62. The Shammars and the Red Capped Brothers are terms given to those who follow the left-hand path – meaning the path of materialism. Their existence and aims are essentially selfish, opposed to evolution. They are sometimes called the "Chohans of Darkness." – C-ED.
63. Sinnett did receive such a letter a few months later, dated Nov. 26, 1881 [Letter No. 38 (ML-90)]. – C-ED.
64. A series of occult works said to consist of 35 volumes with 14 commentaries. The Stanzas of Dzyan, which form the basis for The Secret Doctrine, are from this series, as are also the Book of the Golden Precepts and The Voice of the Silence. – C-ED.
65. Stainton Moses did later resign from the T.S. but it is understood that he remained friends with the founders. – C-ED.
66. "Divine Rulers." – C-ED.
67. Enough (for now). – EDS.
68. Anniversary celebration of the Theosophical Society which was to take place on January 12th next. The year 1882 represented the seventh year of the Society's existence and must have been a kind of testing time. – C-ED.
69. Hume. Peling is a Tibetan word meaning "outsider." – C—ED.
70. Damodar Mavalankar. – C-ED.
71. Tibetan. The 'Void'. – EDS.
72. Hume. – C-ED.
73. "All or nothing." – C-ED.
74. Djual Khul. – C-ED.
75. One can only assume that this means other members of the Hierarchy were taking notice of Sinnett. – C-ED.
76. Babbling. – EDS.
77. Initiate – C-ED.
78. Literally, "from top to bottom," or as an inferior. – C-ED.
79. From here to 'at their tail.' Is a quotation from Master M. — EDS.
80. The Society was divided into three sections: the first section consisted of the Mahatmas; the second of those who were in direct touch with the Mahatmas; and the third of ordinary members. — C-ED.
81. Atheist, or one who does not recognize gods and idols. — C-ED.
82. Query, should be November, 1881. — EDS.
83. Hume. — C-ED.
84. Prayag is the old name of Allahabad. — C-ED.
85. Nuns. — EDS.
86. H.P.B.'s aunt. — C-ED.
87. Russian for manager or boss. — EDS.
88. Bombay Gazette. — C-ED.
89. An Australian Theosophist, a spiritualist and founder and editor of the magazine Harbinger of Light, published in Melbourne. It was in part some original questions of his which persuaded Sinnett and Hume to answer him at some length, and out of this grew the series of "Fragments." — C-ED.
90. K.H.'s Comments on this letter are written in ink on the original, and are here printed in bold type. — ED. The underlined passages were underlined by K.H. — C-ED.
91. This passage was underlined by S. Moses. — ED.
92. This must refer to the "Magus." — C-ED.
93. See K.H.'s comments in bold type post. — ED.
94. This fragments is in M.'s handwriting. — ED. It is on the back of [Letter No. 41 (ML-109.)] — EDS.
95. Query machinations. — EDS.
96. Mme. Coulomb, housekeeper at the Theosophical Society's headquarters in Bombay, who later conspired with missionaries to blacken the reputation of H.P.B. — C-ED.
97. Mahatma K.H. — C-ED.
98. Query, the word meant was dissect. — EDS.
99. Disinherited, i.e., Djual Khul. — C-ED.
100. From the poem "Up-Hill" by Christina Rosetti (1830-1894). — C-ED.
101. Hume. — C-ED.
102. (I do) homage. — EDS.
103. This letter is unsigned but is in M.'s handwriting. — ED.
104. H.P.B's aunt. — C-ED.
105. Mr. Sinnett's Queries in ordinary type with M.'s Replies in bold type. — ED.
106. By-the-bye, I'll re-write for you pages 345 to 357, Vol. I., of Isis — much jumbled, and confused by Olcott, who thought he was improving it!
107. Hints on Esoteric Theosophy. — C-ED.
108. Same as the period more often called a "Manvantara." It is the aggregate of four Yugas or ages, of 4,320,000 solar years; a "Day of Brahma," in the Brahmanical system. — C-ED.
109. These passages appear [as underlined text]. — ED.
110. Query obstructions. — EDS.
111. British Society for Psychical Research. — C-ED.
112. A Buddhist term frequently used in connection with Gautama the Buddha. — C-ED.
113. Hill where Hume's house is located. References to Jakko refers either to Hume or his home, Rothney Castle. — C-ED.
114. Rev. Joseph Cook, a Boston preacher who was visiting India at the time. He had at one time supported spiritualism but in India he denounced both spiritualism and Theosophy. Damodar took occasion to counter some of his accusations in the public press. — C-ED.
115. When Isis Unveiled was published. — EDS.
116. Edward Maitland collaborated with Anna Kingsford in writing the book The Perfect Way, which had just been published and which was reviewed by Sinnett in The Theosophist. — C-ED.
117. Mrs. Hollis Billing was an American medium. She lived in England for some time. When H.P.B. and Col. Olcott stopped in England on their way to India in 1879, they stayed for a time with Dr. and Mrs. Billing in their home. Mrs. Billing was active in the formation of the London Lodge, but did not join it, preferring to retain her membership in the parent Society directly. —C-ED.
118. One whole page of the original letter is missing here. — ED.
119. Eliphas Levi's article, "The Secret of Time and Satan" with marginal comments by K.H., appears as Appendix 1 in Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to A.P. Sinnet. — C-ED.
120. See Letter No. 54 (ML-35). — C-ED.
121. For my beauty alone. — C-ED.
122. Civil Servant. — C-ED.
123. This was the end of the first seven years of the Theosophical Society's existence — a testing time. — C-ED.
124. True knowledge, as distinct from knowledge of the ephemeral. — EDS.
125. An Englishman, present at the organization of the British Theosophical Society on June 27, 1878. He was expelled from the Society for slandering other members, but later was permitted to rejoin. — C-ED.
126. Query 'that' should be 'as'. — EDS.
127. This communication is written across the lines of a letter of H.P.B.'s to A.P.S.; the subject matter of the 2 letters, however, bear no relation to each other. — ED.
128. Hume did not make this attempt. — C-ED.
129. An ornithologist who at one time worked for Hume. — C-ED.
130. Parts of this letter are missing. The comments in K.H.'s handwriting are printed in bold type. — ED.
131. The first part of this letter will be found [in Letter No. 59 (ML-13)] at the end of a letter of Subba Row to H.P.B. which was written on thin rice paper, whereas the continuation is upon rough parchment-like paper entirely dissimilar. — ED.
132. K.H.'s Replies to Mr. Sinnett's queries are printed in bold type. — ED.
133. See Letter No. 62 (ML-18). —C-ED.
134. It is assumed this must mean the first race of the 5th round. — C-ED.
135. A relevant extract from this Letter appears in The Early Teachings of the Masters. Ed. Jinarajadasa, at p. 19. — EDS.
136. The Masters spell this town in many ways. We have substituted the modern spelling. — EDS.
137. The beginning of this letter will be found [in Letter No. 62 (ML-18)]. — EDS.
138. Transcribed from a copy in Mr. Sinnett's handwriting. –– ED.
139. Dr. Julius Robert von Mayer (1814-1878), German physician and physicist, known for his announcement in 1842 of the mechanical theory of heat. –– C-ED.
140. Not in the sense of Natus "born", Nature as the sum total of everything visible and invisible, of forms and minds, the aggregate of the known (and unknown) causes and effects, the universe, in short, infinite and uncreated and endless, as it is without a beginning.