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Old Diary Leaves. The Only Authentic History of the Theosophical Society. Second Series 1878-83

1900

The growth of the Society has been as steady within the past four years as it had been up to the time of the publication. of the first volume.of these memoirs the number of new branch charters issued having been 148 and the total from the beginning up to the close of last year (1898) 592 as against 394 up to the close of the year.1894. [...] The vessel was dirty and disagreeable to see ; and what with that and the falling of the rain the smell of damp tapestries and carpets in the saloon and cabins and the forlorn faces of our forty fellopassengers all equally disgusted as ourselves it was a wretcDed omen for our long voyage out to India. [...] The first thing I did on touching land was to stoop down and kiss the granite step ; my instinctive act of pooja! For here we were at last on sacred soil ; our past forgotten our perilous and disagreeable sevoyage gone out of mind the agony of long deferred hopes replaced by the thrilling joy of presence in the land of the Rishis the cradle country of religions the dwelling-place of the Mas [...] The arrivals and departures of wealth-laden steamers the hurly-burly of the Bombay mart the agonising strife of the share and cotton markets the petty rivalries of officialdom the receptions at Government House did not even enter our thoughts : we were satisfied to bThe world forgetting by the world forgot." Fanatics ii you please ; crazy enthusiasts ; dreamers of unpractical aeams ; de [...] Our aims were described so distortedly by the hostile Anglo-Indian press and that portion of the Venacular press which to the undoing of Indian ideals feeds at the trough of belied Progress " that we were compelred perforce to threaten legal proceedings aga7inst the Editor of the Dnyanodaya the organ of the Presbyterian.
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Pages
494
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.143261
Segment Pages Author Actions
Introduction
i-x Henry Olcott view
Chapter I. The Voyage Out
1-14 unknown view
Chapter II. Settling Down at Bombay
15-27 unknown view
Chapter III. Laying Foundations
28-41 unknown view
Chapter IV. Many Wonders
42-62 unknown view
Chapter V. A Journey to Northern India
63-76 unknown view
Chapter VI. Northern Wanderings. Dyanand Saraswati. Snake Charming. the“Theosophist” Started
77-95 unknown view
Chapter VII. The Future Workers Begin to Arrive
96-109 unknown view
Chapter VII. Visits to Allahabad and Benares
110-126 unknown view
Chapter IX. Phenomena and Pandits
127-146 unknown view
Chapter X. First Tour in Ceylon
147-164 unknown view
Chapter XI. the Popular Enthusiasm
165-186 unknown view
Chapter XII. The Tour Concluded
187-204 unknown view
Chapter XIII. A Little Domestic Explosion
205-212 unknown view
Chapter XIV. Swami Dyanand Saraswati on Yoga
213-225 unknown view
Chapter XV. Simla and the Cœrulians
226-236 unknown view
Chapter XVI. What Happened at Simla
237-248 unknown view
Chapter XVII. Gorgeous Scenes
249-261 unknown view
Chapter XVIII. Benares the Holy
262-274 unknown view
Chapter XIX. A Master of Djinns
275-286 unknown view
Chapter XX. Ceylon Buddhism Explained
287-303 unknown view
Chapter XXI. Creating a Sinhalese Buddhist Fund
304-327 unknown view
Chapter XXII. From Bombay Northward and Back
328-346 unknown view
Chapter XXIII. A House-Boat Journey with H. P. B.
347-363 unknown view
Chapter XXIV. Baroda to Ceylon and the Healings of Sick Folk there
364-381 unknown view
Chapter XXV. Possible Discovery of the Secret of Psychopathic Healing
382-393 unknown view
Chapter XXVI. Incidents of Healings
394-405 unknown view
Chapter XXVII. Touring and Healing in Bengal
406-425 unknown view
Chapter XXVIII. Florid Compliments
426-436 unknown view
Chapter XXIX. Healing of the Dumb Man in the Nelliappa Temple
437-453 unknown view
Chapter XXX. South Indian Wonders
454-469 unknown view
Index
470-476 unknown view

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