A
Theosophical Mahatma
Djwal Khul (also spelled 'Djwhal Khul', 'Djwal kul' etc.), is
supposed by some Theosophists and others to be a Tibetan Master
in the tradition of ancient esoteric spirituality. According to
adherents, he is a member of the 'Spiritual Hierarchy', or 'Brotherhood',
of Mahatmas, who are the spiritual guides of mankind and the guardians
of ancient cosmological and metaphysical teachings. These esoteric
teachings form the origin of all the world's great philosophies,
mythologies and spiritual traditions. As a Mahatma, Djwal Khul
works mentally for the furthering of spiritual evolution on our
planet, using his highly developed powers of meditation, or siddhis.
At the same time, he often leads an outwardly normal life among
ordinary human beings. Members of the esoteric Brotherhood were
said to be the hidden founders of the Theosophical Society in
1875.
Role
in Neo-Theosophy and New Age
Early in the 1920s, the cook at the American Theosophical headquarters
café, Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949), began writing Neo-Theosophical
literature which she claimed to be receiving telepathically from
a Master later to be revealed as Djwal Khul (spelled by her 'Djwhal
Khul'). This Master, she said, was the one responsible for the
revelation of esoteric truth in our time. In the past, he had
worked through Madame Blavatsky, a co-founder of the Theosophical
Society, to whom he had dictated substantial portions of the material
presented in her magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine (1888). Now
it was the 'disciple' Alice Bailey's turn. Her work for the Hierarchy
of advanced beings, to whom Djwal Khul belonged, would help prepare
the way for the 'Reappearance of the Christ', and would be the
second in a series of three revelations meant to usher in the
New Age, the Age of Aquarius.
In a preface statement attached to Mrs. Bailey's
books, Djwal Khul ('The Tibetan' or D.K.) describes himself as
an abbot of a Tibetan monastery and the spriritual preceptor of
a large group of Lamas. He lives in Northern India, near the borders
of Tibet. Other than that he seems reluctant to give out any personal
details; his books are clearly about the alleged esoteric truth
of his teachings and not about his own personage. Without entering
into a discussion of the specifics of this vast teaching, it can
be mentioned that Djwhal Khul is a Master on the 'Second Ray of
Love-Wisdom', an Initiate of the at least the fifth degree, and
an advanced disciple in the spiritual (i.e., non-physical) Ashram
of the Master Koot Humi (K.H.). He is said to be engaged currently
in setting up his own 'Second Ray' Ashram.
As the name of Djwal Khul became more widely
known through the work of Alice Bailey and her group, the Arcane
School, he became often mentioned as of the Ascended Masters of
the various New Age sects and movements. Like Mrs. Bailey, the
leaders of these groups may claim to be in direct contact with
him and other 'Masters of Wisdom', and to be working as their
disciples on the physical plane. They also give out new information
about the Master, such as the identity of his previous incarnations
(Lao Zi, one of the Three Wise Men etc.). This said, Djwhal Khul
is more often than not a comparatively modest figure in the 'pantheon'
of groups not directly connected with the Arcane School. And within
the Arcane School itself, he is treated (by his own insistence)
as a teacher and not an object of devotion.
Tentative
Etymology
The origins of his name are uncertain. Although khul is a Tibetan
word meaning 'region, jurisdiction etc.', the name does not seem
to be of that language. 'Djwal' may perhaps represent the Sanskrit
jwala-, meaning 'light, flame or illumination', while 'khul' might
be a rendering of the word kula- 'group, family or community'.
Treated as a Hindi name, the final a's of both words would be
silent; thus jwal kul. These are, however, mere speculations.
Source: wikipedia
