Christmas Humphreys - Revision history

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	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/concentrationmed00hump Concentration and Meditation]'''''. Baltimore: Penguin, 1973. First published in London by The Buddhist Society, 1935.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/concentrationmed00hump Concentration and Meditation]'''''. Baltimore: Penguin, 1973. First published in London by The Buddhist Society, 1935.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/buddhism00hump Buddhist]'''''. Hammondsworth, Middlesex: Pelican, 1951.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/buddhism00hump Buddhist]'''''. Hammondsworth, Middlesex: Pelican, 1951.

			=== Dramas for Youth Lodge ===
			* '''''[https://archive.org/details/the-conversion-of-the-king The Conversion of the King]'''''. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926.
			* '''''[https://archive.org/details/the-unswerving-law The Unswerving Law]'''''. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926.

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	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/zenwayoflife0000chri/page/n5/mode/2up Zen: A Way of Life]'''''. London: The English Universities Press, 1962.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/zenwayoflife0000chri/page/n5/mode/2up Zen: A Way of Life]'''''. London: The English Universities Press, 1962.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/x-the-buddhist-way-of-life/page/n1/mode/2up The Buddhist Way of Life]'''''. New York: Schocken Books, 1968.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/x-the-buddhist-way-of-life/page/n1/mode/2up The Buddhist Way of Life]'''''. New York: Schocken Books, 1968.
	* '''''Concentration and Meditation'''''. 1935.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/concentrationmed00hump Concentration and Meditation]'''''. Baltimore: Penguin, 1973. First published in London by The Buddhist Society, 1935.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/buddhism00hump Buddhist]. Hammondsworth, Middlesex: Pelican, 1951.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/buddhism00hump Buddhist]'''''. Hammondsworth, Middlesex: Pelican, 1951.

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	===Articles===		===Articles===
	* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/humphreys-travers-christmas Humphreys, Travers Christmas] at Theosophy World		* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/humphreys-travers-christmas Humphreys, Travers Christmas] at Theosophy World.
	*[http://~~www~~.~~katinkahesselink~~.~~net~~/~~his~~/~~Christmas~~-~~Humphreys~~.htm# A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London] by Damien P. Horigan		*[http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/damien.htm A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London] by Damien P. Horigan.
	*[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto		*[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto.
	*[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine		*[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine.
			* [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2020/02/enter-christmas-humphreys-buddhist-ancestor.html Enter Christmas Humphreys, Western Buddhist Ancestor] by James Ford. Posted on Patheos, February 15, 2020.

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

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	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56765 Zen Buddhism]'''''. London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1949.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56765 Zen Buddhism]'''''. London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1949.
	* '''''		* '''''
	* '''''What is Buddhism?. 1928.		* '''''What is Buddhism?''''' 1928.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3921 Studies in the Middle Way]'''''. London: Luzac and Co, Ltd., 1948.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3921 Studies in the Middle Way]'''''. London: Luzac and Co, Ltd., 1948.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212816 Karma and Rebirth]'''''. London: John Murray, 1943.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212816 Karma and Rebirth]'''''. London: John Murray, 1943.

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	* '''''		* '''''
	* '''''What is Buddhism?. 1928.		* '''''What is Buddhism?. 1928.
	* '''''Studies in the Middle Way'''''.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3921 Studies in the Middle Way]'''''. London: Luzac and Co, Ltd., 1948.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212816 Karma and Rebirth]'''''. London: John Murray, 1943.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212816 Karma and Rebirth]'''''. London: John Murray, 1943.
	* '''''Walk On!'''''		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/walkon00hump Walk On!]''''' Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974. First published in London by The Buddhist Society, 1947.
	* '''''Via Tokyo'''''.		* '''''Via Tokyo'''''.
			* '''''[https://archive.org/details/buddhismbellesau0000chri A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism]'''''. London: Arco Publications, 1962.
			* '''''[https://archive.org/details/wayofaction00chri The Way of Action]'''''. Baltimore: Penguin, 1971. First published in London by George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1960.
	* '''''Thus Have I Heard'''''.		* '''''Thus Have I Heard'''''.
	* '''''[https://archive.org/details/zenwayoflife0000chri/page/n5/mode/2up Zen: A Way of Life]'''''. London: The English Universities Press, 1962.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/zenwayoflife0000chri/page/n5/mode/2up Zen: A Way of Life]'''''. London: The English Universities Press, 1962.

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 *[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto
 *[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine
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	Humphreys was ~~involved with~~ the '''Youth Lodge''' of the Theosophical Society in London. He edited '''a series of seven short plays''' that the lodge produced, "presenting in dramatic form one or more of the fundamental principles of the Ancient Wisdom-Religion or Theosophy. The plays are all short and simple, needing no scenery, few characters or properties, and only a very small stage."<ref>Christmas Humphreys, "Editorial Foreword" ''The Conversion of the King: a Drama in One Act'' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), iii.</ref>		Humphreys was President of the '''Youth Lodge''' of the Theosophical Society in London. He edited '''a series of seven short plays''' that the lodge produced, "presenting in dramatic form one or more of the fundamental principles of the Ancient Wisdom-Religion or Theosophy. The plays are all short and simple, needing no scenery, few characters or properties, and only a very small stage."<ref>Christmas Humphreys, "Editorial Foreword" ''The Conversion of the King: a Drama in One Act'' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), iii.</ref> These are some of the titles:
			* 'The Conversion of the King: a Drama in One Act''. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926.
			* ''The Unswerving Law: a Drama of Reincarnation''. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926.

