Theos-Talk Archives (October 1999 Message tl00049)

Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com> wrote:

> hesse600 wrote:
> > > that the best way to deal with a potential troublemaker is to give him a
> > > whistle. By the way, do you want a whistle?"
> >
> > >       I think the Mahatmas knew what they were doing when they created the
> > > E.S.
> > Are you saying the Mahatma's created the ES as a wistle for
> > the people complaining?
>
> 	Figuratively speaking, yes. There was one group who felt that only the
> teachings of the Mahatma's should be studied or presented by the
> Theosophical Society, and the teachings of other religions, even when
> they were completely in synch with what the Mahatma's taught, should be
> forbidden. The Mahatmas said that each person should find the truth
> through their own religion, and let those who wish to follow only the
> words of the Mahatma's should form their own special section.
I have noticed that high functionary's in the ES often
study the Mahatma Letters more than usual, but the way I
have always understood it, the ES was meant to make
brotherhood more real, and promote the esoteric kind of
living. That is, living for humanity and serving humanity
the best way posible. And if those who wanted to follow the
words of the Mahatma's were ES-members, then why was not
Sinnet an ES-member?
> > Anyhow, the rules about homosexuals etc. were not made in
> > HPB's time, so why presume the Mahatma's had anything to do
> > with it?

> 	Radha Burnier, head of the Esoteric Section, is STRONGLY against
> homosexuality.

SO WHAT? That may just be Indian prejudice speaking. Are
you presuming she is personally in contact with the
Mahatma's and therefore infallible?

Katinka

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NHL Leeuwarden
hesse600@tem.nhl.nl