They become great Mahatmas, they become great saints,
and they are revered by the society because they torture themselves.
In that same year, in the spring of 1892, I read in a Sunday paper that a certain Madam Blavatsky had been a pupil of
wise men in the East who were called Mahatmas;
To say that Mahatmas, who are great, should not be
criticized because they are above criticism and for this reason, whatever they say about politics, religion, economics and ethics is correct and that whatever they say will have to be accepted, whether you believe it or not, reveals a mentality which cannot lead us to progress and is clearly regressive.”.