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According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | ||
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Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in [[Spiritualism|spiritualism]]. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit [[Chittenden, Vermont]], to verify for himself [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO's]] accounts of the [[Eddy phenomena]] (See [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] and later a founder and first president of the [[Theosophical Society in England|TS in England]]. He was also one of the founders of the [[Psychical Research Society]] and, after the [[Hodgson Report]] was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the [[Mahatmas]] to teach him but they refused ([[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], pp. 411-12). See [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 238-239.</ref> | Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in [[Spiritualism|spiritualism]]. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit [[Chittenden, Vermont]], to verify for himself [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO's]] accounts of the [[Eddy phenomena]] (See [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] and later a founder and first president of the [[Theosophical Society in England|TS in England]]. He was also one of the founders of the [[Psychical Research Society]] and, after the [[Hodgson Report]] was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the [[Mahatmas]] to teach him but they refused ([[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], pp. 411-12). See [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 238-239.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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[[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] regarded him as a very honest person, but considered he was not strong enough to become a [[chela]]. In [[Mahatma Letter No. 92#Page 3|one of his letters]] he wrote: | |||
<blockquote>Doubtless a more sincere, truthful or a more noble minded man ([[William Stainton Moses|S. Moses]] not excepted) could hardly be found among the British [[theosophist]]s. His only and chief fault is — weakness. Were he to learn some day how deeply he has wronged [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] in thought — no man would feel more miserable over it than himself.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 92 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 289.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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Revision as of 16:12, 17 May 2013
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in spiritualism. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit Chittenden, Vermont, to verify for himself HSO's accounts of the Eddy phenomena (See ODL 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the TS and later a founder and first president of the TS in England. He was also one of the founders of the Psychical Research Society and, after the Hodgson Report was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the Mahatmas to teach him but they refused (ML, pp. 411-12). See SH, p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. ML index.[1]
Master K.H. regarded him as a very honest person, but considered he was not strong enough to become a chela. In one of his letters he wrote:
Doubtless a more sincere, truthful or a more noble minded man (S. Moses not excepted) could hardly be found among the British theosophists. His only and chief fault is — weakness. Were he to learn some day how deeply he has wronged H.P.B. in thought — no man would feel more miserable over it than himself.[2]
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 238-239.
- ↑ Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 92 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 289.