Greetings! Namaste!
You are invited to read these letters, written by individuals from many places, in support of the campaign calling for justice to be done in the case of W.Q.Judge.
Written as they were, by students of Theosophy of all stripes and types, no different to you and me, there is one thing that distinguishes their efforts… the genuine feeling of love for one who none of them knew, but who was perhaps one of the greatest teachers of the sublime wisdom that the US and world has seen since his passing in 1896.
His work and writings – never claiming any infallibility, his “exquisite modesty” wholly ruling it out – lead us ”from the teacher to the teachings”, which was his hallmark and trait, devotion to the cause. Like his teacher, friend and fellow co-worker and able reformer, Mme H.P.Blavatsky, they leave us with examples of life and conduct that shine more brightly as the decades pass into centuries.
The wide acceptance of WQJ – “the Raja” as he was known to his close associates – must surely come one day.
It is almost inconceivable that a being of such exceptional virtue and devotion to human advancement and mutual solidarity can remain unrecognised. Almost inconceivable because – as ever – it depends on us now, who are living and working in the world, to do the right thing, to fight for the restoration of his name, to rouse ourselves even if it takes until our last days and beyond to see the return of fair play and equity.
Why? Judge’s writings have a sweet simplicity and directness that touches even the most world-weary heart.
To those who knew and worked with him, who understood him and his mission, and to those who read his writings today, he has earnt and retains a place in their hearts. And what was that mission? One could say perhaps, it was a thoroughly practical infusion of the Western material energy with an ‘Eastern’ (in fact universal) consciousness and ethics.
The only ones threatened by the perennial truths he taught are those who hold their pride and ambition higher than honesty and fairness. Only they have anything to fear from the restoration of his reputation.
So we invite you to wish them, in all sincerity (yes, even with the sweetness both HPB and WQJ showed their detractors, can we follow that?), a speedy recovery of their discerning power and a little modesty.
Wishing you blue skies on your ‘journey’,
The Aq Editors
The 2010 Report on Letters to Adyar
about Justice to W. Q. Judge
Twenty-one Letters or Messages
from 42 People in Six Countries
Independent students of Theosophy have been writing from several countries, since April 2006, to the President of the Adyar Society. For five years now, they have yearly celebrated W.Q. Judge’s life and work for humanity while writing about him to the main Adyar leader, Ms. Radha Burnier.
In fact, the letters to Ms. Burnier are important symbols of something which is wider and creative. National initiatives and local level actions are considered of the greatest importance – in addition to the Letters to Adyar. Remembering W.Q. Judge’s life and work and creating opportunities to exchange views with Adyar theosophists at various levels are valid actions at any time.
Two practical examples of the progress recently made by the idea of Justice to Judge were reported from Germany and the United States.
On April 30, 2010, German theosophist Ms. Sieglinde Plocki wrote from Berlin that the website of the Adyar Society in Germany now mentions William Quan Judge as one of the founders of the theosophical movement. This is a significant step forward. Sieglinde indicated the link:
http://www.theosophieadyar.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=67
But Sieglinde added:
“Even more: they put William Judge under the section “important theosophists” … there could have been more to honour his work, but this – in comparison to the English language Adyar Website - is fantastic…”
