О достоверности высказываний Е.Рерих в адрес А.Бейли

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1.18 Alice A. Bailey and D.K.

1For his works D.K. had to use a mediator or interpreter, Alice A. Bailey, and even though she was outstanding (unique, according to D.K.), the result was not faultless, as it never can be when man is involved. This needs to be emphasized, since the enemies of truth certainly will make the most of the occasion to discredit D.K.’s work. Therefore it should be said that the errors are on the whole insignificant and never concern anything essential. Obvious contradictions occurring are probably evidence that the interpreter did not always interpret right. Figures and years appear to have involved particular difficulties.

2What has greatly reduced the value of D.K.’s work, especially where the world view is concerned, is the fact that the interpreter did not have a suitable terminology but consistently used the miserable, often misleading terms that Blavatsky invented and the theosophists traditionally preserved.

3In the theosophical colony Crotona, California, Alice A. Bailey had come in contact with some theosophists, who boasted that they had been “initiated” by Leadbeater, which was absurd, as all theosophists should know. Christos—Maitreya is the one initiator, and only he is entitled to accept anyone as a member of the hierarchy. Soon enough she came into acute antagonism with those “initiates”, also those who were “initiates” of the Esoteric Section. The conflict apparently resulted in an aversion to Leadbeater, who actually was innocent of the madness. This aversion had the effect that she could not rightly appreciate Leadbeater but reduced his work and contribution. This is the more deplorable as Leadbeater was the foremost esoteric educator, having a special talent for clarifying the basic principles and work out an easily comprehensible system. Then he had the fifth department in his causal envelope. His capacity was expressly recognized by D.K.

4Alice A. Bailey’s husband, Foster Bailey, wrote of her: “We are all very human, and she was very human, too.” “No adoration of saints here”, apparently is his opinion. Saints exist only in the Christian Church. The emotional stage of the so-called saint merely marks the conclusion of the emotional phase of development. Yes, we have all of us a long way yet to go, and particularly those who think they are near the goal.

5There is a great risk that the Arcane School, founded by Alice A. Bailey in New York (with many affiliations), will degenerate into slavery to the letter of the writings D.K. dictated to his secretary A.A.B. Yet D.K. himself warned not to regard his dictations as instructions of general applicability. They have their limited utility on account of the many obscurities there are in the terminology A.A.B. had at her disposal when presenting D.K.’s ideas.

Я не владею этим языком как родным. Может кто-нибудь перевести на русский недалеко от смысла?

спасибо