Theos-Talk Archives (August 1999 Message tt00013)

Nick:
Thx for the feedback.

mkr

At 09:54 PM 8/4/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>My copy having arrived, here is an outline of the 14 chapters in it.  It
>is chronologically arranged, the first article was written in 1979 --
>thus the subtitle of the book "Twenty Years' Research".  "Quest for the
>Lost Language of the Initiates" is David Reigle's first article.  It was
>written after he and Nancy returned from a trip to India.  There are two
>chapters on the Books of Kiu-te and four on the Book of Dzyan.  Two of
>the latter chapters discuss the technical terms in Stanzas I & II of the
>SD.  Nancy has one chapter comparing the VOICE OF THE SILENCE with the
>BODHISATTVA PATH by Shantideva.  Master M. Cosmological Notes are
>commented on in another article.  There are two more chapters on
>Buddhist philosophy and Theosophy.  THE SECRET DOCTRINE is the subject
>of a paper; as are Tibetan & Sanskrit MS in another one.   David went to
>Nepal to research some interesting clues regarding the VOICE, this
>adventure is the subject of  one chapter.
>
>There is much to ponder on in the often complex subjects treated of .
>The amount of Sanskrit & Tibetan terms (transliterated mostly) and deep
>Eastern philosophy require close attention and study.
>
>There is also an Introduction "Why Take Blavatsky Seriously?" and a
>brief preface to each chapter.  Nearly every article has been revised --
>a little or a lot.  Two or three of the articles have never been
>published before.
>
>A worthwhile book indeed!
>
>Nicholas Weeks

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