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A modern defense of plagiarism?
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Etznab
2022-03-19 23:38:14 UTC
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See:

"DID PAUL TWITCHELL BORROW FROM OTHER AUTHORS IN HIS WRITINGS"

"[...] Paul’s task was to gather the time-tested, most accurate parts of what had been given in the past. He gathered up the golden teachings strewn around the world and released them from cultural trappings and social aims which limited their spiritual radiance. Paul reoriented these fragments to show the direct path home to God, making it readily available to all."

https://www.eckankar.org/explore/faqs/

Some comments that come to mind at the moment:

Golden teachings strewn around the world? I think the lot of them were strewn around the Seattle Library.

Released them from cultural trappings? Like, by adding new and different trappings?

Reorientated these fragments? How about disorientated them from their historical evolutions? Preventing people from tracing their origins?
Etznab
2022-03-19 23:51:15 UTC
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"DID PAUL TWITCHELL BORROW FROM OTHER AUTHORS IN HIS WRITINGS"
"[...] Paul’s task was to gather the time-tested, most accurate parts of what had been given in the past. He gathered up the golden teachings strewn around the world and released them from cultural trappings and social aims which limited their spiritual radiance. Paul reoriented these fragments to show the direct path home to God, making it readily available to all."
https://www.eckankar.org/explore/faqs/
Golden teachings strewn around the world? I think the lot of them were strewn around the Seattle Library.
Released them from cultural trappings? Like, by adding new and different trappings?
Reorientated these fragments? How about disorientated them from their historical evolutions? Preventing people from tracing their origins?
This one is best read in context to the full article:

"Refuse to see Truth, pretend that it is impossible to know what is true and what is not, distort Truth, seek to mix it with Untruth, attempt to deceive both ourselves and others, give Truth in an unattractive manner, then chaos will reign in our lives..."

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.eckankar/c/LPAMbVT2zOw/m/ENx_P41rAgAJ

The fact that not only many initiates, but also Paul Twitchell's successors were surprised to discover plagiarisms and a "growing list" of appropriated material ascribed to supposedly living masters from the Eckankar lineage tells a whole story in and by itself.

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.eckankar/c/Wle6bykppIc/m/GhB9t4FkBQAJ

Had they been "trapped" and unable to see the truth? So when they did see the truth, they were shocked beyond belief?
Henosis Sage
2022-03-20 02:00:53 UTC
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Post by Etznab
"DID PAUL TWITCHELL BORROW FROM OTHER AUTHORS IN HIS WRITINGS"
"[...] Paul’s task was to gather the time-tested, most accurate parts of what had been given in the past. He gathered up the golden teachings strewn around the world and released them from cultural trappings and social aims which limited their spiritual radiance. Paul reoriented these fragments to show the direct path home to God, making it readily available to all."
https://www.eckankar.org/explore/faqs/
Golden teachings strewn around the world? I think the lot of them were strewn around the Seattle Library.
Released them from cultural trappings? Like, by adding new and different trappings?
Reorientated these fragments? How about disorientated them from their historical evolutions? Preventing people from tracing their origins?
"Refuse to see Truth, pretend that it is impossible to know what is true and what is not, distort Truth, seek to mix it with Untruth, attempt to deceive both ourselves and others, give Truth in an unattractive manner, then chaos will reign in our lives..."
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.eckankar/c/LPAMbVT2zOw/m/ENx_P41rAgAJ
The fact that not only many initiates, but also Paul Twitchell's successors were surprised to discover plagiarisms and a "growing list" of appropriated material ascribed to supposedly living masters from the Eckankar lineage tells a whole story in and by itself.
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.eckankar/c/Wle6bykppIc/m/GhB9t4FkBQAJ
Had they been "trapped" and unable to see the truth? So when they did see the truth, they were shocked beyond belief?
no, hk is wrong -- twitchell lied to people ... took others work / writings and called it his own ... took others personal experiences and called them his own ... he used and abused people with lies.

so has klemp so has doug marman .... all toxic lying abusers

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