The skeleton of this volume is formed by seven stanzas, translated from the book of dzyan, with commentary and explanations by h. As far as possible a verbatim translation is given. The book of dzyanfrom the sanskrit word dhyana mystic meditationis the first volume of the commentaries upon the seven secret folios of kiute, and a glossary of the public works of the same name. If there are 2 stamina tokens on it, discard book of dzyan. Blavatsky 18311891, mystic and founder of the theosophical society. Blavatsky and her writings theosophical society in. Blavatsky states, that the secret doctrine is the product of herself and her two teachers, k. Cosmic evolution seven stanzas from the book of dzyan stanza i the night of the universe. Unveiling the hidden truth about the oldest manuscript in the world and. Moreover,but some of the stanzas were too obscure to be understood without explanation. Four of their articles on this subject are available online. Contrary to common misunderstanding, however, she did not say that the book of dzyan was entirely unknown or unheard of by anyone. Blavatsky was born helena petrovna hahn on 12 august 1831 in ekaterinoslav, ukraine.
Quotations from dzyan form the core of her closelyargued the secret doctrine, the most influential single book of occult knowledge to emerge from the nineteenth century. Blavatsky blavatskys masterwork on theosophy, covering cosmic, planetary, and human evolution, as well as science, religion, and mythology. This is certainly not the first book ive read about madame blavatsky, and probably not the last, but its one of the better ones. Based on the stanzas of dzyan, with corroborating testimony from hundreds of sources. The theosophical society which she founded was the first introduction of eastern spirituality to the western world. From the above description it follows that the excerpts revealed by helena blavatsky in the secret doctrine came from one volume of the book of dzyan intended for the fifth race, and therefore, as she said, its narrative did not extend further than the beginning of kali yuga. Blavatsky stated that there is an ancient school of adepts or masters who know directly, inwardly and truly this divine wisdom.
If you pass, draw 1 spell, lose 1 sanity, and put 1 stamina token from the bank on book of dzyan. Comparatively little of it was written by blavatsky herself. The stanzas of dzyan were originally released by helena blavatsky as part of her secret doctrine in the late 1800s. See all books authored by helena petrovna blavatsky, including the secret doctrine. According to lexicographers, the term theosophia is composed of two greek words theos, god, and sophos, wise. The secret doctrine was the crowning achievement of h. The secret doctrine is ostensibly based upon certain stanzas, claimed to have been translated by madame blavatsky from the book of dzyan, the oldest book in the world, written in a language unknown to philology. The stanzas formed the basis for the secret doctrine 1888, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement, by helena petrovna blavatsky. It had gone out of print a few years ago and i felt that this was too valuable a resource not to bring it back into circulation.
The eternal parent wrapped in her ever invisible robes had slumbered once again for seven eternities. There is too little of such right study among theosophists, and too much reading of new books. Spiritualism, madame blavatsky, and theosophy, a collection of 21 lectures by rudolf steiner compiled by christopher bamford from 1904 to 1923. The sevenfold nature of man it is of great importance for us to know and understand exactly who and what we are and what we consist of. Some time between 1887 and 1888 madame blavatsky dictated a diagram of meditation to e. Another look at blavatsky and theosophy on race and what. According to helena petrovna blavatsky the book of dzyan is part of the secret volumes of the kiute.
Blavatskys life and work helena petrovna blavatsky 18311891, one of the founders of the theosophical society, was a remarkable woman who has made a great impact on the thought of the western world. Blavatsky a brief introduction to the life and times of helena petrovna blavatsky by harvey tordoff, author of o lanoo. Blavatsky, to whom the world owes a debt so great that it can never be repaidexcept with deepest respect and gratitude for the wonderful service she has rendered to all genuine seekers. Madam blavatskys famous transcribed messages from beyond, the mysterious book of dzyan, the heart of the sacred books of kiete, are said to have been known only to tibetan mystics. The secret doctrinepantheismatheism space in all religions and in occultism seven cosmic elementsseven races of mankind the three postulates of the secret doctrine description of the stanzas from the book of dzyan part i. The book of dzyan is a reputedly ancient text that is said to contain the stanzas of dzyan, which form the basis for the secret doctrine 1888, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement. Blavatskys diagram of meditation the theosophical path. The synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy 2volume set. Madame blavatsky was the chief founder of the modern theosophical movement which was established to form the. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
The text of this book reproduces nearly all of book of dzyan that blavatsky transcribed. Much of the content of our website is based on the teachings of h. According to her, the word means knowledge through meditation. Buddhologist david reigle claimed that he identified books of kiute, including blavatsky s book of dzyan as a first volume, as the tantra section of the tibetan buddhist canon. The voice of the silence, and other chosen fragments from the book of the golden precepts, for the daily use of lanoos disciples with the stanzas of dzyan, from the secret doctrine ny, c. In the midnineteenth century adventurous european ladies undertook the grand tour of the classical sites in italy and greece. Wizards bookshelf hermetic theosophy reference books. The secret book of dzyan chinese buddhist encyclopedia. Blavatsky to the secret source of the stanzas given in her book the secret doctrine. The stanzas of dzyan are, according to helena petrovna blavatsky part of the book of dzyan of tibetan origin. The dial of time marks off another of the worlds hours.
