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An exposition of the philosophical and religious teachings embodied in the Sanskrit terms used in H.P. Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine, Voice of the Silence and other classical Theosophical literature.

More than 500 words from this ancient mystery-language are here gathered from some of the great Theosophical classics and lucidly explained in short yet adequate Lessons. These words are not fossilized relics from a forgotten age. They imbody a philosophy of man and nature as alive today as it was thousands of years ago, as useful and stimulating to psychologist and educator as to the student of ancient races and cultures.

Contents:
Introduction
1. Chapter I–The History, Development, and Character of Sanskrit
2. Chapter II–Sanskrit Rules and Guides: Rules of Pronunciation, Spelling, Derivation, and Combination
3. Chapter III–Sanskrit Terms from “The Ocean of Theosophy”
Lesson I. Lesson II. Lesson III
Index to Chapter III
4. Chapter IV–Sanskrit Terms from “The Voice of the Sience”
Lesson IV. Lesson V. Lesson VI. Lesson VII
Index to Chapter IV
5. Chapter V–Sanskrit Terms from “Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy”
Lesson VIII. Lesson IX. Lesson X
Index to Chapter V
6. Chapter VI – Sanskrit Terms from “The Secret Doctrine”
Lesson XI. Lesson XII
Index to Chapter VI
7. Chapter VII–Sanskrit Reading Lessons and Translation
I–VI
Enlarged Chart of Devanâgari Characters
8. Chapter VIII–Lessons in the Writing of Devanâgarî
The Prajñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-Sûtra (example of Devanâgarî script)

References for Further Study
Complete Index of Sanskrit Terms


Transcribed and annotated by Michael Gomes

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) in the latter part of the 19th century brought to the world a renewal of the Ancient Wisdom presented through a “synthesis of philosophy, religion and science.” In 1888 her masterpiece, The Secret Doctrine, was published where she outlines with clarity and insight – guided by its source, the ancient Stanzas of Dzyan – the origin and development of the universe and humanity

Immediately after The Secret Doctrine was published, Blavatsky assembled a small group of students, at the Blavatsky Lodge in London, for more in depth inquiry and study of the ideas in the book.

The Secret Doctrine Commentaries contains the never before published transcription of the shorthand notes of these Blavatsky Lodge meetings. Here is Blavatsky in dialogue with her students: Provocative, insightful, spontaneous, and inspiring of the deeper meaning. It offers a unique opportunity to read Blavatsky’s direct, prescient answers to questions on Cosmogenesis, Fohat, the infinitude of the Atom, the nature of Consciousness etc., giving the reader the impression of participating in these Blavatsky Lodge meetings themselves.

The well known theosophical historian and researcher Michael Gomes has conscientiously transcribed and annotated the hand- written transcription of this text, which had been forgotten for many years. Only an abridged version of the initial meetings had been published. Here for the first time is Blavatsky’s direct teaching on The Secret Doctrine with her students, imbued with her humor, insight, and wisdom.

The hitherto unpublished instructions in this book hold invaluable insight into Blavatsky’s method and wisdom and carries us to deeper discoveries within of the mystery of her “Secret Doctrine”.

Amongst Michael Gomes’ publications are numerous books, articles and papers on the history of the Theosophical Movement, and two abridgements of Blavatsky’s Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine. He is also the author of Theosophy in the Nineteenth Century: An Annotated Bibliography, The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement and HPB Teaches, a one volume anthology of her articles published for her death centenary in 1991

Contents
Introduction vii
1. Meeting January 10, 1889
2. Meeting January 17, 1889
3. Meeting January 24, 1889
4. Meeting January 31, 1889
5. Meeting February 7, 1889
6. Meeting February 14,1889
7. Meeting February 21,1889
8. Meeting February 28, 1889
9. Meeting March 7, 1889
10. Meeting March 14, 1889
11. Meeting March 21, 1889
12. Meeting March 28, 1889
13. Meeting April 4, 1889
14. Meeting April 11, 1889
15. Meeting April 18, 1889
16. Meeting April 25, 1889
17. Meeting May 2, 1889
18. No meeting preserved
19. Meeting May 16, 1889
20. Meeting May 30, 1889
21. Meeting June 6, 1889
22. Meeting June 20, 1889

