Mahatma Letters
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The Mahatma Letters are letters that were claimed to be written by the Theosophical Mahatma
s or Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
to certain Theosophists, especially A. P. Sinnett
, A. O. Hume, Henry Steel Olcott
, Helena Blavatsky, C. W. Leadbeater and others.
Mahatma
Mahatma is Sanskrit for "Great Soul". It is similar in usage to the modern Christian term saint. This epithet is commonly applied to prominent people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jyotirao Phule and Branch Rickey...
s or Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
The Masters of the Ancient Wisdom are reputed to be enlightened beings originally identified by the Theosophists Helena Blavatsky, Henry S. Olcott, Alfred P. Sinnett, and others. These Theosophists claimed to have met some of the so-called Masters during their lifetimes in different parts of the...
to certain Theosophists, especially A. P. Sinnett
Alfred Percy Sinnett
Alfred Percy Sinnett was an English author and Theosophist.- Biography :Sinnett's father died while he was young, by 1851 Sinnett is listed as a "Scholar - London University", living with his widowed mother Jane whose occupation is listed as "Periodical Literature", and his older sister Sophia age...
, A. O. Hume, Henry Steel Olcott
Henry Steel Olcott
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society....
, Helena Blavatsky, C. W. Leadbeater and others.
Further reading
- AT Barker (ed) The Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett is a book published in 1923 by A. Trevor Barker. According to Theosophical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Kuthumi and Morya to A.P. Sinnett. The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books The Mahatma Letters to...
- C. Jinarajadasa (ed.) Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom
- C. Jinarajadasa (ed.) Early Teachings of the Masters 1881-1883
- C. Jinarajadasa (ed.) K.H. Letters to C. W. Leadbeater
- AP Sinnett, Esoteric Buddhism
- AP Sinnett, The Occult World
- Vernon Harrison, H.P. Blavatsky & the SPR
- Virginia Hanson, An Introduction to The Mahatma Letters