Resources for study of the Mahatma Letters

These are resources that can aid in the study of the Mahatmas and their letters.

Joy Mills with Reflections

Daniel Caldwell's Casebook

Books

• Abdill, Edward. Masters of Wisdom: The Mahatmas, Their Letters, and the Path. New York: TarcherPerigree, 2015.
• Barborka, Geoffrey A. The Mahatmas and Their Letters. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973, 1989. This is a hugely valuable analysis of some letters and how they were produced.
• Barker, A. T. The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett 2nd edition, transcribed, compiled, and with an introduction by A. T. Barker. Available from Theosophical University Press. See also Vic Hao Chin's 4th Chronological Edition.
• Besant, Annie. The Masters.
• Caldwell, Daniel H. A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas. Blavatsky Study Center, 2020. Quotations from various sources of 58 encounters with Mahatmas by thirty individuals. Ten appendices provide useful background material and an index.
• Caldwell, Daniel H. Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas. The Blavatsky Study Center, 2012. Images and transcriptions of letters to Mrs. Holloway from the Mahatmas; most previously unpublished.
• Codd, Clara M. Theosophy as the Masters See It – Being an Account of the Theosophical Society and Its Work as Outlined in the "Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1953. 369 pages.
• Conger, Margaret. Combined Chronology for use with The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett and The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973.
• Hanson, Virginia. The Mahatma Letters: Today's Encounter with the Wisdom of the Ages. Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1977.
• Hanson, Virginia. Masters and Men: The Human Story in The Mahatma Letters.
• Hanson, Virginia. Readers' Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett.
• Hao Chin, Vic. The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett In Chronological Sequence. 4th chronological edition.
• Jinarājadāsa, C. The "K. H." Letters to C. W. Leadbeater. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1941 and 1980.
• Jinarājadāsa, C. Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Series One and Two.
• Jinarājadāsa, C. The Story of the Mahatma Letters. 1946.
• Jinarājadāsa, C. The Story of the Mahatma Letters. 1977. Compilation including materials by A. P. Sinnett and H. P. Blavatsky.
• Jinarājadāsa, C. The Maha Chohan's Letter 1881 with a Commentary 1948.1966.1973.
• Kannan, A., compiler. A Student's Guide to the Masters' Teachings. 2 volumes. Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 2018.
• Leadbeater, C. W. The Masters and the Path. 1925. Available from Anand Gholap website, Internet Archive, and Theosophy World.
• Mills, Joy. Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom: A Commentary on the Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett.. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 2010. Based on her own notes and that of Virginia Hanson, this volume offers thoughtful commentary on each of the letters to A. P. Sinnett.
• Odgren, Fiona C.. Insights from the Masters: A Compilation. Axis Mundi Books, 2016.
• Sinnett, A. P. Esoteric Buddhism. 1883. Third (1884) edition available at Blavatsky Archives.
• Sinnett, A. P. The Occult World. 1881. First edition available at Blavatsky Archives.
• Varma, S. S. Teachings on Discipleship As Outlined in The Mahatma Letters.

Pamphlets

• Neff, Mary K. The Mahatma Letters: Their Chronological Order. Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Press, 1940.

Articles

See also Daniel Caldwell's website.

• Kunz, Dora. Masters and the Path in Theosophy Forward.
• Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in Theosophy World.

Video

• The Mahatmas and Their Letters. 2010. Theosophical Society in America.
• Masters of the Wisdom by Ed Abdill. 2014. Theosophical Society in America.
• The Mahatma Letters. 2011. Theosophy UK.
• An Overview of the Mahatma Letters by Chong Sanne. 2017. Theosophy New Zealand.
• Ed Abdill: In Their Own Words - Wisdom from the Mahatmas by Ed Abdill. 2015. Theosophical Society in America.

Classes and courses of study

• Secrets of the Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett. 2024. Paul Benedict New Raja Yoga YouTube channel. Paul Benedict and Terry Hunt present the letters in a series of classes.

Audio

• Hanson, Virginia. An Introduction to The Mahatma Letters.Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Society in America, 1984, 2007. These eight CDs of commentary by Virginia Hanson and George Linton are available through Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library.

Websites

• A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas by Daniel H. Caldwell.
• The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett 2nd edition, transcribed, compiled, and with an introduction by A. T. Barker. Made available by Theosophical University Press.
• H. P. Blavatsky en die SPR. Color reproductions of some Mahatma Letters demonstating the appearance of the writing on the paper.. Made available at theosofie.net website.
• Foreign Words & Phrases in Mahatma Letters. Made available by Theosophical University Press.