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Index


Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge

In response to the demand for further light on the “Stanzas of Dzyan” which form the basis of The Secret Doctrine (1888), H.P. Blavatsky answered a variety of questions at weekly meetings of the Blavatsky Lodge of the Theosophical Society in London. He replies illumine many facets of the teachings that are important, but often difficult for students and inquirers.
The discussions cover the first four stanzas of Volume I and treat of such topics as cosmic genesis, universal mind, man’s inner nature, the mystery of fohat (divine ideative energy), the relation between consciousness and substance, religious symbolism, and the evolution of worlds and men – with an appendix on dreams following Part I.
Because the members of the Blavatsky Lodge felt these meetings would be helpful to other readers of her works, they transcribed the questions and answer and, in somewhat condensed form, issued them in two parts in 1890 and 1891
Presented here in one volume, this Commentary makes a thought-provoking companion for all students of the Secret Doctrine


 

 

All Volume and Page References in this Index are to the Original Edition (London: 1888), and to its photographic facsimile reproduction by The Theosophy Company

Continuously in print since its first publication in 1888, The Secret Doctrine remains the most comprehensive source book of ancient and modern theosophy available today. Its 1,537 pages comprise a virtual encyclopedia of the “anciently universal wisdom-tradition.” Scarcely an issue of consequence in the broad range of human knowledge is left untouched.
This Index provides ready access to the vast quantity of material from many cultures set forth in the original two volumes (pagination of entries follows that of the 1888 edition). Due to the topics covered, it is as much an index of ideas as it is of subjects, works, persons, and proper names.
To aid the reader, major subject entries are cross-referenced; foreign terms are identified by language and, where possible, given in both their 1888 spelling(s) and as modernly transliterated, often with a one- or two-word definition; translations for foreign phrases are given in the Appendix – all helping to make this Index an invaluable reference tool for students of The Secret Doctrine


Continuously in print since its first publication in 1888, The Secret Doctrine remains the most comprehensive source book of ancient and modern theosophy available today. Its 1,537 pages comprise a virtual encyclopedia of the “anciently universal wisdom-tradition.” Scarcely an issue of consequence in the broad range of human knowledge is left untouched.
This Index provides ready access to the vast quantity of material from many cultures set forth in the original two volumes (pagination of entries follows that of the 1888 edition). Due to the topics covered, it is as much an index of ideas as it is of subjects, works, persons, and proper names.
To aid the reader, major subject entries are cross-referenced; foreign terms are identified by language and, where possible, given in both their 1888 spelling(s) and as modernly transliterated, often with a one- or two-word definition; translations for foreign phrases are given in the Appendix – all helping to make this Index an invaluable reference tool for students of The Secret Doctrine


In the welter of literature today called mystical or occult, the serious student dreads the counterfeit. He wants to be certain that the book he selects is not merely half-accurate, half-truthful, but offers a whole philosophy that includes himself as well as the universe around him.
That wholeness is found in the ancient Wisdom-religion of mankind, and STUDIES IN OCCULT PHILOSOPHY is based on its fundamental teachings.
The work is largely an elucidation of meaningful passages in The Mahatma Letters and The Secret Doctrine. It gives both the mechanics and the philosophy behind the birth and evolution of man and his planet; the processes of life, death and rebirth, and the innumerable paradoxes of our own earth existence.
Dr. de Purucker emphasizes that all is one completeness; that to study component parts and forget the essential unity is to divorce sun from planets. In the ancient Wisdom-teaching, ethics, science, philosophy, art and religion – all are facets of Truth.
G. de Purucker was born in 1874 at Suffern, New York, son of a prominent Anglican minister who for some years served as chaplain of the American Church in Geneva, Switzerland. He received his early education there, in the Collège de Genève and, under private tutors, specialized in Hebrew, Latin and Greek in preparation for the ministry. However, subsequent study of Eastern philosophies, Sanskrit, and the writings of the early Church Fathers led him to the field of occultism with its broad comprehension of all religions, philosophies and sciences. Dr. de Purucker was head of the Theosophical Society from 1929 until his passing in 1942. Perhaps his greatest contribution to spiritual thought has been his elucidation of the writings of H.P. Blavatsky.

