Theos-Talk Archives (February 1997 Message tl00121)

At 09:57 PM 2/3/97 -0500, Einar wrote:
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>Doss wrote:
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>Chuck:
>I had a gut feeling about what you have stated. Even the International
>President Radha Burnier has never taken any salary and worked for free
>all her life.
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>Einar here:
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>I am not familiar with the salaries in the TS around the world, but I
>have the feeling that it hardly exceeds the bare living necessities
>and are often none at all.
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>In Iceland the only paid post is the editor/manager of our Magazine,
>who delivers it "ready for printing" to the printing house. He gets
>about three months pay for a lot of professional work (200 pages
>pr. year plus accounting and distribution).
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>Every post in the society is voluntary work, and expenses rarely
>paid unless they amount to an considerable amount.
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MKR:

   Every lodge I have been involved with, work was always voluntary. TS is
today where it is because of the sacrifices of 1000s of members. Everyone on
theos-l is well aware of it, unless one is a newbee.

Einar:
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>It's my experience that TS workers are not at all enviable of their
>Work, at least not  money-vise, and by reading the posts on this list,
>their work doesn't seem much appreciated otherwise either. Of
>course there are human problems inside the TS. In the management
>of any society there are always traces of revelry, envy, jealousy,
>etc. and it seems to be an "universal law" that those that never
>won't do anything but talk, always know best how NOT to do
>things!

MKR

  Time and again, many times, everyone here have always been highly
appreciative of the sacrifice, dedication and the wonderful work of all the
staff at Wheaton. I am yet to hear a single adverse comment from anyone on
theos-l. I am sure that it is the same in other countries as well.

Einar:

>Finally a small well-meant advise.
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>If you are so unhappy about your position within the theosophical
>movement, as some of you seem to be, pick yourself a position or a
>field of work, and make that however small field an example for
>others to see. If you are really good at it, you will eventually end up
>being a "lamp unto others". But don't go about it by digging shit
>and throwing it on others, because then you will never get out of
>the mud-pool yourself

MKR:

  Agreed.

  It is the individual who in his or her own way has to apply Theosophy in
their daily life that makes the difference to anyone and everyone that
he/she comes into contact with. Most of us do it. But we may not be bragging
about it.

  On the other hand, when there are differences of opinion regarding the
policies/actions as well as philosophy, I feel, we should not keep quiet and
should speak up.

  Thanks for your input/feedback.


MK Ramadoss aka doss



>Think about it!
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>Love and light
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>Einar