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'''Bishen Lal''' (also known as Lalla Bishen Lall), was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He served as the President of Rohitcund Theosophical Society in Bareilly, India, in the early 1880's. He became a [[chela]] of the [[Mahatmas]], but failed in his spiritual path, and fell into insanity.<ref>Sven Eek, ''Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement'' (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1965), 150.</ref>
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According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br>
In [[Mahatma Letter No. 110#Page|one of his letters]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] stated that [[Allan Octavian Hume|A. O. Hume]] "Tho' unaware of it", "has helped precipitate [[Bishen Lal|Bishenlal]]'s insanity".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 110 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 371.</ref> In a letter from [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] she talks about "Bishen-lal and other vain, weak, and selfish characters — who end at the first temptation as raving madmen or commit suicide".<ref>A. Trevor Barker, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' Letter No. LXIV, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), 161.</ref>
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Bishen Lal or Lalla, President of Rohitcund TS in Bareilly. One of the [[Chelas|chelas]] who apparently failed. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 352; D, pp. 150, 175; [[H. P. Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku (book)|BTT]], p. 175.<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), 219.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 28 September 2017

Bishen Lal (also known as Lalla Bishen Lall), was an early member of the Theosophical Society. He served as the President of Rohitcund Theosophical Society in Bareilly, India, in the early 1880's. He became a chela of the Mahatmas, but failed in his spiritual path, and fell into insanity.[1]

In one of his letters, Master K.H. stated that A. O. Hume "Tho' unaware of it", "has helped precipitate Bishenlal's insanity".[2] In a letter from Mme. Blavatsky she talks about "Bishen-lal and other vain, weak, and selfish characters — who end at the first temptation as raving madmen or commit suicide".[3]

Notes

  1. Sven Eek, Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1965), 150.
  2. Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence No. 110 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 371.
  3. A. Trevor Barker, The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett Letter No. LXIV, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), 161.