Contents:
1. Transactions of the Headquarters Lodge
2. Studies in “The Secret Doctrine”
3. Studies in “The Mahatma Letters”
4. Longer Articles
5. Questions and Answers


In the welter of literature today called mystical or occult, the serious student dreads the counterfeit. He wants to be certain that the book he selects is not merely half-accurate, half-truthful, but offers a whole philosophy that includes himself as well as the universe around him.

That wholeness is found in the ancient Wisdom-religion of mankind, and STUDIES IN OCCULT PHILOSOPHY is based on its fundamental teachings.
The work is largely an elucidation of meaningful passages in The Mahatma Letters and The Secret Doctrine. It gives both the mechanics and the philosophy behind the birth and evolution of man and his planet; the processes of life, death and rebirth, and the innumerable paradoxes of our own earth existence.
Dr. de Purucker emphasizes that all is one completeness; that to study component parts and forget the essential unity is to divorce sun from planets. In the ancient Wisdom-teaching, ethics, science, philosophy, art and religion – all are facets of Truth.

G. de Purucker was born in 1874 at Suffern, New York, son of a prominent Anglican minister who for some years served as chaplain of the American Church in Geneva, Switzerland. He received his early education there, in the Collège de Genève and, under private tutors, specialized in Hebrew, Latin and Greek in preparation for the ministry. However, subsequent study of Eastern philosophies, Sanskrit, and the writings of the early Church Fathers led him to the field of occultism with its broad comprehension of all religions, philosophies and sciences. Dr. de Purucker was head of the Theosophical Society from 1929 until his passing in 1942. Perhaps his greatest contribution to spiritual thought has been his elucidation of the writings of H.P. Blavatsky.

Contents:
1. Transactions of the Headquarters Lodge
2. Studies in “The Secret Doctrine”
3. Studies in “The Mahatma Letters”
4. Longer Articles
5. Questions and Answers


What is Occultism?
The term OCCULT has noble but largely forgotten origins. Derived from the Latin occultus meaning “hidden,” it properly defines anything which is undisclosed, concealed, or not easily perceived. Early theologians, for example, spoke of “the occult judgments of God,” while “occult philosopher” was a designation for the pre-Renaissance scientist who sought the unseen causes regulating nature’s phenomena. In astronomy, the term is still used when one stellar body occults another by passing in front of it, temporarily hiding it from view.

Writing a century ago, when the word had not acquired today’s mixed connotations, H.P.Blavatsky defined OCCULTISM as “altruism pure and simple” – the divine wisdom or hidden theosophy within all religions. Occultism is founded on the principle that Divinity is concealed – transcendent yet immanent – within every living being. As a spiritual discipline occultism is the renunciation of selfishness; it is the “still small path” which leads to wisdom, to the right discrimination between good and evil, and the practice of altruism

Contents:
1. Practical Occultism
2. Occultism versus the Occult Arts
3. The Blessings of Publicity
4. Hypnotism
5. Black Magic in Science
6. The Signs of the Times
7. Psychic and Noetic Action
8. Kosmic Mind
9. The Dual Aspect of Wisdom
10. The Esoteric Character of the Gospels
11. Astral Bodies, or Doppelgängers
12. Constitution of the Inner Man