The Idyll of the White Lotus
By Mabel Collins (1851-1927), with an explanation by Swami T. Subba Row (1856 - 1890).
206 Pages | First edition 1884, 2nd to 9th reprint 1896 - 1973, second edition 2000 | Softcover | Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar | ISBN: 8170593999.
Dutch translation: De Idylle van de Witte Lotus | Ankh-Hermes | ISBN: 9789020255409.
This tale of a young seer in a decadent temple in Ancient Egypt is at once gripping and profound. It depicts the evolution of a Soul from weakness to strength, from ignorance to insight - a pure but unthinking child becomes a wise messenger.
From the Prologue:
" Behold, I stood alone, one among many, an isolated individual in the midst of a united crowd. And I was alone, because among the all the men my brethren, who knew, I alone was the man who both knew and taught. I taught the believers at the gate, and was driven to do this by the power dwelled in the sanctuary. I had no escape, for in that deep darkness of the most sacred shrine, I beheld the light of the inner life and was driven to reveal it, and by it was upheld and made strong. For indeed, although I died, it took ten priests of the temple to accomplish my death, and even then they but ignorantly thought themselves powerful. "
The Idyll of the White Lotus
By Mabel Collins (1851-1927), with an explanation by Swami T. Subba Row (1856 – 1890).
206 Pages | First edition 1884, 2nd to 9th reprint 1896 – 1973, second edition 2000 | Softcover | Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar | ISBN: 8170593999.
Dutch translation: De Idylle van de Witte Lotus | Ankh-Hermes | ISBN: 9789020255409.
This tale of a young seer in a decadent temple in Ancient Egypt is at once gripping and profound. It depicts the evolution of a Soul from weakness to strength, from ignorance to insight – a pure but unthinking child becomes a wise messenger.
From the Prologue:
” Behold, I stood alone, one among many, an isolated individual in the midst of a united crowd. And I was alone, because among the all the men my brethren, who knew, I alone was the man who both knew and taught. I taught the believers at the gate, and was driven to do this by the power dwelled in the sanctuary. I had no escape, for in that deep darkness of the most sacred shrine, I beheld the light of the inner life and was driven to reveal it, and by it was upheld and made strong. For indeed, although I died, it took ten priests of the temple to accomplish my death, and even then they but ignorantly thought themselves powerful. “