Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00177)

Damodar K. Mavalankar writes 
about the "Chief Central Place" 

Carlos wrote:

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With regard to the ES 'tradition' created by HPB in the 19th 
century, I guess there is one real ES, or Inner School, which is 
broadly speaking 2500-3000 years old, if not older, and dates from 
Greece, in the West, India and China; but, of course, it is 
connected to the Himalayas and there is no reason to investigate
further on its 'location' since it is not 'geographically limited' 
to this or that country.

An authentic esoteric school working at the physical plane is an 
instrument of this really Inner School, of which a number 
of 'students' (lay disciples) may have never heard about Masters or 
HPB in their physical brains.
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In 1881, Damodar K. Mavalankar wrote about the "Chief Central 
Place" of the Mahatmas as follows:

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...Brother K -- [Koot Hoomi] ordered me to follow him. After going a 
short distance of about half a mile we came to a natural 
subterranean passage which is under the Himalayas. The path is very 
dangerous. There is a natural causeway on the River Indus which 
flows underneath in all its fury. Only one person can walk on it at 
a time and one false step seals the fate of the traveller. Besides 
this causeway there are several valleys to be crossed. After walking 
a considerable distance through this subterraneous passage we came 
into an open plain in L-----k. There is a large massive building 
thousands of years old. In front of it is a huge Egyptian Tau. The 
building rests on 7 big pillars in the form of pyramids. The 
entrance gate has a large triangular arch. Inside are various 
apartments. The building is so large that I think it can easily 
contain twenty thousand people. I was shown some of these 
compartments. This is the Chief Central Place where all those of our 
Section who are found deserving of Initiation into Mysteries have to 
go for their final ceremony and stay there the requisite period. I 
went up with my Guru to the Great Hall. The grandeur and serenity of 
the place is enough to strike any one with awe. The beauty of the 
Altar which is in the centre and at which every candidate has to 
take his vows at the time of his Initiation is sure to dazzle the 
most brilliant eyes. The splendour of the CHIEF'S Throne is 
uncomparable. Every thing is on a geometrical principle & containing 
various symbols which are explained only to the Initiate. But I 
cannot say more now as I come now under an obligation of Secresy 
which K---- took from me there. While standing there I do not know 
what happened but suddenly I got up & found myself in my bed. It was 
about 8 in the morning. What was that I saw? Was it a dream or a 
reality? If a reality, how could I traverse the whole of the 
Himalayas even in my astral body in so short a time? Perplexed with 
these ideas I was sitting silent when down fell a note on my nose. I 
opened it and found inside that it was not a dream but that I was 
taken in some mysterious way in my astral body to the real place of 
Initiation where I shall be in my body for the Ceremony if I show 
myself deserving of the blessing. My joy at that moment can be 
easily conjectured than described -- But enough....
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Quoted from:
http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/damodar/dam5.htm#wqj

Daniel
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