (?)  JHE was
>> > unable to demonstrate to me that any real differences exist.  Now Jim
>> > wants to try his luck.
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>> But I think Besant and CWL (and later AAB) did a MAJOR number on the
>> teachings, left important things out, got the principles and planes
>> bass-ackwards, and really jumbled up the public mind about Theosophy.  Not
>> least in their blunders (though AAB is quite innocent of this one) was the
>> Krishnamurti scandal, in fact the whole endeavor of looking for a little boy
>> to be the World Teacher, the lawsuits with K's father, and then poor
>> Krishnaji finally walking out on the silly Theosophists (good for him !)  It
>> was a fiasco, start to finish.  Not to mention CWL's BIZARRE psychic visions
>> of life on Mars etc. etc. that have all been proved a bunch of rot, and even
>> been removed from later versions of the CWL books.
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>Rich: In spite of all the historical events surrounding J Krishnamurti, I
>have to speak from personal experience. My exposure to his speeches,
>books and videos have helped me to better understand practical
>application of Thosophical ideas in day to day life. So I am eternally
>grateful for the benefit I have received. This happened after several
>decades of exposure to Theosophy. It almost took two and half decades to
>make the connection.
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>I thought I should share with everyone.
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>	.....doss
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>Doss:
Of course you're right, but you're talking about Krishnamurti the Man, and
Jerry is talking about what the Theosophical
society DID to Krishnamurti the Child. I don't think it's the same subject.
There is a very great possibility that "K" became the man he was, not
because of, but in spite of, The Theosophical Society.

alexis d.
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