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| writtendate = March 11, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 52#Context and background|below]] | | writtendate = March 11, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 52#Context and background|below]] | ||
| receiveddate = March 14, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 52#Context and background|below]] | | receiveddate = March 14, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 52#Context and background|below]] | ||
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| receivedat = [[Allahabad, India]] | | receivedat = [[Allahabad, India]] | ||
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''' | This is '''Letter No. 52''' in''' [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], 4th chronological edition'''. It corresponds to '''Letter No. 144''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 52#Context and background|Context and background]]. | ||
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Impossible: no power. Will write thro' Bombay. | Impossible: no power. Will write thro' Bombay. | ||
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== Context and background == | == Context and background == | ||
After he received the note published as [[Mahatma Letter No. 50]] (See [[Mahatma_Letter_No._50#Context_and_background|Context and background]] through [[Bhavani Shankar|Bhavani Rao Shankar]], Sinnettt wrote again the next day to [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]], thinking that he might take additional advantage of the conditions presented by the presence of [[H. S. Olcott]] and the young man. He gave this letter to Bhavani Rao on the evening of March 13. On the 14th he this very short note from K.H. saying: "Impossible: no power. Will write thro’ Bombay." | |||
Sinnett comments that when, in due time, he received [[Mahatma Letter No. 54]] written through Bombay, he learned that the limited facilities of the moment had been exhausted and that his suggestions could not be complied with. But the importance of the whole thing, he said, was the fact that he did, after all, exchange letters with K.H. at an interval of a few hours at a time when H.P.B. was at the other side of India. | |||
== Physical description of letter == | == Physical description of letter == | ||
The original is in the British Library, Folio not identified. According to [[George Linton]] and [[Virginia Hanson]], | |||
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Seven words in KH script on one side of a sheet of paper. On back: "A. P. Sinnett."<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 104.</ref> | |||
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== Publication history == | == Publication history == | ||
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== Commentary about this letter == | == Commentary about this letter == | ||
The letter that the Master promised to write through Bombay is [[Mahatma Letter No. 54]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 29 July 2022
| Quick Facts | |
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| People involved | |
| Written by: | Koot Hoomi |
| Received by: | A. P. Sinnett |
| Sent via: | unknown |
| Dates | |
| Written on: | March 11, 1882 – see below |
| Received on: | March 14, 1882 – see below |
| Other dates: | unknown |
| Places | |
| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | Allahabad, India |
| Via: | unknown |
This is Letter No. 52 in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, 4th chronological edition. It corresponds to Letter No. 144 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.
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Context and background
After he received the note published as Mahatma Letter No. 50 (See Context and background through Bhavani Rao Shankar, Sinnettt wrote again the next day to Mahatma K.H., thinking that he might take additional advantage of the conditions presented by the presence of H. S. Olcott and the young man. He gave this letter to Bhavani Rao on the evening of March 13. On the 14th he this very short note from K.H. saying: "Impossible: no power. Will write thro’ Bombay."
Sinnett comments that when, in due time, he received Mahatma Letter No. 54 written through Bombay, he learned that the limited facilities of the moment had been exhausted and that his suggestions could not be complied with. But the importance of the whole thing, he said, was the fact that he did, after all, exchange letters with K.H. at an interval of a few hours at a time when H.P.B. was at the other side of India.
Physical description of letter
The original is in the British Library, Folio not identified. According to George Linton and Virginia Hanson,
Seven words in KH script on one side of a sheet of paper. On back: "A. P. Sinnett."[1]
Publication history
Commentary about this letter
The letter that the Master promised to write through Bombay is Mahatma Letter No. 54.
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 104.