	== HPB's Diagram of Meditation ==		== HPB's Diagram of Meditation ==

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	Christmas Humphreys was born in London in 1901, and originally trained as a lawyer. Justice Christmas Humphreys made quite a career for himself, serving as Senior Prosecuting Counsel at the Old Bailey, the London criminal courts, and eventually sitting as a Circuit Judge from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. Parallel with this carrier he cultivated his interest in Theosophy & Buddhism, and in 1924 co-founded the Buddhist Society, London, now one of the largest and oldest Buddhist organisations outside of Asia. As a publisher to the Buddhist Society, he was responsible for its wide range of publications, including six of his own.<ref>"Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)," [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/nf_bt2.htm Blavatsky Trust website].</ref>		Christmas Humphreys was born in London in 1901, and originally trained as a lawyer. Justice Christmas Humphreys made quite a career for himself, serving as Senior Prosecuting Counsel at the Old Bailey, the London criminal courts, and eventually sitting as a Circuit Judge from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. Parallel with this carrier he cultivated his interest in Theosophy & Buddhism, and in 1924 co-founded the Buddhist Society, London, now one of the largest and oldest Buddhist organisations outside of Asia. As a publisher to the Buddhist Society, he was responsible for its wide range of publications, including six of his own.<ref>"Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)," [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/nf_bt2.htm Blavatsky Trust website].</ref>
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			Humphreys was involved with the '''Youth Lodge''' of the Theosophical Society in London. He edited '''a series of seven short plays''' that the lodge produced, "presenting in dramatic form one or more of the fundamental principles of the Ancient Wisdom-Religion or Theosophy. The plays are all short and simple, needing no scenery, few characters or properties, and only a very small stage."<ref>Christmas Humphreys, "Editorial Foreword" ''The Conversion of the King: a Drama in One Act'' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1926), iii.</ref>

	== HPB's Diagram of Meditation ==		== HPB's Diagram of Meditation ==

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	'''Travers Christmas Humphreys''' ([[February 15]], 1901 – [[April 13]], 1983) was a British judge, author, publisher, [[Theosophist]] and [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]]. He formed the Buddhist Lodge of the Theosophical Society and in 1924 he co-founded the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain.		'''Travers Christmas Humphreys''' ([[February 15]], 1901 – [[April 13]], 1983) was a British judge, author, publisher, [[Theosophist]] and [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]]. He formed the Buddhist Lodge of the Theosophical Society and in 1924 he co-founded the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain.
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	Christmas Humphreys was a friend of [[E. T. Sturdy]], a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. In the late 1880's HPB dictated a [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation\|Diagram of Meditation]] to Mr. Sturdy, who later gave it Mr. Humphreys. The Diagram was first published by him in the Nov/Dec. 1942 issue of ''Buddhism in England'' (later renamed ''The Middle Way'', in which journal was reprinted in May/June 1944).		Christmas Humphreys was a friend of [[E. T. Sturdy]], a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. In the late 1880's HPB dictated a [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation\|Diagram of Meditation]] to Mr. Sturdy, who later gave it Mr. Humphreys. The Diagram was first published by him in the Nov/Dec. 1942 issue of ''Buddhism in England'' (later renamed ''The Middle Way'', in which journal was reprinted in May/June 1944).

			== Mahatma Letters Trust ==

			[[Maud Hoffman]] formed the [[Mahatma Letters Trust]] and asked Judge Humphreys and [[Elsie Benjamin]] to serve as the first trustees.

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	Christmas Humphreys was a friend of [[E. T. Sturdy]], a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. In the late 1880's HPB dictated a [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation\|Diagram of Meditation]] to Mr. Sturdy, who later gave it Mr. Humphreys. The Diagram was first published by him in the Nov/Dec. 1942 issue of ''Buddhism in England'' (later renamed ''The Middle Way'', in which journal was reprinted in May/June 1944).		Christmas Humphreys was a friend of [[E. T. Sturdy]], a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and student of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. In the late 1880's HPB dictated a [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation\|Diagram of Meditation]] to Mr. Sturdy, who later gave it Mr. Humphreys. The Diagram was first published by him in the Nov/Dec. 1942 issue of ''Buddhism in England'' (later renamed ''The Middle Way'', in which journal was reprinted in May/June 1944).

	==~~Online~~ resources==		== Additional resources ==

			===Articles===
	* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/humphreys-travers-christmas Humphreys, Travers Christmas] at Theosophy World		* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/humphreys-travers-christmas Humphreys, Travers Christmas] at Theosophy World
	~~===Articles===~~

	*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/Christmas-Humphreys.htm# A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London] by Damien P. Horigan		*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/Christmas-Humphreys.htm# A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London] by Damien P. Horigan
	*[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto		*[http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/c_humphreys.htm# Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983)] Compiled by Robert Kitto
	*[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine		*[http://www.tricycle.com/ancestors/christmas-humphreys# Christmas Humphreys] by David Guy at Tricycle magazine

	~~== Additional resources ==~~

	* "Humphreys, Travers Christmas". ''Theosophical Encyclopedia''. Quezon City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House, 2006. See pages 290-291. Available [http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Humphreys,_Travers_Christmas online].

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