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<blockquote>Master. A translation from the Sanskrit Guru, "Spiritual teacher," and adopted by the Theosophists to designate the Adepts, from whom they hold their teachings.<ref>Blavatsky, H. P., The Key To Theosophy,(???????????) ???</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Master. A translation from the Sanskrit Guru, "Spiritual teacher," and adopted by the Theosophists to designate the Adepts, from whom they hold their teachings.<ref>Blavatsky, H. P., The Key To Theosophy,(???????????) ???</ref></blockquote> | ||
The Masters of Wisdom are sometimes referred indistinctly as "Brothers", "[[Adepts]]", or "[[Mahatmas]]." However, it seems the word "Master" refers more specifically to a high class of [[Adepts]] who work in line with the evolutionary movement. This idea is reported by [[Charles Johnston]] in his interview to [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]]: | |||
<blockquote>Then she told me something about other Masters and adepts she had known--for she made a difference, as though the adepts were the captains of the occult world, and the Masters were the generals.<ref>Johnston, Charles, Collected Writings, VII(???????????) 400</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Then she told me something about other Masters and adepts she had known--for she made a difference, as though the adepts were the captains of the occult world, and the Masters were the generals.<ref>Johnston, Charles, Collected Writings, VII(???????????) 400</ref></blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 24 February 2012
The Masters of Wisdom, or simply "The Masters" were defined by H. P. Blavatsky in the glossary of her book The Key To Theosophy as follows:
Master. A translation from the Sanskrit Guru, "Spiritual teacher," and adopted by the Theosophists to designate the Adepts, from whom they hold their teachings.[1]
The Masters of Wisdom are sometimes referred indistinctly as "Brothers", "Adepts", or "Mahatmas." However, it seems the word "Master" refers more specifically to a high class of Adepts who work in line with the evolutionary movement. This idea is reported by Charles Johnston in his interview to Mme. Blavatsky:
Then she told me something about other Masters and adepts she had known--for she made a difference, as though the adepts were the captains of the occult world, and the Masters were the generals.[2]