THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE

By H.P. Blavatsky

Centenary Edition

Preface by Raghavan Iyer

Foreword by H.H. The XIVth Dalai Lama

With the Message of The IXth Panchen Lama

The Voice of the Silence, selected from The Book of the Golden Precepts, translated and annotated by H.P. Blavatsky in 1889, is for the daily use of Lanoos — disciples. This Centenary Edition of the spiritual classic includes a preface by Raghavan Iyer, a foreword for this edition by the XIVth Dalai Lama, and the message originally written for the Peking Edition of 1927 by the IXth Panchen Lama.

The precepts of The Voice of the Silence depict the dauntless Bodhisattva Path of self-renunciation for the sake of the universal enlightenment of all beings. Within a luminous vision of the highest goal of human evolution and spiritual alchemy, The Voice speaks clearly of the trials and pitfalls a spiritual aspirant must encounter and surmount. Combining metaphysical depth, ethical incisiveness and psychological breadth, it offers the bread of Wisdom and the bread that feeds the shadow, the pristine Teaching of Buddha which superbly sustains the pilgrim soul in the world’s labyrinth.

The Stanzas of Dzyan, drawn from the same sources, intimate the vast expanse of cosmic evolution and the great human pilgrimage inseparable from it. Illuminating appendices to the Centenary Edition convey the spiritual significance of the present historical moment facing humanity. They also throw light upon the composition of The Voice of the Silence, place its conceptions within Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and provide a precise spiritual and ethical context in which to comprehend its teachings. The book speaks the forgotten language of the soul to all fervent seekers of enlightenment.

232 p. Sewn, softbound with dust jacket

ISBN 0-88695-046-5

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