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'''[[Mahatma_Letters_that_HPB_kept|Mahatma Letters that HPB kept]]''' is a group of ten letters that have never before been published. These letters are mostly written from [[A. P. Sinnett]] to [[Mahatma|Mahatmas]] [[Koot Hoomi]] and [[Morya]], asking questions or responding to their previous letters, with brief notations by KH and M. Historically they fill gaps in the published correspondence like [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], giving the other side of the conversation.  
The '''[[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)|World's Parliament of Religions]]''' was held held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago during the huge World's Columbian Exposition. Often called "the birth of the interfaith movement," this was an international gathering of religious leaders. In 1993, a centennial parliament was also held in Chicago, and several branches of the [[Theosophical Movement]] collaborated to present 29 lectures and panel discussions, plus many auxiliary events. Since then, parliaments have been held in 1999 (Cape Town), 2004 (Barcelona), 2009 (Melbourne), 2015 (Salt Lake City), 2018 (Toronto), and 2023 (Chicago), with Theosophists participating.


[[File:Koot Hoomi.jpg|left|120px|left|thumb|Koot Hoomi]]
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Topics covered include [[A. O. Hume]], the KH retreat, Sinnett's relationship with the Mahatmas, [[London Lodge]], [[Mary Gebhard]], [[Anna Bonus Kingsford]], the [[Phoenix Venture]], the [[Kiddle incident]], and the [[Coulomb affair]]. Two letters written by [[Samuel Ward]] and [[G. B. Finch]] discuss the leadership of the [[London Lodge]].


These letters are important because the Masters instructed [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Madame Blavatsky]] to keep them, due to the significance of their contents. 
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The World's Parliament of Religions was held held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago during the huge World's Columbian Exposition. Often called "the birth of the interfaith movement," this was an international gathering of religious leaders. In 1993, a centennial parliament was also held in Chicago, and several branches of the Theosophical Movement collaborated to present 29 lectures and panel discussions, plus many auxiliary events. Since then, parliaments have been held in 1999 (Cape Town), 2004 (Barcelona), 2009 (Melbourne), 2015 (Salt Lake City), 2018 (Toronto), and 2023 (Chicago), with Theosophists participating.


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