Manly Palmer Hall
Initiates of the Flame (1922)
Shamballa, a sacred city in the Gobi Desert, is believed to be the spiritual headquarters of the Great White Brotherhood, a group of enlightened beings who guide humanity.
The Great White Brotherhood, like the gods of these ancient traditions, work behind the scenes to direct the course of human affairs.
Man: Whence, How and Whither
Turanian, in Ancient Chaldaea.
We know that in the great White Brotherhood there are many Masters, and that though the Qualifications required for each step of the Path are the same for all candidates, yet each great Teacher adopts for His pupils that method of preparation which He sees to be best suited for them ; and as all these paths alike lead to the mountain-top, it is not for us to say which is the shortest or the best for our neighbour.