Chela
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Chela (devanāgarī: चेल cela) is a Sanskrit word that meaning "servant" or "slave." In Hinduism the term is used to denominate the religious student or disciple of a spiritual master or guru.
In Theosophy the term is frequently used to denominate a disciple accepted by one Master of Wisdom as a candidate for initiation into the occult sciences. In her The Theosophical Glossary H. P. Blavatsky defines it as "A disciple, the pupil of a Guru or Sage, the follower of some adept of a school of philosophy (lit., child).[1] Some synonyms frequently found in the Theosophical literature are "Disciple" and "Lanoo".
Online resources
Articles and pamphlets
- Gurus and Chelas An Article by E.T. Sturdy and a Reply by Annie Besant
- Some Difficulties of the Inner Life by Annie Besant
- Are Chelas "Mediums"? by H. P. Blavatsky
- Chelas by H. P. Blavatsky
- Chelas and Lay Chelas by H. P. Blavatsky
- Practical Occultism by H. P. Blavatsky
- Spiritual Progress by H. P. Blavatsky
- Why Not I? by C. W. Leadbeater
Notes
- ↑ Blavatsky, H. P., Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 74.