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'''May 19''' is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[May 18]], and succeeded by [[May 20]]. Following May 19, there are 226 days in the year. 

==Blavatsky's Gem of the Day==
"If a man understands the [[Ātman|self]] saying 'I am He,' what could he wish or [[Desire|desire]] that he should pine after the [[Sthūla-śarīra|body]]?"

==Events==
* 1880 &ndash; [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] [[Pancha Sila|"took pansil"]] (the five Buddhist precepts) in Galle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
* 1887 &ndash; The [[Blavatsky Lodge]] was organized in London, and the inaugural meeting was held in [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]]'s small quarters at Maycot, Crownhill, Upper Norwood.

==Births==
* None listed for this date.

==Deaths==
* None listed for this date.

==Holidays and observances==
* None listed for this date.

==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19 This Date in Wikipedia]

==Calendar==
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