Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00529)

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Looking at the dates here it seemed that Brown was at first all for 
HPB and by end of her life he had changed his opinion radically. 
Does anyone else see this too or have an opinion on what their 
relationship was based on historical records or their writings?

Netemara


-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, samblo@c... wrote:
> Cass,
> I read the Article of Brown you posted to the Forum and it is 
curious is 
> it not? Consider his earlier report:
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> >>12e. William T. Brown, Septemberâ€"December 1883, India [Brown 
1884, 5â€"7, 
> 10â€"11, 12, 13, 15â€"17] I sailed [from England] for India upon 
the 25th of August. 
> [On September 29th] I reached the Headquarters of the Theosophical 
Society at 
> Adyar, Madras, and was welcomed by Madame Blavatsky, the learned 
author, 
> editor, and Corresponding Secretary. I was established in a 
bungalow, situated 
> beautifully by the riverside, and felt at home in a very short 
time.In regard to 
> Madame Blavatsky, never before have I met anyone who evidences 
such vast and 
> varied learning, nor one who is more large hearted.One evening, 
shortly after 
> my arrival at Adyar, some letters were being sent by Chelas to 
their Masters, 
> and I was permitted to enter the "Occult Room" and see the process 
going on. 
> The letters were put into an almirah, in a richly ornamented 
recess called by 
> some "the Shrine." There were some seven of us then present, four 
of whom were 
> Chelas. These gentlemen, after placing their letters as aforesaid, 
offered up 
> incense and prostrated themselves according to the Hindu manner of 
evincing 
> devotion and respect. In about two minutes Madame, who was 
standing by my side in 
> an attentive attitude, received a psychic telegram, and indicated 
that the 
> answers had come to hand. The almirah was accordingly opened, and, 
in place of 
> the letters "posted," others were there, enclosed in Tibetan 
envelopes and 
> written on Tibetan paper. D[amodar] K. M[avalankar] (a Chela of 
the Master Koot 
> Hoomi) discovered something more than was expected, and 
exclaimed, "Here is a 
> letter from my Master to Mr. Brown." I then received from his 
hands a 
> memorandum, written with blue pencil.I need scarcely say how 
honored and grateful I felt 
> at being noticed by the Mahatma, whose teachings had so strongly 
impressed 
> me. I rose, and going forward, reverently said, "Mahatma Koot 
Hoomi! I sincerely 
> thank you." Immediately all those present in the room 
said, "There's a 
> bellâ€"did you hear it?" I said that I had not. Madame B. then 
expressed regret that I 
> had not observed the Master’s acknowledgement of having heard my 
words, and 
> said "Oh Master! let us hear the bell, once more, if it be 
possible." We stood 
> silently for about a minute and then there was distinctly heard by 
all of us 
> (myself included) the sound of a bell.After a railway journey 
[from Madras] of 
> six and twenty hours, I joined Colonel Olcott at the town of 
Sholapur. I shall 
> confine myself to speaking of a few of the places on our journey 
[to Northern 
> India] which call for special mention.We arrived at Jubbulpore 
[and] on the 
> evening of the lecture, Colonel Olcott, Damodar, several fellows 
of the 
> Society, and I drove together to the place of the public meeting. 
There the Colonel 
> delivered an impressive address to a large audience. During the 
lecture some 
> three or four majestic figures had attracted my particular 
attention. They did 
> not seem to hang upon the lips of the speaker, as did the rest of 
the audience, 
> but remained calmly dignified, occasionally only exchanging 
pleasant glances. 
> I was not surprised to learn afterwards that some Mahatmas had 
been present 
> at the meeting in astral form.And now let us proceed to Allahabad. 
At this 
> ancient city a most stirring lecture was delivered. Here I saw and 
recognized the 
> Mahatma [Koot Hoomi].Although I was enabled to look at him but for 
a minute, I 
> knew that it was he and recognized him by his portrait, which I 
had 
> scrutinized some weeks before. On our return to the bungalow at 
which we were being 
> entertained, my impression was corroborated by Damodar, who 
volunteered the 
> remark that his master had been there. Damodar, I may remark, had 
not been at the 
> lecture. The place to which our narrative really next pertains is 
the city of 
> Lahore. Here, as elsewhere, Colonel Olcott delivered stirring 
addresses to 
> large audiences; but Lahore has a special interest, because there 
we saw, in his 
> own physical body, Mahatma Koot Hoomi himself.On the afternoon of 
the 19th 
> November, I saw the Master in broad daylight, and recognized him, 
and on the 
> morning of the 20th he came to my tent, and said, "Now you see me 
before you in the 
> flesh; look and assure yourself that it is I," and left a letter 
of 
> instructions and silk handkerchief.This letter is as usual written 
seemingly with blue 
> pencil, is in the same handwriting as that in which is written 
communications 
> received at Madras, and has been identified by about a dozen 
persons as 
> bearing the calligraphy of Mahatma Koot Hoomi. The letter was to 
the effect that I 
> had first seen him in visions, then in his astral form, then in 
body at a 
> distance, and that finally I now saw him in his own physical body, 
so close to me 
> as to enable me to give to my countrymen the assurance that I was 
from personal 
> knowledge as sure of the existence of the Mahatmas as I was of my 
own.On the 
> evening of the 21st, after the lecture was over, Colonel Olcott, 
Damodar, and 
> I were sitting outside the shamiana (pavilion or pandal 
[temporary, open-sided 
> shelter roofed with bamboo matting], when we were visited by Djual 
Khool, the 
> Master's head Chela, who informed us that the Master was about to 
come. The 
> Master then came near to us, gave instructions to Damodar, and 
walked away.On 
> leaving Lahore the next place visited was Jammu, the winter 
residence of His 
> Highness the Maharajah of Cashmere.We enjoyed a most inspiring 
holiday in full 
> view of the Himalayan Mountains.At Jammu I had another opportunity 
of seeing 
> Mahatma Koot Hoomi in propria persona. One evening I went to the 
end of the 
> "compound" (private enclosure), and there I found the Master 
awaiting my approach. 
> I saluted in European fashion, and came, hat in hand, to within a 
few yards 
> of the place on which he was standing. After a minute or so he 
marched away, 
> the noise of his footsteps on the gravel being markedly audible.<<
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Ref:http://www.theosophical.org/theosophy/books/esotericworld/chapter
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