Henry steel olcott, american author, attorney, philosopher, and cofounder of the theosophical society, a religious sect incorporating aspects of buddhism, brahmanism, and christian esotericism. A replica of the certification letter written by henry steel olcott mentioning that he took pancha sila at vijayananda vihara galle. Henry olcott, wrote this book after visiting two brothers from vermont that purportedly could contact and communicate with the dead. Olcott spent years by blavatskys side, witnessing acts of aura projection and spontaneously produced objectsand undergoing his own spiritual awakeningas they laid the foundations for a new era in esoteric spirituality. Some theosophists like helena blavatsky, helena roerich and henry steel olcott also became buddhists. Henry steel olcott helped shape the design of the buddhist flag. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Sorgho and imphee, the chinese and african sugar canes. Olcott was born august 2, 1832, in orange, new jersey 3, where his father had a farm. And in the second half of his life he traveled to asia to promote and revive buddhism. Henry steel olcotts most popular book is the life of buddha and its lessons. By henry steel olcott theosophical society in america. Blavatsky sometimes compared theosophy to mahayana. Henry steel olcott old diary leaves the true story of the theosophical society world of digitals skip to content.
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