Jinarājadāsa writings

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Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa (16 December 1875 – 18 June 1953) was one of the foremost Theosophical writers. In 1913 he was awarded the Subba Row Medal for his contributions to Theosophical literature.

Articles

Mr. Jinarājadāsa was an extremely prolific contributor to Theosophical periodicals. Many of the articles are indexed in the Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals. Over 1600 articles are listed under the name Jinarājadāsa. Searching under CJ will result in a lengthy list that includes work by Charles Johnston, a Sanskrit scholar who was married to Madame Blavatsky's niece, and who was also known the same initials. Within the results list, the articles by Mr. Jinarājadāsa will include those in the periodicals: The Adyar Bulletin, The American Theosophist, The Australian ES Bulletin, The Herald of the Star, The Messenger, Sishya (The Student), The Theosophic Messenger, The Theosophist, and World Theosophy. Articles by Charles Johnston appear in Theosophical Quarterly, Theosophy, The Path, and The Irish Theosophist.

Books and pamphlets

Dozens of books and pamphlets also flowed from the pen of Mr. Jinarājadāsa. These are some of his titles, arranged by topic. Unless otherwise stated, the publisher was Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, Madras [now Chennai], India.

Madame Blavatsky

• The Personality of H. P. Blavatsky. 1930.
• Did Madame Blavatsky Forge the Mahatma Letters?. 1934. Also, New York: Macoy's, 1934. RARE

Theosophy

• First Principles of Theosophy. 1921. Published in at least 13 English editions. Second edition is available at Google Books and Hathitrust. It was also published in German and Japanese and other languages.
• The Message of the Future. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1916.
• Theosophy and Reconstruction. 1919.
• How We Remember Our Past Lives, and Other Essays on Reincarnation. 1915. Also Chicago: Theosophical Press, 1923 and at least four more editions in 1950, 1955, 1970, 1973. Translated into Spanish.

• What Theosophists Believe. 1933.

Krishnamurti and World-Teacher

• The Message of the Future. Glasgow: Star Publishing Trust, 1916. ???? Available at Hathitrust.

Mahatmas and Mahatma Letters

• The "K. H." Letters to C. W. Leadbeater. 1941. CJ as editor of correspondence. May be available from Hathitrust.
• The Early Teachings of the Masters, 1881-1883. 1923. Also Chicago: Theosophical Press, 1923. Available at Hathitrust.
• Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, 1881-1888. 1919, 1925, and more editions. Translated into Russian. Available from Hathitrust.
• Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series. 1925, 1977.
• The Early Teachings of the Masters, 1881-1883. 1923. 245 pages. CJ as editor.

Religions

• The Reign of Law: Buddhist Essay. 1923.
• Christ and Buddha. 1908.
• Christ the Logos. 1910.
• The Law of Christ; Sermons by a Buddhist at the Church of St. Alban (Liberal Catholic) Sydney. 1924. 2nd edition from Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton, Illinois, 1947. ????

Art, literature, and beauty

• Art and the Emotions. 1920.
• Art as Will and Idea. 1927.
• Karma-less-ness (Theosophical Essays on Art). 1932.
• Goethe's Faust. 1932.

History and biography

• The Golden Book of The theosophical Society. 1925.
• A Short Biography of Annie Besant. 1931.
• Abul Fazl and Akbar. 1934.

Other subjects

• The New Humanity of Intuition. 1938. Published in Spanish in 1945.
• The Meeting of the East and the West. 1921.
• The Wonder Child. 1924. ????
• Release. 1925. ????
• In His Name. Chicago, IL: Rajput Press, 1913. Written as a message to Weller Van Hook. Available at Hathitrust.
• Flowers and Gardens: A Dream Structure. 1913. Also Chicago, IL, Theosophical Publishing House, 1913. Published in braille in 1965.
• What We Shall Teach. 1914. ????
• The Nature of Mysticism. 1917, 1934, 1948. Available at Hathitrust. ????
• The Heritage of Our Fathers. 1918. ????
• The Reign of Law. 1923. ????
• The Mediator. 1926. ????
• The Spiritual Factor in National Life. 1928.
• Offering. 1928. ????
• The Divine Vision. 1928. 2nd edition in 1949. ????
• The Gods in Chains. 1929. ????
• Lecture Notes. 1930. ????

Edited works

Mr. Jinarājadāsa served as editor of these works:

• Occult Chemistry: Investigations by Clairvoyant Magnification into the Structure of the Atoms of the Periodic Table and of Some Compounds. Written by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater; third edition was edited by C. Jinarajadasa, assisted by Elizabeth W. Preston. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1951. The first edition was published in 1908, and the second edition in 1919, edited by A. P. Sinnett.

Chapters, essays, and introductions in other books

• The Astral Plane. By C. W. Leadbeater. 1933, 1941. Theosophical Manuals series no. 5.
• "Theosophy and Reconstruction" in Plans for a Post-War World. Julia E. Johnsen, compiler. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1942. From a series: The Reference Shelf, v. 16, no. 2. Another essay was contributed by Henry A. Wallace.

Poetry

• The Master (Meditations in Verse). 1931.

Published lectures

During the course of his life, Mr. Jinarājadāsa delivered hundreds of lectures. Some have been transcribed and printed in pamphlets and booklets. Unless otherwise stated, the publisher was Theosophical Publishing House in Adyar, Madras [now Chennai], India.

• Theosophy and Modern Thought: Four Lectures Delivered at the Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society, held at Adyar, Madras, December, 1914. 1915, 1921. Available from Internet Archive, Google Books, and Hathitrust.
• Practical Theosophy. 1918. Available at Canadian Theosophical Federation. These lectures were delivered in Chicago U.S.A., in 1910, and subsequently at the Annual Convention of the Burma Section in 1914.
• The Divine Vision: Three Lectures Delivered at the Queen's Hall, London, and One Lecture Delivered at Palermo, Italy.. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1928. Delivered in London May 8th, 1927 and in Palermo, Italy in April, 1927. It is available at Narod Russian Web page. Reprinted in 1973 at Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton, Illinois.
• The Law of Christ: Sermons by a Buddhist at the Church of St. Alban (Liberal Catholic) Sydney. 1924. Second edition 1947.
• The Real and the Unreal: Being the Four Convention Lectures Delivered at Adyar at the Forty-seventh Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, December, 1922. 1923. RARE
• Theosophical Outlook. Four lectures on religions, philosophy, education, politics, and social reform.