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Roerich's Shambhala
Roerich's Shambhala by Kara LeBeau at TheosophyWatch.com
“Shamballa is the indispensable site where the spiritual world unites with the material one.”
-Nicholas & Helena Roerich
OVER 120 years ago, it was Helena Blavatsky who introduced the legacy of Shambhala to Western seekers, otherwise it might have remained hidden in the domain of a few scholars. “Shambhala” means “source of happiness” in Sanskrit.
James Hilton in 1933 further popularized the idea of Shambhala in his novel Lost Horizon about the mythical kingdom “Shangri-la.” Movies based on the novel in 1937, 1942, and 1952 introduced the “Shambhala” ideal to more people around the world than HPB might have ever imagined.
Google “Shambhala” today and you’ll get over a million hits of pages that explore the Buddhist legendary paradise that intrigues so many people now. Some endeavor to find its physical location — others seek it within themselves.
Continued at
http://theosophywatch.com/2009/11/09/roerich%E2%80%99s-shambhala/
“Shamballa is the indispensable site where the spiritual world unites with the material one.”
-Nicholas & Helena Roerich
OVER 120 years ago, it was Helena Blavatsky who introduced the legacy of Shambhala to Western seekers, otherwise it might have remained hidden in the domain of a few scholars. “Shambhala” means “source of happiness” in Sanskrit.
James Hilton in 1933 further popularized the idea of Shambhala in his novel Lost Horizon about the mythical kingdom “Shangri-la.” Movies based on the novel in 1937, 1942, and 1952 introduced the “Shambhala” ideal to more people around the world than HPB might have ever imagined.
Google “Shambhala” today and you’ll get over a million hits of pages that explore the Buddhist legendary paradise that intrigues so many people now. Some endeavor to find its physical location — others seek it within themselves.
Continued at
http://theosophywatch.com/2009/11/09/roerich%E2%80%99s-shambhala/
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Comment by Kara LeBeau on November 10, 2009 at 6:55pm -
You are most welcome, Art! The Roerichs are my heroes!
Thank you for your devotion to their work and for interesting reading about the Russian translation of the Secret Doctrine.
Blessings.
Kara
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Comment by Arthur E Gregory on November 10, 2009 at 9:54am -
Kara,
I just posted your wonderful site on my thread under the Theosophical History on the Roerichs this morning..
http://theosophical.ning.com/forum/topics/the-roerich-family-nicholas
I would like to complement you very much for your work on this!
- Art
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