In other words:
How should we deal with members of the Theosophical Society Pasadena or the ULT in the TS Adyar?
We had this come up in our local lodge the other day. We were talking about the program for next year, and the topic of who should go
in the board of the lodge came up. The lodge is small: only about 15
members. It’s been very active lately, and three new members came along
in the past year alone. So things are looking good, but still, it’s a
small lodge. In fact, the board is only two people. One chair &
money person (what are those called?), the other the secretary.
Of the members there is one who is very active: she helps out with coffee, tea, selling books, digitalizing the library etc. Yet she’s
also a member of one of the ‘rival theosophical organizations’. For
that reason she was not asked to be in the board in the past. Yet she has been
asked to check the books for the lodge building (a separate
foundation). It’s starting to be a bit silly to not ask her in the
board.
So she IS going to be asked.
There are several reasons why:
- Active members should be rewarded with recognition for their work. Being a member of the board is a form of recognition.
- Active members who are Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Freemason etc. are not kept out of such responsibility, why should someone who is active in another theosophical organization be suspect?
Do you agree, or did we break an important rule by asking her to take on more administrative responsibility?
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