8 May – White Lotus Day, in remembrance of Helena P. Blavatsky
On 8th of May, the “White Lotus Day”, we commemorate the life and work of Helena P. Blavatsky or, as she was lovingly called ” Madam HPB”. She was the great Bringer of Light for the Aquarian Age. Full of courage, she opposed old superstitions and she did not hesitate to stand up for spiritual truth: “Truth is Higher than Religion”. So she named the monthly magazine which she published, together with Mabel Collins, “Lucifer”, the light bringer.
A major purpose of HPB’s grand opus “Secret Doctrine” is devoted to the task of revealing the deep occult truth behind the mystery of the Light Bringers. In Sanskrit, they are called Agnishvattas, meaning “the Lords of the Flame” or Sons of Fire.
However, in Western theology, they are considered to be fallen, rebellic angels. For the Wisdom Teachings, they are the ones who formed the Hierarchy of Teachers. They gave humanity the light of Manas, the mind principle.
Madam Blavatsky was chosen by Hierarchy to spread this understanding to all seekers of Light. Master Kumar explained the essence of “Secret Doctrine” in his profound work on “The Seven Waves of Life“.
At a meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland, June 2004, the Master gave some recommendations about how to study Secret Doctrine in a group:
– “Start studying the Laws given in Secret Doctrine, the law of alternation, periodicity, time cycles….
– Then study the Races / Root Races
– Then the Manus
– Then the Globe Chains
– Then from the 3rd volume (old sequence): ‘Anthropogenesis’, till the end of the book
– Then Cosmogenesis
Thus we will have a sound foundation of the Secret Doctrine.”
In Berne, we once followed this recommendation in a small group and thus read the books in this manner.
At many occasion, Sri Kumar highlighted the importance of what HPB had done for spirituality. There are further books by him about works of HPB, on “The Golden Stairs“, on “The Theosophical Movement“, 3 volumes on “Lectures on Secret Doctrine” (1, 2, 3, giving deep insights into the wisdom teachings) and “Teachings of Madame HPB“.
At the “White Lotus Day” 2021, Sri Kumar said:
“The work of Madam Blavatsky is seen as a stupendous work carried out in the last part of the 19th century which has vibrated the planet. Thousands and thousands of groups have joined till date and it continues to be. All that she contributed to humanity is recognised more by the Brotherhood than the humanity. It will take a long time for humanity to understand the great work that came through Madame Blavatsky.
We fondly remember her. She is the first one in the recent cycles of time that has unveiled the wisdom which is universal. It is not sectarian. It is not based upon limited thoughts about God. In His memory we…we say, ‘His’ because even the Masters recognise her though in a female body, as a grand male that did a lot of work from the soul dimension.”
May we take up the inspiration given by HPB’s life and work to pay her homage by climbing up the Golden Stairs to the Temple of Divine Wisdom – and this, by practically integrating the wisdom into our lives.
Have a good White Lotus Day!
