SEVEN PEOPLE SAW MASTER MORYA ON JANUARY 5, 1882

And these seven people asserted it in a letter:

« We were sitting together in the moonlight about 9 o'clock upon the balcony which projects from the front of the bungalow.

Mr. Scott was sitting facing the house, so as to look through the intervening verandah and the library, and into the room at the further side. This latter apartment was brilliantly lighted. The library was in partial darkness, thus rendering objects in the farther room more distinct.

Mr. Scott suddenly saw the figure of a man step into the space, opposite the door of the library; he was clad in the white dress of a Rajput, and wore a white turban. Mr. Scott at once recognized him from his resemblance to a portrait [of Morya] in Colonel Olcott's possession.

Our attention was then drawn to him, and we all saw him most distinctly. He walked towards a table, and afterwards turning his face towards us, walked back out of our sight. We hurried forward to get a closer view, in the hope that he might also speak, but when we reached the room he was gone.

We cannot say by what means he departed, but that he did not pass out by the door which leads into the compound we can positively affirm; for that door was full in our view, and he did not go out by it. At the side of the room towards which he walked there was not exit, the only door ant the two windows in that direction having been boarded and close up.

Upon the table, at the spot where he had been standing, lay a letter addressed to one of our number. The handwriting was identical with that of sundry notes and letters previously received from him in divers ways — such as dropping down from the ceiling, etc.

The signature was the same as that of the other latter received, and as that upon the portrait above described. His long hair was black and hung down upon his breast; his features and complexions where those of a Rajput.

The above statement is signed by:

 Ross Scott, B.C.S.

 Minnie J.B. Scott,

 H.S. Olcott,

 H.P. Blavatsky,

 M. Moorad Ali Beg,

 Damodar K. Mavalankar, and

 Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar.

»

(This letter was published in Alan Hume’s book: “Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No.1: Is Theosophy a Delusion? Do the Brothers Exist?” edited by Calcutta Central Press, 1882, p.75-76)

And Mr. Hume said about Mr. Scott:

« Mr. Ross Scott is by no means a credulous person, and he went down to Bombay intent on satisfying himself whether there was, or was not, any imposture in the matter, so that when he declares himself satisfied that, in this instance, all trickery and imposture were impossible, we may conclude that he did his utmost to make perfectly sure of this. »

(p.74)

And this meeting was also described by Colonel Olcott in his diary where he pointed:

« January 5, 1882:

Evening. Moonlight. On balcony, HPB, Self, Scott & wife, Damodar, etc. Morya appeared in my office. First seen by Scott, then me. Scott clearly saw Morya's face. Morya left note for me on table in office by which he stood. »