THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
no work is done.
There was, however, much
question of his position in the mystic hierarchy.
He had the highest attainment known—and
what did it amount to?
In the meantime Fra.
D. D. S. himself must have attained Samadhi
—presumably Atmadarshana—for we find this
entry.)
Dec.
7. D. D. S. writes from Samadhi—Dhatu.
(Dhatu—literally
“ element "—is
a
word
chosen to avoid such implications as would be
conveyed by “place," “state," and such words.)
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8. D. D. S. still in Samadhi.
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10. D. D. S. dined with me.
He thinks my attain-
ment makes me a Master of the Temple.
He
goes even further and says that I am the
Master—the Logos—the next Buddha.
.
.
. This (apparently some ceremonyof Rose
Croix) purifies and consecrates me, so that I feel
“I am the Master " quite genuinely—without
sample or diffidence.
No personality.
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it. Back to B——.
D. D. S.'s amazing third letter.
(This letter is too long and personal to pub—
lish in full; but it contains these words: “ How
long have you been in the Great Order, and
why did I not know?
Is the invisibility of the
A
A
to lower grades so complete?")
In spite of his illness he managed to do some most
formidable work during this December. There is, however,
nothing further in the diary of interest to our present purpose.
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