https://theosophy.wiki/w-en/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Blanca+CaceresTheosophy Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-07-25T09:39:53ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.8https://theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._4&diff=34942Mahatma Letter No. 42017-11-11T06:16:13Z<p>Blanca Caceres: </p>
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<div>[[Category:ML from Koot Hoomi]]<br />
[[Category:ML needs publication history]]<br />
[[Category:ML needs commentary]]<br />
{{Infobox MLbox<br />
| header1 = People involved |<br />
| writtenby = [[A. P. Sinnett]]/[[Koot Hoomi]] <br />
| receivedby = [[Koot Hoomi]]/[[A. P. Sinnett]]<br />
| sentvia = [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]<br />
| header2 = Dates<br />
| writtendate = unknown<br />
| receiveddate = October 27, 1880<br />
| otherdate = none<br />
| header3 = Places<br />
| sentfrom = unknown<br />
| receivedat = [[Allahabad, India]]<br />
| vialocation = none<br />
}}<br />
'''This is Letter No. 143 in Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 4#Context and background|Context and background]].<br />
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<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 3b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5|Next letter chrono'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
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<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 14b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter Barker]]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 52|Next letter Barker'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big> <br />
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== Page 1 transcription, image, and notes ==<br />
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Would you wish the [[Brooch#Brooch_No._2|pillow phenomenon]] described in the [[The Pioneer (periodical)|paper]]? I will gladly follow your advice.<br />
Ever yours,<br />
A. P. Sinnett.<br />
<br />
{{Col-break|width=15%}}<br />
[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-1_7318.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-1_7318_thm.jpg]<br />
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'''NOTES:'''<br />
* '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker. At the top right is a number '''267'''.<br />
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{{Col-end}}<br />
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== Page 2 ==<br />
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It certainly would be the best thing to do, and I personally would feel sincerely thankful to you on account of our [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky| much ill-used friend]]. You are at liberty to mention my first name if it will in the least help you. <br />
<br />
[[Koot Hoomi|Koot Hoomi Lal Sing]].<br />
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[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319_thm.jpg]<br />
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{{Col-break|width=30%}}<br />
'''NOTES:'''<br />
* '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker.<br />
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{{Col-end}}<br />
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== Context and background ==<br />
<br />
This is a very short letter and one of the few in the volume where both sides of the correspondence are shown.<br />
[[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] had left [[Simla, India|Simla]] on [[October 21]] for Amritsar and a tour of northwest India. The Sinnetts returned to Allahabad, their permanent residence, on [[October 24]].<br />
<br />
The test phenomenon of the [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 2|pillow incident]] seemed to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]] so perfect that, before he left Simla, he wrote a short note asking the Mahatma whether he wished the story to be described in [[The Pioneer (periodical)|''The Pioneer'']]. The reply was received after the Sinnetts had reached Allahabad.<br />
<br />
[[Koot Hoomi|The Mahatma]] approved publication of the story “on account of our much ill-used friend” (H.P.B.) who had been subject to a great deal of adverse criticism following publication of the story of [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 1|Brooch No. 1]]. And also as the result of another incident involving overzealousness on Col. Olcott’s part, mentioned in [[Mahatma Letter No. 5|letter No. 5]].<br />
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Sinnett says in [[The Occult World (book)|''The Occult World'']] that the people who had flooded the Press with their comments (he calls them “simple comments”, meaning, obviously, “stupid comments” for some of them were ridiculously far-fetched; he mentions a number of them) had nothing to say about the “pillow incident.”<br />
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== Physical description of letter ==<br />
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The original letter in in Folio 3 at the British Library. According to [[George Linton]] and [[Virginia Hanson]]:<br />
<blockquote><br />
[[A. P. Sinnett|APS's]] message is on one side of a card; the [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma's]] reply is on the other side.<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), 4`.</ref><br />
</blockquote><br />
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== Publication history ==<br />
