Theos-Talk Archives (December 2000 Message tt00022)

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wrote:
> 
> Art wrote in reply to Daniel:
> 
> > I hadn't heard of that before and your suggestion it was a 
poem 
> >led me to consult my own volume of the "Collected Poems- 
The 
> >Complete Poetical Works"- 1989 edition of Sri Aurobindo!
> >
> >Sure enough on page 83 is a poem entitled " The 
Mahatmas"...
> >>Being fair about this I doubt we could say this is any 
evidence of 
> >Sri Aurobindo having seen or met Kuthumi, but nice try 
anyway.
> 
> Daniel replies:
> 
> Art, the 2 poems are certainly not evidence
> that Sri Aurobindo saw or met Kuthumi.
> 
> But that is not what I said.
> 
> Aurobindo's OWN WORDS are as follows:
> 
> "Once when I was practising yoga, He
> whom the Theosophists call Master K.H.
> came and stood before me and watched
> my yoga. I requested him to accept me
> as his disciple; but he said, 'Your 
> Master is different.'"
> 
> Quoted on p. 214 of HAMMER ON THE 
> MOUNTAIN by Howard Murphet. I believe
> I verified that this quote
> is from MAHAYOGI SRI AUROBINDO by Diwaker.
> 
> Art, these words of Aurobindo are not part of
> any poem but apparently what he wrote
> about an experience he had. I see
> no "literary device" here.
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> Daniel H. Caldwell



Thank you Daniel 

And as I said i had not heard of the sources you mentioned 
before... that's why i was appreciative when you did site the 
poem.

The books you mentioned Hammer on the Mountain and 
Mahayogi are not generally available as they are apparently no 
longer in print.

I notice the sources you mention are not citations from any of 
Aurobindo's writings that are generally accepted and available. 
The poem would indicate though that he used "Kuthumi" at least 
in a literary way. The poem as you said is not an evidence.

Generally, a context is provided when one is using a source and 
other than a statement from you that these are Aurobindo's 
words, we are left with little .

Aurobindo wrote and talked about a vast number of issues and it 
would interest me to know what if anything he said about the 
"theosophical mahatmas".... I'm still open to explore this area 
with you.



On another note, I also came across an interesting reference in 
my reading about Swami Vivekananda having met Col. Olcott 
before he travelled to America to speak before the World 
Parliament of Religions in 1893. It's found in The Life of 
Vivekananda by Romain Rolland. In a footnote on page 5, it 
says, "...on the eve of his departure for America,...he (Swami 
Vivekananda) went to Colonel Olcott, then President of the 
Theosophical Society for letters of introductionto America, it was 
under the name of Satchidananda that Col. Olcott knew himand 
instead of recommending him to his friends in America, warned 
them against him.."

I was curious to know from your sources whether you have any 
references on this from Col. Olcott's side. It would appear that 
Vivekananda at least in some respects saw the Theosophical 
Society as an important resource before he embarked to 
America.

Sincerely,


Arthur Gregory