Theos-Talk Archives (September 2010 Message tt00020)

The fact that Einstein had a copy of SD seems to be an established fact. I
would still look at the archives of ULT and other theosophical organizations
and will not be surprised if it is found.

MKR

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Joe <jpfulton314@PflqGUBQE3bdTgnJfYpOaq8YJfDxn-3K_LhtGVg79Cz29yiTCNYbW-9SLfUzAweVp-QhqIySRMwNhQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

>
>
> Dear Ms Wolff,
>
> Thank you for your message. After consulting Mrs Radha Burnier, President
> of the Theosophical Society, who is also the Custodian of the TS Archives, I
> conducted a search in our collection for the item mentioned in your message.
>
> I regret to inform you that the so called Albert Einstein's copy of H. P.
> Blavatsky's 'The Secret Doctrine' is not held in our Archives.
>
> I am taking the liberty of copying this message to Mr Joe Fulton, from the
> United States, who has approached us with the same request.
>
> With best wishes and kind regards from Adyar,
>
> Pedro Oliveira
> TS Adyar Website Contact
>
> > Dear colleagues,
> > I am turning to you on the recommendation of Mr. C.A. Shinde,
> > Librarian
> at
> > the Adyar Library & Research Centre.
> > Not for the first time, recently we received the following message: "I
> learned that, by a niece of Albert Einstein's, a copy of HP Blavatsky's
> > "Secret Doctrine" was donated to the library at the headquarters of
> > the
> Theosophical Society in Adyar, India. It is a worn out and dog-eared copy
> > of the first edition of the title, full of notes, drawings and
> > comments
> in
> > the margins. According to the niece, Einstein is said to have kept it
> > at
> his bedside and to have recommended the book to his friends."
> > You'll certainly understand that we are highly interested in any
> available
> > information about this book and the donor.
> > To start with, we would be glad to receive an image of one of the
> > pages
> that contains notes and comments in Einstein's hand.
> > It goes without saying that we are prepared to pay for the service.
> Unfortunately, there are innumerable fake stories told about Einstein, and
> > it is our concern to verify - or, if need be - to falsify them.
> > Therefore, we rely on your help.
> > Thanking you in advance I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best
> regards from Jerusalem,
> > Barbara Wolff
> > Albert Einstein Archives
> > Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> > Jerusalem 91904 Israel
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>, "Joe"
> <jpfulton314@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thanks much. I just posted over at Theosophy.net.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Augoeides-222@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Joe,
> > >
> > > Well as i said i was Googling for the Goddess "Chhinnamasta" on Google
> Images here:
> > >
> > > Chhinnamasta Google Search
> > >
> > > >>>
> http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1424&bih=703&q=Chhinnamasta&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g-s1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=<<<
>
> > >
> > > And found this in the Icon listings:
> > >
> > > Do you see?: My Years With Rabindranath Tagore
> > >
> > > >>>
> http://fleuve-souterrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-years-with-rabindranath-tagore.html<<<
>
> > >
> > > You need to scroll down a little to see the Photograph,
> > > Best regards,
> > > John
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joe" <jpfulton314@>
> > > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 6:41:42 PM
> > > Subject: theos-talk Re: Einstein's Secret Doctrine
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Here's the latest...and thanks to everyone. BTW, it would be
> interesting to get either a pix or the URL of the pix with Einstein and
> Tagore.
> > >
> > > I just received an e-mail from Mr. Ramprakash in relation to the visit
> to Adyar by Mrs. Wadia:
> > >
> > > This comes from Mr. Anand Kundaji, a close associate of Mrs. Wadia:
> > >
> > > "I know nothing about this -- I doubt whether Madame could have been
> present at Adyar TS -- she never went there as far as I know"
> > >
> > > So, this appears to throw cold water on the story of Mrs. Wadia
> visiting Adyar. I wonder how she would have reacted had she witnessed the
> donation of an Einstein writing? Would the donation have become public quite
> rapidly or would it have been kept quiet?
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com> , MKR
> <mkr777@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I hope someone enlightens us about the SD Einstein had.
> > > >
> > > > Mention of Poet Tagore bring up another theosophical connection.
> Indian
> > > > National Anthem was his creation and he wrote it when he was a
> visiting
> > > > professor at Besant Theosophical School at Madanapalli in South
> India. He
> > > > came to the school at the invitation of Cousins, the principal and a
> > > > theosophist from England, and himself an author and perhaps a poet
> too. By
> > > > the way, Madanapalli is also Jiddu Krishnamurti's birth place.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > MKR
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:56 AM, <Augoeides-222@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe,
> > > > > Thanks for your post about the Einstein SD donation. I have also
> wondered
> > > > > about it but your the first to provide a critical fact about the
> tale. Like
> > > > > so many other things involving Madame Blavatsky's terms, names,
> etc., I have
> > > > > reached many a dead end when trying to source the actual name,
> place, item
> > > > > even when using the monster data searches we have available to us
> today. It
> > > > > is disheartening to say the least. It is a synchronicity today
> though as
> > > > > earlier I was actually looking at a Photograph of Einstein standing
> with the
> > > > > famous Poet Tagore as a result of a unrelated search about
> Neelkanta
> > > > > Mahadeva Temple and Chhinnamasta lol! Some times we get unusual
> contents we
> > > > > don't expect also.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nice to see you post again, wb,
> > > > > John
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Joe" <jpfulton314@ <jpfulton314%40cox.net>>
> > > > > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com><theos-talk%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:38:28 PM
> > > > > Subject: theos-talk Einstein's Secret Doctrine
> > > > >
> > > > > Several days ago we started posting over on the Theosophical
> Network
> > > > > about Einstein's copy of the Secret Doctrine, which is a story
> related
> > > > > by Sylvia Cranston and Leon Maurer, among others.
> > > > >
> > > > > So far the story goes:
> > > > >
> > > > > Einstein's "niece" delivered the book to the Theosophical Library
> at
> > > > > Adyar, India. This incident is related in the Sylvia Cranston book,
> "
> > > > > HPB;: the extraordinary life and influence of Helena Blavatsky,
> founder
> > > > > of the modern theosophical movement, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1993,
> 434;
> > > > > ibid, Ref: Notes, Part 7, Note 21". Also, according to Cranston,
> the
> > > > > volume was given to Eunice Layton in the "mid-1960's", while the
> > > > > Layton's lived at Adyar, and the donation was witnessed by the wife
> of
> > > > > BP Wadia.
> > > > >
> > > > > To date, we have found that Einstein did not have a niece, as his
> only
> > > > > sibling, a sister, Maja, died childless. Therefore, we have no
> > > > > certainty of who it was who delivered the book.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many people in the movement accept this story as fact. If it is
> > > > > factual, then we need to do what we can to have the volume
> digitized and
> > > > > made publicly available to all. Am I concerned about what Einstein
> > > > > wrote? No, not really. It could be as meaningless as a few
> scribbles,
> > > > > or it could provide new insights into the nature of the universe,
> and
> > > > > specifically for Theosophists, a new way of understanding the
> Secret
> > > > > Doctrine.
> > > > >
> > > > > If anyone has information that will help us track down the story
> behind
> > > > > Einstein's Secret Doctrine, please shoot me a message over at
> > > > > Theosophy.net.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, please feel free to spread this message around the web to
> whomever
> > > > > may help or you feel may benefit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks much,
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
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