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== Commentary about this letter ==<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references/><br />
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== Additional resources ==</div>Blanca Cacereshttps://theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._4&diff=34941Mahatma Letter No. 42017-11-11T05:57:28Z<p>Blanca Caceres: </p>
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<div>[[Category:ML from Koot Hoomi]]<br />
[[Category:ML needs publication history]]<br />
[[Category:ML needs commentary]]<br />
{{Infobox MLbox<br />
| header1 = People involved |<br />
| writtenby = [[A. P. Sinnett]]/[[Koot Hoomi]] <br />
| receivedby = [[Koot Hoomi]]/[[A. P. Sinnett]]<br />
| sentvia = [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]<br />
| header2 = Dates<br />
| writtendate = unknown<br />
| receiveddate = October 27, 1880<br />
| otherdate = none<br />
| header3 = Places<br />
| sentfrom = unknown<br />
| receivedat = [[Allahabad, India]]<br />
| vialocation = none<br />
}}<br />
'''This is Letter No. 143 in Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 4#Context and background|Context and background]].<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 3b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5|Next letter chrono'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
<br><br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 14b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter Barker]]</big>{{pad|3em}}<br />
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 52|Next letter Barker'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big> <br />
<br> <br />
<br><br />
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== Page 1 transcription, image, and notes ==<br />
<br />
{{Col-begin|width=98%}}<br />
{{Col-break|width=55%}}<br />
Would you wish the [[Brooch#Brooch_No._2|pillow phenomenon]] described in the [[The Pioneer (periodical)|paper]]? I will gladly follow your advice.<br />
Ever yours,<br />
A. P. Sinnett.<br />
<br />
{{Col-break|width=15%}}<br />
[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-1_7318.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-1_7318_thm.jpg]<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Col-break|width=30%}}<br />
'''NOTES:'''<br />
* '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker. At the top right is a number '''267'''.<br />
<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
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== Page 2 ==<br />
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{{Col-break|width=55%}}<br />
Ciertamente, lo mejor será hacerlo, y yo, personalmente, me sentiré sinceramente agradecido hacia usted a causa de [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|nuestra muy maltratada amiga]] nuestra muy maltratada amiga. Tiene permiso para mencionar mi primer nombre si ello puede ayudarle en lo más mínimo. <br />
<br />
[[Koot Hoomi|Koot Hoomi Lal Sing]].<br />
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{{Col-break|width=15%}}<br />
[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319_thm.jpg]<br />
<br />
{{Col-break|width=30%}}<br />
'''NOTES:'''<br />
* '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker.<br />
<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
<br />
== Context and background ==<br />
<br />
This is a very short letter and one of the few in the volume where both sides of the correspondence are shown.<br />
[[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] had left [[Simla, India|Simla]] on [[October 21]] for Amritsar and a tour of northwest India. The Sinnetts returned to Allahabad, their permanent residence, on [[October 24]].<br />
<br />
The test phenomenon of the [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 2|pillow incident]] seemed to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]] so perfect that, before he left Simla, he wrote a short note asking the Mahatma whether he wished the story to be described in [[The Pioneer (periodical)|''The Pioneer'']]. The reply was received after the Sinnetts had reached Allahabad.<br />
<br />
[[Koot Hoomi|The Mahatma]] approved publication of the story “on account of our much ill-used friend” (H.P.B.) who had been subject to a great deal of adverse criticism following publication of the story of [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 1|Brooch No. 1]]. And also as the result of another incident involving overzealousness on Col. Olcott’s part, mentioned in [[Mahatma Letter No. 5|letter No. 5]].<br />
<br />
Sinnett says in [[The Occult World (book)|''The Occult World'']] that the people who had flooded the Press with their comments (he calls them “simple comments”, meaning, obviously, “stupid comments” for some of them were ridiculously far-fetched; he mentions a number of them) had nothing to say about the “pillow incident.”<br />
<br />
== Physical description of letter ==<br />
<br />
The original letter in in Folio 3 at the British Library. According to [[George Linton]] and [[Virginia Hanson]]:<br />
<blockquote><br />
[[A. P. Sinnett|APS's]] message is on one side of a card; the [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma's]] reply is on the other side.<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), 4`.</ref><br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
== Publication history ==<br />
<br />
<br />
== Commentary about this letter ==<br />
<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Additional resources ==</div>Blanca Caceres