Dr.Yellapragada SubbaRow was a pioneering Indian Biochemist, whose work in a short life span of 53 years bequeathed to humanity, many potent drugs which have saved millions of lives, extended life expectancy and improved the quality of life. Dr. SubbaRow discovered four drug molecules, which opened new approaches to the treatment of nutritional and infectious diseases, and also cancer. The uniqueness of these molecules is that even today, decades after their discovery, they are still very much in use, and are also being studied for potential new benefits to mankind. While his remarkable achievements are known to biochemists and medical professionals, he remains little known to common people. Subba Row lived 28 years in India and 25 in the United States of America. Innumerable articles and books on his life and works were written by people in India and abroad after his death. The information provided on his life events in some books and articles are half truths and contain factual errors. Mr. S P K Gupta, a journalist working with Press Trust of India, published the first & most comprehensive biography of Dr Yellapragada SubbaRow titled ‘IN QUEST OF PANACEA’ in 1987. Gupta collected detailed information on SubbaRow’s life in India by interviewing his mother, wife, relations and friends. Lederle Laboratories, where Dr SubbaRow worked financed his visit to USA in 1965. Gupta collected entire material on SubbaRow’s life and works in USA from the Archives of Harvard and Lederle and personal interviews. This can be considered as an authentic and comprehensive biography. Yellapragada SubbaRow left the shores of India on September 29, 1923 to pursue higher studies and research in medicine at Harvard. He used to write very detailed letters on his life and work at Harvard to his family members and friends. They were mostly in English except the ones to his beloved wife Seshagiri, which he penned in Telugu. During his early days at Harvard, he wrote very detailed letters on the life there, his living conditions, his research activities etc. Only a few of the letters written to the family were available and some were discoloured, faded and torn. These letters were given to Mr. S P K Gupta by Kasturi Ramachandra Rao (R. R. Kasturi) - brother of Seshagiri in 1965. Mr. Gupta retrieved and reconstructed the shaded and missing portions to the maximum extent possible and got them typed. He made use of information in the letters for his book IN QUEST OF PANACEA. He made these letters available on the website www.ysubbarow.info.in. After the sudden demise of SPK Gupta in January, 2023 the website was shut. This Book Life & Letters of Dr. Yellapragada Subba Row is an attempt to reach the common man through a simpler and shorter version. It depicts the extraordinary life in brief and presents some important and interesting letters written by him to his family members, relatives and friends. These letters reveal his love and affection to his wife and family, his philosophy and views on education, religion, and social customs. They also throw light on his zeal and determination to pursue research ignoring social and family obligations.

A leading figure in the Theosophical Society, Leadbeater was a prolific author, writing on subjects ranging from Buddhism, Masonic history and the origins of Christianity through to the power of thought and the fourth dimension. Leadbeater was also the force behind Annie Besant, the discoverer and educator if Krishnamurti, and became Presiding Bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church. For all his influence Charles Leadbeater remains largely unknown as a man. This biography, first published in 1982, dispels many of the mysteries surrounding his life, and Leadbeater emerges as neither evil degenerate or infallible saint, but as a complex and eccentric adventurer into the realm of the occult. This title will be of particular interest to students of history and theology.

A sizeable minority of people with no particular connection to Eastern religions now believe in reincarnation. The rise in popularity of this belief over the last century and a half is directly traceable to the impact of the nineteenth century's largest and most influential Western esoteric movement, the Theosophical Society. In Recycled Lives, Julie Chajes looks at the rebirth doctrines of the matriarch of Theosophy, the controversial occultist Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891). Examining her teachings in detail, Chajes places them in the context of multiple dimensions of nineteenth-century intellectual and cultural life. In particular, she explores Blavatsky's readings (and misreadings) of Spiritualist currents, scientific theories, Platonism, and Hindu and Buddhist thought. These in turn are set in relief against broader nineteenth-century American and European trends. The chapters come together to reveal the contours of a modern perspective on reincarnation that is inseparable from the nineteenth-century discourses within which it emerged, and which has shaped how people in the West tend to view reincarnation today.

This eBook edition of "The Secret Doctrine" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Secret Doctrine is one of the most influential esoteric and occult books of all time. In the first part of the book the author explains the origin and evolution of the universe itself, in terms derived from the Hindu concept of cyclical development. While in the second part she describes the origins of humanity through an account of "Root Races" said to date back millions of years.

Helena Blavatsky's 'The Secret Doctrine' is a groundbreaking work that explores the origins and development of the universe, humanity, and spirituality. Blavatsky delves deep into esoteric teachings, ancient scriptures, and mystical philosophies to present a comprehensive understanding of the cosmos. Written in a poetic and profound style, the book blends Eastern and Western traditions, making it a rich tapestry of knowledge and wisdom. The complexity of the subject matter challenges readers to expand their minds and think beyond conventional beliefs. In the context of the late 19th century, 'The Secret Doctrine' stood out as a unique and controversial work that sparked debates and influenced spiritual movements. Helena Blavatsky, a renowned occultist and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, drew upon her extensive knowledge of religious and philosophical traditions to create this magnum opus. Her lifelong dedication to the study of ancient wisdom and metaphysics inspired her to pen this comprehensive and insightful text. 'The Secret Doctrine' is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the realms of mystical philosophy, esoteric teachings, and the mysteries of the universe. Blavatsky's profound insights and bold approach to spirituality make this book a timeless classic that continues to captivate and inspire readers today.

Let sleeping dogs lie: for under the strains of chelaship, character cracks appear. Vice puts on its most alluring face, and the tempting passions try to lure the unprepared to the depths of psychic debasement. Zanoni was suffering from some former error which he had to work out unaided. But unlike Bulwer-Lytton’s Mejnour, the real Adepts are not exactly desiccated pansies between the leaves of a volume of solemn poetry. Until final emancipation reabsorbs their Ego, They are conscious of the purest sympathies called out by the aesthetic effects of high art, and their tenderest cords respond to the call of the holier and nobler human attachments. Lord Lytton was clearly wrong when he so gloriously depicted his Zanoni as yielding up pure wisdom for the brighter prize of sexual love. Though man cannot escape his ruling destiny, he has the choice of two paths. His destiny has been written in the stars by himself. Therefore, no heavenly body can influence the human destiny. Being self-made, man weaves his own destiny and reaps what he has sown. The real Dweller on the Threshold is no monster, it is the despair and despondency of the neophyte. The candidate to initiation is tempted and tormented by his own unmastered passions. Any latent proclivities are drawn out by reformed Brothers of the Shadow, working for the Brothers of Light. More! Undissipated passions from the previous incarnation can dwell on the lower mental plane of the next one. Man’s true star is a Dhyani-Buddha, his Augoeides. Augoeides is the Master within, luciform and pure. Those of pure heart can rely upon their Master’s guidance and protection.