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The Mahatma Letters To A. P. Sinnett-1924

By A. T. Barker

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Section 3 letter 61

LETTER No. LXI

 

Sinnett Sahib is, my respectfulsalams -- informed that his "guardian" is so occupied upon official business that he cannot give even a moment's consideration to the L.L. or its members; nor to write him individually whether by pen or precipitation -- the more difficult, not to say costly, method of the two -- to our reputations in the west anyhow.

 

Mohini cannot stop in London indefinitely nor for any greater length of time as he has duties to perform elsewhere -- duties to his family as well as others to the Theosophical Society. Besides being a chela and so not a free man -- in the ordinary acceptation of the term, he has numerous mouths to feed at Calcutta and moreover must earn enough more to repay the friend who advanced him £125 money toward the expenses of his present mission, whatever K.H. may or may not do for him something he is prohibited counting upon as every other chela. At the same time let it be known to you that he needs temporary change of climate. He suffered greatly from cold in that high room where there is no fireplace in your house and K.H. had to surround him with a double shell against a death cold that threatened him. Remember Hindus are exotic plants in your inclement pays and cold, and those who need them have to take care of them. (If when annoying Olcott on Sunday last to tell you this information, I did not make him tell you, and add ( 1 . Uncertain transcription.) this it is, because I wanted to spare him in your mind already prejudiced against him and inclining towards a belief that he spoke out of his head.)

 

Again if you need Mohini's help at London the Theosophists at Paris require it even more since their occult education is inferior to yours. It is planned that he should divide his time equally among all the European "centres ofspiritual activity" and if he is now required at Paris on the 11th inst. he will also be allowed to come back to London when the Continental movement is fairly inaugurated. In any event you will have Olcott the better part of the time. But fear not: if Henry is allowed to prolong his stay in London he will not "worry" either of you by coming down in his extravagant Asiatic undresses -- for he will not stop with you but with the Arundales ladies -- as ordered before now, the order being reiterated by me when Madame Sahib remarked it was better he should stop where he was after Upasika had left. Nor is Olcott worse than many others, and though some persons may not concede it there are worse wranglers than he. I must not close without letting you know that in the Kingsford row justice is no longer on your side. Though unwilling to confess – you show spite Sahib, personalspite. You have defeated her and you now would mortify and punish her. This is not right. You ought to learn to dissociate your consciousness from your externalself more than you do if ye would not lose K.H. For he is much annoyed at what goes on. Excuse my remarks but it is for your own benefit. I beg your pardon.

M.