Charles Johnston (Theosophist)
Irish writer (1867–1931)
Charles Johnston (17 February 1867 – 16 October 1931) was an Irish writer, journalist, theosophist, naturalist, and Sanskrit scholar. Johnston joined the Indian Civil Service in 1888 but left India after two years due to malaria and settled in the United States in 1896. He wrote numerous books on Indian philosophy, translating works from Sanskrit as well as on Theosophy. He was married to the niece of Madame Blavatsky and was involved in the development of the Theosophical Society in the United States.
Quotes
edit- The Bhagavad Gita is one of the noblest scriptures of India, one of the deepest scriptures of the world ... a symbolic scripture, with many meanings, containing many truths .... [that] forms the living heart of the Eastern wisdom.
- Johnston, Charles Bhagavad Gita: "The Song Of the Master" - By trans. (Flushing, New York: Charles Johnston, 1908, pp. vi-xvii. , as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture
