Blavatsky H.P. - H.P.B. and Freethought: Difference between revisions

I have written the above not as an answer to the contents of your official letter, but as a reply to what I found therein ''between the lines''. No one has a greater respect respect<ref>{{HPB-CW-comment|[Repeated twice in the original.—Compiler.]}}</ref> and admiration than I have for Mrs. Kingsford (chiefly as a reflection of the feelings of our ''Mahatmas'', who must know her better than any one on earth); nevertheless, unless I am directly ordered by my Guru M... to drop the advertisement objected to, I cannot go against my principles of fair dealing with every religion, even for the sake of doing that, which Mrs. Kingsford believes ''is due'' to the “London Lodge.” For indeed, were I to concede so much to your Society, the next thing I would have to do would be to drop every adverse criticism and discussion upon the ''Visishtadwaitee''. There’s the “South Indian Visishta Theos. Soc.” composed of about 150 members ''objecting'' to my publishing the criticism upon ''their'' Catechism by the “Vedanta-Adwaitee” Theos. Society—(See art. of that name in ''June Theosophist''); and the Almora Swami ''insisting'' upon my ceasing to lay sacrilegious hands upon his ''Iswara''; and the “Brahmo Theos. Society” wanting me to fill the magazine with sermons upon Monotheism etc. About 14 Visishtadwaitees have resigned in consequence of the discussion. Very sorry, but I cannot help it. Thus, as you see, my position is that of an elephant {{Page aside|125}} trying to perform his ''Grand Trapèze'' on a cobweb thread. Nevertheless, I must try to maintain my perilous position and not to lose footing by the blessing and help of ''Yog''-power. Meanwhile, believe me, dear Sir,