Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tl00031)

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> From: John E. Mead <jmead@infoave.net>
> To: theos-talk@theosophy.com
> Subject: Re: Theos-World TS in America
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 12:50 PM
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> > From: M K Ramadoss <ramadoss@eden.com>
> > To: theos-l@vnet.net; theos-talk@theosophy.com
> > Cc: ramadoss@eden.com
> > Subject: Theos-World TS in America
> > Date: Monday, February 09, 1998 10:51 PM
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > You be the judge and make up your mind on the matter.
> >
> > mkr
> > =====================================================================
> > My Initial Letter:
> >
> >
> > December 10, 1997
> >
> >
> > National President
> >  and Elected Members of Board of Directors
> > Theosophical Society in America
> > Wheaton, IL
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Brother:
> >
> > 	For any organization, for its long term growth and survival, it is
very
> > important that its key mission is presented to the public and the
> > membership reminded of it in a very simple unambiguous manner giving no
> > chance for any misinterpretation or for any confusion.
> >
> > 	When the TS was launched, it was very clear in the minds of the Real
> > Founders that its mission is to form a Universal Brotherhood of
Humanity.
> > In the early days of TS, the question whether the Universal Brotherhood
> > mission of TS was the right one was raised from time to time. At one
> > juncture, A P Sinnett raised it with one of the Real Founders. In
> response,
> > the Maha Chohan, who was the Boss of the Founders was consulted. His
> > response was put down in a letter. This letter is considered as one of
> the
> > most important by every leader of TS starting with HPB onwards. It is
> > considered as the Charter for TS. In it is stated:
> >
> > 		"And it is we, the humble disciples of these perfect Lamas, who are
> > expected to allow the Theosophical Society to drop its noblest title,
> that
> > of the Brotherhood of Humanity, to become a simple school of
philosophy!
> > No, no, good brothers, you have been labouring under the mistake too
long
> > already. Let us understand each other. He who does not feel competent
to
> > grasp the noble idea sufficiently to work for it, need not undertake a
> task
> > too heavy for him. But there is hardly a Theosophist in the whole
Society
> > unable to effectually help it by correcting erroneous impressions of
> > outsiders, by himself actually propagating this idea. Oh! for noble and
> > unselfish men to help us effectually in that divine task! All our
> > knowledge, past and present, would not be sufficient to repay him."
> >
> >  <snip>
>
> It seems clear that the TSA now wants to have a different purpose for the
> TSA than that of the original founding Brotherhood??!!
>
> I think the TSA leaders should spend several weeks with someone who
really
> lives and believes in the First Object... like maybe the Dalai Lama???
>
> (Is it relevent to point out that the ES also ignores (in fact is
*defined*
> to ignore) the first and foremost Object also?   maybe not...
> Hmmmm... the Dalai Lama doesn't even meet their requirements.  we would
> have to find someone more spiritual and worthy that would/could meet
their
> requirements).
>
> peace -
>
> john e. mead