Mahatma Letter to Pran Nath - LMW 1 No. 6
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| Written by: | Koot Hoomi |
| Received by: | Pran Nath |
| Sent via: | unknown |
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| Written on: | unknown |
| Received on: | January 1884 |
| Other dates: | unknown |
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| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | unknown |
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This letter is Letter No. 6 in Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series. Mahatma Koot Hoomi responds to questions from Pran Nath about chelaship.[1]
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The process of self-purification is not the work of a moment, nor of a few months but of years – nay, extending over a series of lives. The later a man begins the living of a higher life, the longer must be his period of probation, for he has to undo the effects of a long number of years spent in objects diametrically opposed to the real goal. The more strenuous his efforts and the brighter the result of his work, the nearer he comes to the threshold. If his aspira- |
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tion is genuine – a settled conviction and not a sentimental flash of the moment – he transfer from one body to another the determination which finally leads him to the attainment of his desire. Bh. Sh. has seen me in my own physical body and he can point out the way to others. He has been working unselfishly for his fellow men thro’ the Theosophical Society and he is having his reward tho’ he may not always notice it.
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Context and background
Mr. Jinarajadasa provided these notes about this letter:
Received by Pandit Pran Nath of Gwalior in January 1884. Transcribed from the original.
The following questions were asked of the Master:
1. Do I tread the right path?
2. Is my present way of life conducive to spiritual advancement?
3. Am I capable of greatly influencing my next birth by good karmas in this life by strenuously following the bent of my heart as it is at present?
4. What should I do to have the honour of prostrating myself at your blessed feet?[2]
Physical description of letter
According to Mr. Jinarajadasa, the location of the original of this letter is not known. Images are from a private collection.
Publication history
This letter was published in 1919 as Letter 6 in the first edition of Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, 1881-1888, later known as the First Series.[3] It has kept this designation as Letter 6 throughout all editions.
Commentary about this letter
The wording of this letter is very much like the postscript to Letter 9 of this series, which was addressed to an unnamed member.
Additional resources
Notes
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 2011), 27-28, 141.
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, 27-28, 141.
- ↑ Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, 1881-1888. Adyar, Madras, India; London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919. Foreword by Annie Besant; transcribed and compiled by C. Jinarajadasa.