Recent Research on Gems from the East:
Most students of Theosophy have no doubt at one time or another given Blavatsky's book of oriental sayings, Gems from the East a priveledged place on their night table. One handsome edition is the 2001 printing by Grange Publishing featuring a blue cover with color gems on beige paper, with traditional Hindu designs.
This mysterious book seemingly appeared fully formed out of the blue in 1890, full of thoughtfully chosen selections from the vast array of Eastern spiritual literature during a period where she was already swamped with work (although naturally, she culled from the extensive material related to her editorial work with The Theosophist, Lucifer and various related publications).
This mysterious book seemingly appeared fully formed out of the blue in 1890, full of thoughtfully chosen selections from the vast array of Eastern spiritual literature during a period where she was already swamped with work (although naturally, she culled from the extensive material related to her editorial work with The Theosophist, Lucifer and various related publications).
There’s been some recent efforts to reference Gems from the East:
http://www.theosophyforward.com/articles/theosophy/1937-sources-of-the-gems-the-list-of-sources-of-the-aphorisms-used-in-gems-from-the-east-by-h-p-blavatsky
http://www.theosophyforward.com/articles/theosophy/1937-sources-of-the-gems-the-list-of-sources-of-the-aphorisms-used-in-gems-from-the-east-by-h-p-blavatsky
Help with the research has been requested; one is invited to contact the researcher:
Pavel Malakhov (Павел Малахов), Russia
Administrator of Russian section of Theosophy Wiki (Вики Теософия)
- The author and editor of Teopedia project, http://teopedia.org
- Member of Theosophical Society (Adyar) in Russia
A useful summary of Blavatsky's writings:
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