The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Facsimile of 1926 2nd edition) [FACSIMILE] (Paperback)

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No other book is quite like this private collection of letters. Preserved in the British Library, they were written between 1880 and 1884 to Alfred P. Sinnett, editor of a leading Anglo-Indian newspaper, The Pioneer. His correspondents were two Mahatmas whom H. P. Blavatsky has acknowledged as her teachers and the inspirers of her Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine. First published in 1923, this important volume is filled with sublime philosophical and ethical instruction, revealing not only far-reaching concepts of religious and scientific thought (since proven in large degree prophetic), but also practicality, warmth of heart, patience, and ripeness of humor. The letters, moreover, yield a clearer understanding of H. P. Blavatsky and of the Mahatmas' aim in fostering universal brotherhood.

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• Paperback: 590 pages
• Publisher: Theosophical Univ Pr; 2nd edition (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911500219
• ISBN-13: 978-0911500219
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #975,530 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Study this Book!, October 25, 2002

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This review is from: The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Hardcover)

This book must be studied carefully. The Venerable Masters Morya and Koot Humi delve deep into many of the intricate occult subjects that we as students have studied or will study. If you are patient, precise, and careful (as one must be to study such a subject, objectively) then read this work along with Blavatsky's "Secret Doctrine", M's "Dayspring of Youth", and Samael Aun Weor's book "The Perfect Matrimony". These are some of the literary works by those genuine Masters who gave their lives for the benefit of Humanity.
Many theosophical students like to argue about the existence of the two Masters that were to have written these letters. They are the ones who, being expected to live closest to the Grand Doctrine, stray futhest away from it, getting caught up with ideas, concepts, and mental games that send them off into an abyss of intellectual struggles. The Dharma is something that is supposed to be practiced by the students of Occultism, not argued about. This is a great problem that has degenerated even the greatest and most valuable institutions of Esotericism. When reading this book, study what it is saying, put it in practice, find the results, then you will verify that the ones who wrote such things really are authentic, Holy Mahatmas.