And, as the old year passes into eternity, like a raindrop falling into the ocean, its vacant place on the calendar is occupied by a successor whichif one may credit the ancient prophetic warnings of mother shipton and other seersis to bring woe and disaster to some portions of the world. Gandhi, who was receiving a western education and studying to become a lawyer. Dzyan seems to be a tibetan phonetic form of the sanskrit jnana knowledge, wisdom or dhyana meditation. There are twentytwo class transcriptions in all the first ten classes comprise the contents of the original transactions of the blavatsky lodge publication, which covered the first four stanzas of the secret doctrine. At midnight on august 1112, 1831, that being who was to be known as helena petrovna blavatsky took birth in ekaterinoslav on the banks of the dnieper river in the ukraine. Who asks madame blavatsky, in the preface to the first edition of the secret doctrine, has ever even heard of the book of dzyan. There exists somewhere in this wide world an old book so very old that our modern antiquarians might ponder over its pages an indefinite time, and still not quite agree as to the nature of the fabric upon which it is written. Two books of the stanzas of dzyan by helena petrovna blavatsky. Madam blavatsky and the masters of theosophy the sunday. They were made by robert bowen, an elderly naval man who joined madame blavatskys circle and questioned her. Also in this volume is an extended elucidation of the. Project gutenberg offers 61,745 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Blavatsky and other theosophists are also given special praise in india and sri lanka for their efforts to repopularize both hinduism and buddhism within those nations.
For instance i recently wanted to look up what blavatsky had said about. Blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society, made use of the term dzyan in her writings. This is the second book ive read by gary lachman the first was rudolf steiner. Although his style is clear, the matter treated is difficult, needing firm lodgment in the mind, followed by careful thought. Madame blavatsky and her theosophy and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Blavatsky begins the first chapter of isis unveiled 1. The book of dzyan or dzan a word which madame blavatsky. Stanzas on the genesis of the cosmos and the origin of humanity were allegedly translated from it to form the basis of h. The following particulars are derived from the introduction and proem to the secret doctrine and from the preface to the voice of the silence, which madame blavatsky tells us forms part of the same series of longconcealed manuscript treasurers to which the stanzas of dzyan belong. The secret doctrine theosophical society in america. Blavatsky being a clear exposition, in the form of question and answer, of the ethics, science, and philosophy for the study.
Accordingly, blavatsky taught that a life limited by the perception of this illusory world was ignorant and deluded. David and nancy reigles research on the book of dzyan attempts to trace its ideas to known sources. Helena petrovna sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by blavatsky, h. Based on the stanzas of dzyan, with corroborating testimony from over 1,200 sources. Classes 11 17 and part of 21 cover the rest of the secret doctrine to the end of stanza 7. Blavatsky blavatskys masterwork on theosophy, covering cosmic, planetary, and human. Lovecrafts attitude toward theosophy and his interest in the book of dzyan. Blavatsky, is a two volume book which begins with and is based upon stanzas and verses from what she called the secret book of dzyan. In seven stanzas translated from the book of dzyan. Who is helena petrovna blavatsky a sketch of her life. The lha which turns the fourth is subservient to the lha of the seven, they who revolve driving their chariot. This book tracks her life, the many controversies around her, her ideas, and her influence. Alongside teachings about such fundamentals as karma, reincarnation, and the oneness of all life, blavatsky presented to the world certain.
Blavatsky, is a two volume book which begins with and is based upon stanzas and verses from what she called. Contrary to common misunderstanding, however, she did not say that the book of dzyan was. Helena petrovna blavatsky books list of books by author. Hpb the extraordinary life and influence of helena blavatsky. Exhaust and spend 2 movement points to make a lore 1 check. This means that many of the themes of her time which are still relevant are addressed in this book. Blavatsky is a doublevolume work consisiting of the two books. Blavatsky s secret books by david and nancy reigle. The stanzas form the basis for the secret doctrine, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement written by mme. In so doing, madame blavatsky literally changed the face of world spirituality forever. Madame blavatskys claims regarding the book of dzyanedit. The stanzas of dzyan blavatsky, helena petrovna on.
Blavatsky is a monumental figure in the history of religion east and west. Extracts are given from the chinese thibetan and sanskrit translations of the original senzar commentaries and glosses on the book of dzyan. Blavatsky call of cthulhu fiction helena petrovna blavatsky, tim maroney, jamie oberschlake on. Madam blavatskys famous transcribed messages from beyond, the mysterious book of dzyan, the heart of the sacred books of kiete, are said to have been. Blavatsky, published in 1892, draws its definitions from many sources. Popular in the era regardless of her habit of being caught out conducting fraudulent seances, they purport to be of tibetan origin. The first letter madam blavatsky received from a master was from a tuitit bey who belonged to the luxor brotherhood, a branch of the white brotherhood. The stanzas formed the basis for the secret doctrine 1888, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement, by helana petrovna blavatsky. Liber tetragrammaton is an exceptionally similar document to this book and works as a marvelous compliment. Sinnett in esoteric budhism writes reasonably unless his book is learned and not merely skimmed.
