Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00473)

Wednesday, May 18, 2005, 6:28:28 AM, Bart wrote:

> Vladimir wrote:
>> Where is tobacco here?

> Well, I have asked a number of times that I wondered what was in
> Morya's pipe.

Here is a hint. In a letter of 1 August 1934 Helena Roerich wrote:

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Everything that is directed toward purity and goodness should be
encouraged and protected. But it must be understood that not a single
teacher of the Brotherhood, after spending very many years in the main
Stronghold, is able to live among people during the time of
Armageddon. If even advanced disciples are unable to stay for long in
the valleys and cannot endure certain auras, how much more difficult
is it for the Teachers of the White Brotherhood! In The Mahatma
Letters, it is mentioned how very ill the Great Teacher K. H. became
after contact with the valleys and the people. The Great Teacher K. H.
was, by command of the then Ruler of Shambhala, recalled to Tibet for
a long time in order to restore his protective net. Certainly, the
Mahatmas are able to protect Themselves completely from the influences
of crowds, but then many, because of such defense, would suddenly find
themselves in the Subtle World; that is why the Mahatmas do not use
their power. Similarly, the Great Teacher M., while visiting Sikkim
for the meetings with H. P. Blavatsky, almost always smoked a special
preparation of ozone for protection. By the way, this started a myth
that Mahatma M. was smoking tobacco. H. P. B., in her description of
the meeting with M. M., mentioned an Indian pipe, but forgot to add
what kind of pipe it was and with what it was filled. In this way are
myths created.
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And in another letter of 14 August 1936:

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Certainly, smoking carries away our vital force. In is quite true that
H. P. Blavatsky smoked, but, then, her condition was so exceptional
that one should attempt no comparison with her. Her life, spent among
strangers to her, was incredibly hard; she was never understood
properly by them and was often even betrayed, both consciously and
unconsciously. All these reasons, as well as her smoking prevented her
from finishing her work and the writing of the last volume of The
Secret doctrine. There are also many people who mistake the Takur,
Gulab-Singh, the hero of her book The Caves and Jungles of Hindustan,
for the Mahatma K. H. However, in this remarkable book, written for a
wider public and therefore greatly embellished by the rich fantasy of
H. P. B., the Image of another Mahatma is actually portrayed. It is
true that the Teacher K. H. in his letters to Sinnet sometimes signed
them :"Lal Singh," but the Mahatmas use many names, and in some cases
they sign with a single, general one. In fact, none of the Mahatmas
smoke, and the legend about the pipe used by one of them was actually
based on a story told in a light vein by H. P. Blavatsky, in which she
mentioned the Hindu pipe smoked by Master M., but omitted to explain
with what the pipe was filled. The reason was that M. M., coming down
from the heights, of course felt the entire burden and pressure of the
atmosphere of the valleys; thus for relief He smoked, or inhaled a
special preparation of ozone. Hence, the legend about the pipe and
smoking.
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Taken from http://agniyoga.org/ay_downloads.html


So far I haven't seen in Helena Roerich's writings any material
contradictory to HPB's texts, although Konstantin would certainly
disagree with me here. ;-)

But anyway, it would be nice to see anything on this subject from any
other sources.


Sincerely,
Vladimir