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Thanks. The little things prove very useful, and I gratefully acknowledge them. You ought to go to Simla. TRY. I confess to a weakness on my part to see you do so. We must patiently await the results, as I told you of the Book. The blanks are provoking and "tantalizing" but we cannot go against the inevitable. And as it is always good to mend an error I already did so by presenting the [[The Occult World (book)|Occult World]] to the C----'s notice. Patience, patience. | Thanks. The little things prove very useful, and I gratefully acknowledge them. You ought to go to Simla. [[Try!|TRY]]. I confess to a weakness on my part to see you do so. We must patiently await the results, as I told you of the Book. The blanks are provoking and "tantalizing" but we cannot go against the inevitable. And as it is always good to mend an error I already did so by presenting the [[The Occult World (book)|Occult World]] to the C----'s notice. Patience, patience. | ||
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== Context and background == | == Context and background == | ||
This letter was in connection with the establishment of the [[Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society|Simla branch]] of the [[Theosophical Society]]. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] had been invited by the [[A. O. Hume|Humes]] to be there and the [[Mahātma|Mahatma]] seems concerned that [[A. P. Sinnett]] also should be present. On p. 156 of [[The Occult World (book)|''The Occult World'']], Sinnett comments that he went to [[Simla, India|Simla]] in August 1881 in connection with this undertaking. | |||
== Physical description of letter == | == Physical description of letter == | ||
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| Written by: | Koot Hoomi |
| Received by: | A. P. Sinnett |
| Sent via: | unknown |
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| Written on: | unknown |
| Received on: | July 6-11, 1881 See below. |
| Other dates: | none |
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| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | Bombay, India |
| Via: | none |
This is Letter No. 121 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.
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Cover sheet
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Received at Bombay on return to India in July 1881. |
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Thanks. The little things prove very useful, and I gratefully acknowledge them. You ought to go to Simla. TRY. I confess to a weakness on my part to see you do so. We must patiently await the results, as I told you of the Book. The blanks are provoking and "tantalizing" but we cannot go against the inevitable. And as it is always good to mend an error I already did so by presenting the Occult World to the C----'s notice. Patience, patience. Yours, ever |
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Context and background
This letter was in connection with the establishment of the Simla branch of the Theosophical Society. H. P. Blavatsky had been invited by the Humes to be there and the Mahatma seems concerned that A. P. Sinnett also should be present. On p. 156 of The Occult World, Sinnett comments that he went to Simla in August 1881 in connection with this undertaking.
Physical description of letter
The original is in the British Library, Folio 3. According to George Linton and Virginia Hanson, the letter was written:
On a single sheet of rippled white paper, in blue ink. The sheet is about 4" X 6" [10.2 X 15.2 cm] in size, folded note style. The capital "P" in "Patience" near the end of the letter is heavy, and the ink has blotted near the top of the sheet where the paper was folded.[1]
Publication history
Commentary about this letter
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), 64.