This is the only book of blavatskys that has never been published in bookform. They where published in 1888 and blavatsky claimed that the contents had been revealed to her by mahatmas who had retained knowledge of mankinds spiritual history, knowledge that it was now possible, in part, to reveal. As an appendix, the book includes a suitably abridged text of the hodgson report, an investigation of blavatskys adyar operations that was commissioned by the society for psychical research in 1884. The book of dzyan comprising the stanzas of dzyan is a reputedly ancient text of tibetan origin. Our only source of information about the book of dzyan is what blavatsky wrote. He was encouraged by blavatsky and the theosophists to read hinduisms religious text, the bhagavad gita, though he initially declined, embarrassed by a lack of knowledge of his native religion. The synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy, and isis unveiled volumes 1 and 2, and more on. But the explanations that follow are far from giving a clear idea of theosophy. Blavatsky claimed that the book constituted her commentary on the book of dzyan, a religious text written in senzar which she had been taught while studying in tibet. The book of dzyan, she explains, is a book of commentaries on the secret, esoteric kiute volumes and also a glossary of the public, exoteric kiute volumes. The secret books of lamrim and dzyan blavatsky collected.
Madame blavatsky on how to study theosophy by robert bowen foreword these notes of teachings given by madame blavatsky towards the close of her life have already appeared in print at various times in a number of journals. Heiser talks about helena petrovna blavatskys work, the secret doctrine in this episode. Most people are familiar with the three words spirit, soul, and body, but these three do not sufficiently or adequately explain the true nature of the human constitution. Many people find the stanzas translated from the secret book of dzyan pronounced djan or djeean, see vol. The stanzas, with the commentaries thereon, in this book, the second, are drawn from the same archaic records as the stanzas on cosmogony in book i. Through all this pathetic ugliness, the work of the masters quietly continued, calmly passing through the climacteric of the nineteenth century in its movement toward 1875. David and nancy reigles research on the book of dzyan attempts to trace its ideas to known. Blavatsky, 1889 we assert that the divine spark in man being one and identical in its essence with the universal spirit, our spiritual self is practically omniscient, but that it cannot manifest its knowledge owing to the impediments of matter.
The first volume of the commentaries on these esoteric works is the book of dzyan. The masters wrote letters to blavatsky that seemed to appear out of thin air. The book of dzyan was the work of madame blavatsky, a compilation, in her. Blavatskys legacyas one of racism and an influence to the foundation of nazi racial theory wrongful and ignorant. Volume i is concerned mainly with the evolution of the universe. The known text, the secret doctrine, additional sources, a life of mme. Theosophy promotes an emanationist cosmology, promoting the belief that the universe is an outward reflection from the absolute. Blavatsky theosophical university press online edition the secret doctrine the synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy. Russian edition is available in printondemand format. The annotated book of dzyan by frater apollonius 4 7 a a cosmic evolution in seven stanzas translated from the book of dzyan by madam helena petrovna blavatsky all text in blue are hpbs synopsis for each of the stanzas. It is needless to explain that this book is not the secret doctrine in its entirety, but a select number of. It is needless to explain that this book is not the secret doctrine in its entirety, but a select number of fragments of its fundamental tenets, special attention being paid to some facts which have been seized upon by various writers, and distorted out of all resemblance to the truth.
The plagiarisms of madame blavatsky educateyourself. It was addressed to olcott but was sent via precipitation to. The stanzas formed the basis for the secret doctrine 1888, one of the foundational works of the theosophical movement, by helana petrovna blavatsky madame blavatsky claimed to have seen a manuscript of the book of dzyan while studying esoteric lore in tibet. The secret doctrine the synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy. Blavatsky, to be virtually impossible to understand. A personal statement from the barr document for edouard shure part one. There she founded the blavatsky lodge and was visited by mohandas k.
Blavatsky blavatsky s masterwork on theosophy, covering cosmic, planetary, and human evolution, as well as science, religion, and mythology. Madame blavatsky said that she was taught theosophy by some of these adepts. This diagram can be followed in meditation as well as practiced in daily life. The seven esoteric volumes are kept secret and apart, in the charge of the panchen lama of shigatse. The original edition of beverley noias fine study guide, an intuitive approach to the seven stanzas of dzyan, was published in 1986. What makes the persistent attempt of writers to portray h. Volumes of the book of dzyan for present and future times. It is supposed to have been written in senzar, a lost sacred language that preceded sanskrit. Understanding the stanzas of dzyan t h e o s o p h y. Blavatsky s famous transcribed messages from beyond, the mysterious book of dzyan, the heart of the sacred books of kiete, are said once to have been known only to tibetan mystics. Theosophy presents the idea that the world as humans perceive it is illusory, or maya, an idea that it draws from asian religions. Class 18 is sadly missing and presumably dealt with early and middle slokas of. The stanzas formed the basis for the secret doctrine 1888.