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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." | ||
Mme. Blavatsky defined it as follows: | |||
<blockquote>Maha Chohan (Sk.). The chief of a spiritual Hierarchy, or of a school of Occultism; the head of the trans-Himalayan mystics.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 200.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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> | 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> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 19 October 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."
Mme. Blavatsky defined it as follows:
Maha Chohan (Sk.). The chief of a spiritual Hierarchy, or of a school of Occultism; the head of the trans-Himalayan mystics.[1]
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".[2] In a letter to Mohini M. Chatterji he said: "One far greater than myself has kindly consented to survey the whole situation".[3]
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,[4] 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".[5]
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 200.
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom First Series, No. 16 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 43.
- ↑ C. Jinarajadasa, Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Second Series, No. 62 (Chicago, IL: Theosophical Press, 1926), 62.
- ↑ Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 5 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 16.
- ↑ Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 11 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 30.
Further reading
- Mahā-Chohan at Theosopedia