R. Keshava Pillai - Revision history

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	'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow"). He was also known as "Brother Keshu," "Chandra Kesha," or "Chandra Kusho." He was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.		'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow"). He was also known as "Brother Keshu," "Chandra Kesha," or "Chandra Kusho." In [[Mahatma Letter No. 31]] he was called "Keshub Chandra Sen." He was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.

	== Visions of the Mahatmas ==		== Visions of the Mahatmas ==

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	In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least four letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 65\|Letter 65]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''. He is also mentioned as "Keshub Chandra Sen" in [[Mahatma Letter No. 31]].		In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least four letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 65\|Letter 65]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''. He is also mentioned as "Keshub Chandra Sen" in '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 31]]'''.

	On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:		On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:

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	In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 65\|Letter 65]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''.		In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least four letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 65\|Letter 65]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''. He is also mentioned as "Keshub Chandra Sen" in [[Mahatma Letter No. 31]].

	On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:		On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:

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	In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 67]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''.		In 1882 he became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]]. He received at least letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 65\|Letter 65]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''.

	On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:		On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:

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	'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow"~~, he~~ was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.		'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow"). He was also known as "Brother Keshu," "Chandra Kesha," or "Chandra Kusho." He was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.

	== Visions of the Mahatmas ==		== Visions of the Mahatmas ==

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 '''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow", he was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.
-He became a [[Probation|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]] in 1882. He received at least letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66|Letter 66]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66|Letter 67]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67|Letter 67]]'''.
+== Visions of the Mahatmas ==
 On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:

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	'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow", he was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.		'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow", he was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.

	He became a [[~~probation~~]]~~ary~~ chela of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]] in 1882~~, and~~ received ~~several~~ letters from the Mahatma ~~(included~~ in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']] ~~Series~~ 2, pp. ~~115~~-~~119)~~.		He became a [[Probation\|probationary]] [[chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi\|Mahatma K.H.]] in 1882. He received at least letters from the Mahatma. They have been published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']] as letters '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 64\|Letter 64]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 66]]''', '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|Letter 67]]''', and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 67\|Letter 67]]'''.

	On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] a letter from Master K.H. fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:		On the night of [[September 14]], 1882, he received an astral visit from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] who told him, in Telugu, to go and see him beyond the Himalayas. On [[September 17]] '''[[Mahatma Letter to Pillai - LMW 2 No. 66\|a letter from Master K.H.]]''' fell to his feet in the compartment of a railway carriage. He wrote:

	<blockquote>In the year 1882 while I was traveling by railway between the Allahabad and Mogul Sarai stations, a letter fell in the compartment of the railway carriage in which I was sitting. I was alone in the compartment and the carriage was in motion. I had wished that Mahatma K.H. should give me instructions regarding a certain matter about which I was then thinking, and which I opened the letter I found that my thoughts had been answered, and that the letter was in the handwriting of Mahatma K.H., whose writing I know so well. Madame Blavatsky was then in Bombay.<ref>Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series No. 66 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977), 118-119.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>In the year 1882 while I was traveling by railway between the Allahabad and Mogul Sarai stations, a letter fell in the compartment of the railway carriage in which I was sitting. I was alone in the compartment and the carriage was in motion. I had wished that Mahatma K.H. should give me instructions regarding a certain matter about which I was then thinking, and which I opened the letter I found that my thoughts had been answered, and that the letter was in the handwriting of Mahatma K.H., whose writing I know so well. Madame Blavatsky was then in Bombay.<ref>Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series No. 66 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977), 118-119.</ref></blockquote>

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	'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow", he was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.		'''R. Keshava Pillai''' (variously spelled as "Kesava", "Casava" or even "Keshow", he was also known as "Brother Keshu") was an Inspector of Police at Nellore, in Andhra Pradesh. On May, 1882, a Branch of the [[Theosophical Society]] was formed at Nellore and Mr. Keshava Pillai was chosen as Secretary.

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	The letter answered his thoughts and advised him to carry out the instructions received from [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. This involved a change of name to the Tibetan Chandra Cusho (also spelled Chundro Cusho or Chunder Cusho) and a change of attire to a yellow robe and cap. Master K.H. also told him that he would receive further instructions from him at Darjeeling by post (LMW 2:118-9). Pillai met up with HPB again in Allahabad on 18 September, and they reached Chandernagore by train the next morning. There, he left HPB and travelled to Darjeeling, where he arrived the following evening, and met Babaji Dharbagiri Nath. Pillai continues:		The letter answered his thoughts and advised him to carry out the instructions received from [[Damodar K. Mavalankar\|Damodar]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]]. This involved a change of name to the Tibetan Chandra Cusho (also spelled Chundro Cusho or Chunder Cusho) and a change of attire to a yellow robe and cap. Master K.H. also told him that he would receive further instructions from him at Darjeeling by post (LMW 2:118-9). Pillai met up with HPB again in Allahabad on 18 September, and they reached Chandernagore by train the next morning. There, he left HPB and travelled to Darjeeling, where he arrived the following evening, and met Babaji Dharbagiri Nath. Pillai continues:

	<blockquote>We were both together until the 28th idem. We travelled together, both on horseback and on foot in Bhutan, Sikkim, etc. . . . In the course of these travels, just about Pari or Parchong* on the northern frontier of Sikkim, I had the good fortune and happiness to see the blessed feet of the most venerated Master Kut Humi and M. in their physical bodies. The very identical personage whose astral bodies I had seen in my dreams, etc., since 1869, and in 1876 in Madras and on the 14th September 1882 in the head-quarters at Bombay.<ref>http://davidpratt.info/~~johnson2~~.htm The Theosophical Mahatmas. A Critique of Paul Johnson’s New Myth, Part 5, "A scheme of deception?" by David Pratt</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>We were both together until the 28th idem. We travelled together, both on horseback and on foot in Bhutan, Sikkim, etc. . . . In the course of these travels, just about Pari or Parchong* on the northern frontier of Sikkim, I had the good fortune and happiness to see the blessed feet of the most venerated Master Kut Humi and M. in their physical bodies. The very identical personage whose astral bodies I had seen in my dreams, etc., since 1869, and in 1876 in Madras and on the 14th September 1882 in the head-quarters at Bombay.<ref>[http://davidpratt.info/johnson.htm#scheme The Theosophical Mahatmas. A Critique of Paul Johnson’s New Myth, Part 5, "A scheme of deception?"] by David Pratt</ref></blockquote>

	Keshava Pillai did not pass his probation. He eventually lost interest in the [[Theosophical Society]] and had a life of many worldly disappointments.		Keshava Pillai did not pass his probation. He eventually lost interest in the [[Theosophical Society]] and had a life of many worldly disappointments.
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	*[http://blavatskyarchives.com/pillai_my_travels_to_see_the_mahatmas.htm# My Travels to See the Mahatmas] by R. Casava Pillai		*[http://blavatskyarchives.com/pillai_my_travels_to_see_the_mahatmas.htm# My Travels to See the Mahatmas] by R. Casava Pillai
	*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/mastersencounterswith.htm# A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas] Case 27, compiled and edited by Daniel H. Caldwell		*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/mastersencounterswith.htm# A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas] Case 27, compiled and edited by Daniel H. Caldwell
	*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pillai.htm# How a Hindu of Madras		*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/pillai.htm# How a Hindu of Madras Interviewed a Mahatma at Sikkim] by R. Casava Pillai
	Interviewed a Mahatma at Sikkim] by R. Casava Pillai

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