Kuthumi

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The Master Kuthumi, (also spelled Koot Hoomi or Master K.H. in the teachings of Theosophy), is one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom." According to theosophical teachings, Koot Hoomi is considered to be one of the members of the Spiritual Hierarchy which oversees the development of the human race on this planet to higher levels of consciousness. In the Ascended Master Teachings, Kuthumi is one of the Ascended Masters who collectively make up the Great White Brotherhood. Kuthumi is also known as a Mahatma and is regarded as a Master of the Second Ray^[1] (see Seven Rays).

Religious views

Activities on Earth

Helena Blavatsky stated that K.H. and Master Morya worked with her to present the theosophical teachings she formulated in her books Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine. A.P. Sinnett, A. O. Hume and others also wrote documents they described as having been dictated by Kuthumi. Some of these letters formed the basis for several books by Sinnett. They are also a main part of The Mahatma Letters, a compiled book of letters to Mr. Sinnett from K.H. and Morya.

Alice Bailey also wrote that she had met Koot Hoomi on June 30, 1895. Bailey stated that he appeared to her as a turbaned man of non-European ethnicity dressed in a European-style suit.^[2][3]

According to later versions of Theosophy, Koot Hoomi is considered the Master of the "Second Ray of Wisdom" (See Seven Rays). Beginning January 1, 1956, Ascended Master Teachings organizations consider him to be the World Teacher (along with Jesus), having replaced Maitreya in that Office in Earth's Hierarchy.^[4]

Incarnations

It is believed by Theosophists that Koot Hoomi was previously incarnated as Pythagoras^[5]. In addition, according to the Ascended Master Teachings (theThe "I AM" Activity, The Bridge to Freedom, The Summit Lighthouse/Church Universal and Triumphant and other groups),^[4][6][7] he was also incarnated as the following individuals:

• Pharaoh Thutmose III
• Balthasar (one of the Three Wise Men--the one who gave frankincense to Jesus)
• Saint Francis of Assisi
• Shah Jahan

Appearance in literature

Kuthumi is listed as a Sanskrit name for a teacher or author of a law book in the Sanskrit to English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann, & Carl Cappeller [1]

An alternate spelling of the name Kuthumi appears as Kauthumi. "Kauthumi" is mentioned as the Son of a Brahmin named "Hiranyanabha" in part of the Vedas in the Handbook of Hindu Mythology By George Mason Williams. This same information is concurrently listed in The Comprehensive Vedic Knowledge Base. The name of Kauthumi's father, "Hiranyanabha" means, "he who has a belly like gold" and is synonymous with "Hiranyagarbha."

According to Hindu Janajagruti Samity, "Kauthumi" is considered a branch no different than the Ranayani in Brahmans of the Sama Veda.[2]

The name Kuthumi is listed in the Vishnu Purana: Book III: Chapter VI as a name of a teacher of the Samaveda. [3]

The name Kuthumi is listed in the book, Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharmaśástra of Yajñavalkya in English, by Edward Röer, P.H.D, M.D., and William Austin Montriou, Barrister.

The name Kuthumi is listed in the book, Vivada Chintamani: a Succinct Commentary on the Hindoo Law Prevalent in Mithila of Vācaspati Miśra, by Prossonno Coomar Tagore, or as it is spelled in Wikipedia, Prasanna Coomar Tagore.

Some^[who?] believe that Kuthumi is one of the wise men described and celebrated by William Butler Yeats in his poem "Anashuya And Vijaya."

Koot Hoomi is also the central figure of worship in the Christian-based religious ethic of the Rani in Aldous Huxley's "Island".

Koot Hoomi is the guru of archeologist and supernatural investigator Martin Mystere and his archnemesis Sergei Orloff, in the İtalian fantastic comic series Martin Mystere. İn the series, Koot Hoomi lives in the lost city of Agartha(capital city of Atlantis) and sometimes is included in the story as deus ex machina and/or spiritual advisor. İn Xanadu adventure, it is revealed that he was a former Nazi officer who achieved enlightement on his search for Agartha.

Skeptical views

Christian missionaries sought to discredit Blavatsky and disprove the existence of the Mahatmas, Kuthumi and El Morya. The Rev. George Patterson published, The Collapse of Koot Hoomi in The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India), September 1884 [4], after being presented with letters from Madame Coulomb implicating Blavatsky in a ruse. After the British press utilized this story to discredit Blavatsky, Blavatsky filed a lawsuit against the Coulombs for slander and the whole ordeal became known as, "The Coulomb Conspiracy."[5], or "The Coulomb Affair."

Elliott Coues, who published the book entitled, Kuthumi: The True and Complete Oeconomy of Human Life, Based on the System of Theosophical Ethics went on to refer to Kuthumi as the "mythical Koot Hoomi" in a published article entitled, Blavatsky Unvieled! in "The Sun" four years later.(Sunday, July 20, 1890).[6]

The article “Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements” by Paul Zweig New York Times October 5, 1980, claims Madame Blavatsky's revelations are fraudulent.

Other views

The scholar K. Paul Johnson hypothesizes that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors. Johnson asserts that the "Master Kuthumi" was actually Thakar Singh Sandhanwalia, a member of the Singh Saba, an Indian independence movement organization and Sikh reform movement.^[8]

Sources

• Barker, A. Trevor. The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
• Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925—Theosophical Publishing House
• Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press

See also

• Hodgson Report
• Terry Bergeson

Notes

Sources

• Barker, A. Trevor. The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
• Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925—Theosophical Publishing House
• Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press

Further reading

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• Campbell, Bruce F. A History of the Theosophical Movement Berkeley:1980 University of California Press
• Coues, Elliot Kuthumi: The True and Complete Oeconomy of Human Life, Based on the System of Theosophical Ethics [7] Boston: 1886 Estes & Lauriat

• Godwin, Joscelyn The Theosophical Enlightenment Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Johnson, K. Paul The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Melton, J. Gordon Encyclopedia of American Religions 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISBN 0-8103-7714-4 ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listing Masters of the Ancient Wisdom; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations

External links

• Theosophical Society, The original source of information about the Masters (Before the term "Ascended" was used)
• Full text of “Masters and the Path” by C.W. Leadbeater:
• Agni Yoga Society (USA), The writings of Nicholas and Helena Roerich on the Masters.
• The Saint Germain Foundation , Original publisher of Ascended Master Teachings beginning in 1934
• The Red Letters
• Last KH letter to Besant
• http://www.ascendedmasters.ac/kuthumi.html
• The Mahatmas and Their Letters
• Mahatma Letters Homepage
• The Mahatma letters to A. P. Sinnett
• Blavatsky and the Mahatma Letters
• The Mahatmas and their letters
• HPB and the SPR Vernon Harrison's book on the Hodgson report
• Sirius.net Ascended Masters Teachings in 20 languages.