Letter No 43 - Received Allahabad, February, 1882. from M to Sinnett
Weirdly there is always some kind of rush when it's my turn but here we go.
M wrote:You will have first to promise me faithfully never to judge of either of us, nor of the situation, nor of anything else bearing any relation to the "mythical Brothers" — tall or short — thick or thin — by your worldly experience or you will never come at the truth. By doing so until now you have only disturbed the solemn quiet of my evening meals several nights running and made my snake-like signature what with your writing it and thinking about it to haunt me even in my sleep — as by sympathy I felt it being pulled by the tail at the other side of the hills.
At the same time mythical Brothers, but here M writing, can be disturbed by unnecessary "calling" (previously it was discussed about the established connection. Slightly related, I remember Blavatsky being in general against disturbing any entities (and not affecting their karma). Well, this is through her mind too, see further comments. However, I think the principle of approaching every entity or being (whether through a person or directly) with a sort of respectful empathy is something to keep in mind in general. Though, at the same time the quote is difficult from the perspective that it pretty much asks for unquestioning devotion. Maybe I just think that since M is working through HPB's brain, HPB feels stressed for other reasons not found on this letter. For some technical difficulties I have currently not being able to do proper research on the backgrounds of this letter. Maybe somebody else can elaborate if necessary. When it comes to these demands about "just trusting without questioning" I agree generally when it comes to faith in a sense, but at the same time something about HPB being involved makes my hair tingle a bit. Though, I think I have said enough already about this subject, but still I have to say that Blavatsky's fairly demanding nature echoes much in this text in my opinion. Though, there might be also other reason's why it is so that I am not aware of.
M wrote:...in the best English I find lying idle in my friend's brain
A quite straightforward quote that M is working through HPB's brain.
Well, going forward, I remember Fra Nefastos talking about Hume's bird killing habits previously. This quote is quite fiery:
M wrote:His is a bird-killing and a faith-killing temperament; he would sacrifice his own flesh and blood as remorselessly as a singing bulbul; and would dessicate yourself and us, K.H. and the "dear old Lady" and make us all bleed to death under his scalpel — if he could — with as much ease as he would an owl, to put us away in his "museum" with appropriate labels outside and then recount our necrologies in "Stray Feathers" to the amateurs.
However, there is important emphasis on whats inside and outside of somebody:
The outside Hume is as different (and superior) from the inside Hume, as the outside Sinnett is, different (and inferior) to the nascent inside "protege."
M wrote:Sahib: try to look inside boxes for jewels and do not trust to those lying in the lid.
Funnily, this reminds me of the scene in Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade: In any case, there is quite a lot talk about Hume's superficial nature and attitudes. However, M kindly admits that Sinnett is progressing after all.
M wrote:If you cannot be happy without phenomena you will never learn our philosophy.
This is like a current I often find among others, but especially fra Obnoxion mentioning casually, nevertheless, very profoundly at the same time here on the forums.
Further remarks:
M:
I did not call you a chela — examine your letter to assure yourself of it
So, this can be probably taken at least as a deductive detail on Sinnett's progress and perhaps personal assumptions(?)