Theos-Talk Archives (April 2001 Message tt00006)

Steve Stubbs writes:

"C.C. Massey acquired evidence that 'Koot Hoomi' was really Nisi Kanta Chattopadhyana.
Theosophists have raised some interesting objections to that identification,
but I think Massey was right. His arguments have considerable weight, and
it makes sense that early Theosophists would have tried to muddy the water
since the real identity of KH was supposed to be a 'secret.' The fact that
there are difficulties does not therefore persuade me that the identification
is incorrect. Nisi Kanta Chattpadhyana was a real man who contributed to
Theosophical publications under his real name as well as under the pseudonym
'Koot Hoomi.'" http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a7502210/sstubbs.html

Steve, my first question to you about this identification is:

Do you believe that "Koot Hoomi" was at Amritsar on or about October 29,
1880? 

>From Mahatma Letter No. 4 (2nd ed.), I quote Koot Hoomi's words:

"I had come for a few days, but now find that I myself cannot endure for
any length of time the stifling magnetism even of my own countrymen. I have
seen some of our proud old Sikhs drunk and staggering over the marble pavement
of their sacred Temple. I have heard an English-speaking Vakil declaim against
Yog Vidya and Theosophy, as a delusion and a lie, declaring that English
Science had emancipated them from such "degrading superstitions," and saying
that it was an insult to India to maintain that the dirty Yogees and Sunnyasis
knew anything about the mysteries of nature; or that any living man can
or ever could perform any phenomena! I turn my face homeward to-morrow."


Daniel

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