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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)|''The Mahatma Letters'']] he is frequently referred as the "boss", "Master" or "chief."
'''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 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 43.</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 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 43.</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 (Chicago, IL: Theosophical Press, 1926), 62.</ref>


The Maha Chohan had an active influence in the development of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He allowed [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] to correspond with Messrs. [[A. O. Hume]] and [[A. P. Sinnett]],<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 5 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 16.</ref> 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]]".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 11 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 30.</ref>
The Maha Chohan had an active influence in the development of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He allowed [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K. H.]] to correspond with Messrs. [[A. O. Hume]] and [[A. P. Sinnett]],<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 5 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 16.</ref> 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]]".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 11 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 30.</ref>

Revision as of 20:02, 5 June 2012

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

  1. C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom First Series, No. 16 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 43.
  2. C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Second Series, No. 62 (Chicago, IL: Theosophical Press, 1926), 62.
  3. Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 5 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 16.
  4. Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 11 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 30.


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