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'''Maha Chohan''' is a compound term meaning "great [[chohan]]". It is applied to a certain Adept whose spiritual attainment is superior to that of Masters [[Koot Hoomi|K. H.]] and [[M.]]. In [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)| | '''Maha Chohan''' is a compound term meaning "great [[chohan]]". It is applied to a certain Adept whose spiritual attainment is superior to that of Masters [[Koot Hoomi|K. H.]] and [[M.]]. In [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters'']] he is frequently referred as the "boss", "Master" or "chief." | ||
In a letter to [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]], [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] referred to the Maha Chohan a he "to whose insight the future lies like an open page".<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series, No. 16 (????), ???.</ref> In a letter to [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji|Mohini M. Chatterji]] he said: "One far greater than myself has kindly consented to survey the whole situation".<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series, No. 62 (????), ???.</ref> | In a letter to [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]], [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] referred to the Maha Chohan a he "to whose insight the future lies like an open page".<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series, No. 16 (????), ???.</ref> In a letter to [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji|Mohini M. Chatterji]] he said: "One far greater than myself has kindly consented to survey the whole situation".<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series, No. 62 (????), ???.</ref> | ||
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Maha Chohan is a compound term meaning "great chohan". It is applied to a certain Adept whose spiritual attainment is superior to that of Masters K. H. and M.. In The Mahatma Letters he is frequently referred as the "boss", "Master" or "chief."
In a letter to Col. Olcott, Mahatma K. H. referred to the Maha Chohan a he "to whose insight the future lies like an open page".[1] In a letter to Mohini M. Chatterji he said: "One far greater than myself has kindly consented to survey the whole situation".[2]
The Maha Chohan had an active influence in the development of the Theosophical Society. He allowed Mahatma K. H. to correspond with Messrs. A. O. Hume and A. P. Sinnett,[3] and later gave the consent for them to form an Anglo-Indian branch of the Theosophical Society "solely under the express and unalterable condition that the new Society should be founded as a Branch of the Universal Brotherhood".[4]
Notes
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom First Series, No. 16 (????), ???.
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Second Series, No. 62 (????), ???.
- ↑ Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 5 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), ???.
- ↑ Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 11 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), ???.
Further reading
- Mahā-Chohan at Theosopedia