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The Master Morya , in the teachings of Theosophy is one of the "Masters of Wisdom" and in the Ascended Master Teachings is one of the Ascended Masters. He is said to be the author of the books The Dayspring of Youth, Leaves of Morya's Garden I & II as well as The Lord God of Truth Within, among others. He is known as the "Chohan of the First Ray" (see Seven Rays). Morya first became known to the modern world when H. P. Blavatsky revealed him and Master Koot Hoomi to be her guides in establishing the Theosophical Society. Blavatsky wrote that Masters Morya and Koot Hoomi belonged to a group of highly developed humans known as the Great White Brotherhood. Master Morya's personality has been depicted in some detail by various theosophical authors and organizations since he and Master Koot-Hoomi were said by Alfred Percy Sinnett in The Occult World and Esoteric Buddhism to have authored the letters later collected in The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett.

Incarnations

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Morya's earliest notable claimed incarnation is recorded by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater (from, the source states, their research into the "akashic records" at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar (Tamil Nadu), India conducted in the summer of 1910) as having been the Emperor of Atlantis in 220,000 BC, ruling from his palace in the capital city, the City of the Golden Gates.

Some of the later incarnations that Morya is said to have had include:

• Abraham
• Melchior (one of the three wise men)
• King Arthur of Camelot
• Thomas Becket (Archbishop of Canterbury)
• Thomas More
• Akbar (Mogul Emperor)

Ascension

Students of Ascended Master Activities believe that he Ascended in 1898, becoming an Ascended Master and Chohan of the First Ray, and that his Spiritual Retreat is located at Darjeeling, India.

Skeptical view

The writer K. Paul Johnson maintains that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors. Johnson asserts that the "Master Morya" was actually Maharajah Ranbir Singh of Kashmir, the most powerful royal patron of the Theosophical Society. Maharajah Singh died in 1885.

Books attributed to Morya

• The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
• The Chela and the Path (1976) ISBN 0-922729-33-6
• Leaves of Morya's Garden (New York, NY: Agni Yoga. reprinted 1979)

Books about Morya

• Ashram Notes (1990) ISBN 0-922729-02-6
• The Masters and their Retreats (2003) ISBN 0-9720402-4-2.
• Morya (1982) ISBN 0-916766-52-7

See also

• Kuthumi
• "I AM" Activity
• Agni Yoga
• The Bridge to Freedom
• The Summit Lighthouse
• The Temple of The Presence

Notes

1. Source of Image of the Master Morya shown above distributed by ZakaiRan and painted by New Age Artist Peter Fich Christiansen
2. Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, C.W. Man: How, Whence, and Whither? Adyar, India:1913 Theosophical Publishing House Page 122 Note: On page xii of the introduction it is explained that the name Mars is used to refer to the reincarnating soul entity now known to Theosophists as Morya in his various incarnations.
3. Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press - "Morya - Master of the First Ray" pages 21 - 78
4. Luk, A.D.K.. Law of Life - Book II. Pueblo, Colorado: A.D.K. Luk Publications 1989. Reference material on the Ascended Masters as released through the "I AM" Activity and The Bridge to Freedom.
5. Schroeder, Werner Ascended Masters and Their Retreats Ascended Master Teaching Foundation 2004. Reference material on the Ascended Masters and their Retreats as released by the "I AM" Activity and The Bridge to Freedom
6. Booth, Annice The Masters and Their Retreats Summit Lighthouse Library June 2003. Reference material on the Ascended Masters and their Retreats as released by the "I AM" Activity, The Bridge to Freedom, and The Summit Lighthouse
7. Johnson, Paul K. Initiates of Theosophical Masters Albany, New York:1995 State University of New York Press Page 49

Sources

• Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, C.W. Man:How, Whence, and Whither? Adyar, India:1913--Theosophical Publishing House
• Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House
• Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press

Further reading

• Campbell, Bruce F. A History of the Theosophical Movement Berkeley:1980 University of California Press
• Godwin, Joscelyn. The Theosophical Enlightenment Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Johnson, K. Paul The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Melton, J. Gordon Encyclopedia of American Religions 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISBN 0-8103-7714-4 ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listing Masters of the Ancient Wisdom; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations

External links

• Theosophical Society, The originators of the Master concept (Before the term "Ascended" was used)
• Agni Yoga Society (USA), The writings of Nicholas and Helena Roerich on the Masters.
• The Saint Germain Foundation , Originators of the term Ascended Master in 1934
• The Summit Lighthouse, Founded by Mark Prophet in 1958, contains information about the Teachings of the Ascended Masters
• Ascension Research Center, Largest and oldest Internet resource of Ascended Master Teachings
• Images of Master Morya
• El Morya BiographyThe Summit Lighthouse on Morya
• Full text of “Masters and the Path” by C.W. Leadbeater:

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