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The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett - 1923

By A. T. Barker

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Letter No XXXVI

My impatient friend—allow me as one having some authority inyour theosophical mella, to empower you to ** ignore the rules "for a short time. Make them fill up the forms and initiate thecandidates right away. Only whatever you do, do it withoutdelay. Remember, you are the only one now. Mr. Humeisfully engrossed in his index and expects me to write to him andmake puja first. I am rather too tall for him to reach so easilyas that my head—if he has any intention to cover it with theashes of contrition. Nor will I put on sack-cloth to show repent-ance for what I have done. If he writes and puts questions allwell and good I'll answer them if not—I will keep my lecturesfor someone else. Time is no object with me.

 

Had your letter. I know your difficulties. Will see to them.Great will be the disappointment of K.H. if upon returning tous he finds so little progress done. You—you are sincere, others—put their pride above all. Then those Prayag theosophists—thePundits and Babus ! They do naught and expect us to correspondwith them. Fools and arrogant men.

 

M.