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Re: Adi-Buddhi

Nov 23, 2008 09:58 AM
by Augoeides-222


Christina,
   Here is a Google Image Search Listing on "Adi-Buddhi" for members on the Forum here:

>>>http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=adi-buddha&btnG=Search+Images<<<

Regards,
John

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "christinaleestemaker" <christinaleestemaker@yahoo.com> 
Better in the same time, then after you were born;)

-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Martin <Mvandertak@...> wrote:
>
> I was born in 1959 May 28th, and at that time the Russians sent the 
first monkey into space...ain't that funny....
> 
> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, christinaleestemaker 
<christinaleestemaker@...> wrote:
> From: christinaleestemaker <christinaleestemaker@...>
> Subject: Theos-World Re: Mahatma letter 59
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 11:03 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Martin, how Cosmic or comic it can be.
> 
> Do you understand all in the letter 59.
> 
> I read it many times and figured out the satvika into 
> 
> the circle, as it is the triangle (triade) makes through the 
circle 
> 
> its trianglepoints the perfect square.
> 
> And the psychological test they use in Germany for people wanted to 
> 
> enjoy university they do the test with circles,triangles and 
squares 
> 
> to see a persons phsychological constitution.
> 
> 
> 
> By the way who is de seeres or the lady they mentioned in this 
> 
> letter, who understand all without the book or knowledge they gave?
> 
> I think HPB, but am not sure.Do you know that?
> 
> Christina
> 
> 
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, Martin <Mvandertak@ ...> wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > I once did some course with the A>A>B> group...I asked what is 
> 
> Ishvara (KRSHN or Christ):
> 
> > then I got an answer it is the comic universal Love...(without 
the 
> 
> 's '). The fool after the great Arcana...
> 
> > 
> 
> > --- On Sat, 11/22/08, christinaleestemake r 
> 
> <christinaleestemak er@> wrote:
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> > From: christinaleestemake r <christinaleestemak er@>
> 
> > Subject: Theos-World Re: Mahatma letter 15 page 88, 89.
> 
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
> 
> > Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 2:54 PM
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > A little FUN if I see I touched letter S after A in 
> 
> Atma Buddhi,
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> > 
> 
> > a buddhi with astma, real lauchable, sorry for that, for the well 
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> > 
> 
> > readers under us.
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> > 
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> > Christina
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> 
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "christinaleestemak er" 
> 
> > 
> 
> > <christinaleestemak er@> wrote:
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> > 
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> > >
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> > 
> 
> > > Well yes, I have the book in two languages and as I read the 
> 
> Dutch 
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> > 
> 
> > > more and more I have the conclusion that masters write well, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > because 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > they wrote the so called parabrahm in its version with Maya 
gives 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Iswar,the creative principle - a power commonly called God 
which 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > disappears and dies with the rest when pralaya comes.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > And after they call it Adi Buddhi with its periodically 
> 
> manifesting 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Divinity.and that periodically is AStmaBuddhi, so the book is 
> 
> right.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > After reading in Dutch it shows me the AdiBuddhi WITH.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > It is not easy to read well I see.So there is no press mistake 
in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > this way.
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> > 
> 
> > > Here comes the pages from on line edition:
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > > http://www.theosoci ety.org/pasadena /mahatma/ ml-con.htm
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> > 
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> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Letter No. 15
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > [Transcribed from a copy in Mr. Sinnett's handwriting. 
K.H.'s 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > repies are in bold type. -- ED.] 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > From K.H. to A.O.H. Received July 10th, 1882. 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > (1) Does every mineral form, vegetable, plant, animal, always 
> 
> > 
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> > contain 
> 
> > 
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> > > within it that entity which involves the potentiality of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > development 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > into a planetary spirit? At this present day in this present 
> 
> earth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > there such an essence or spirit or soul -- the name is 
immaterial 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > every mineral, etc.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (1) Invariably; only rather call it the germ of a future 
entity, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > which it has been for ages. Take the human foetus. From the 
> 
> moment 
> 
> > 
> 
> > of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its first planting until it completes its seventh month of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > gestation 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > it repeats in miniature the mineral, vegetable, and animal 
cycles 
> 
> > 
> 
> > it 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > passed through in its previous encasements, and only during the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > last 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > two, develops its future human entity. It is completed but 
> 
> towards 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the child's seventh year. Yet it existed without any increase 
or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > decrease aeons on aeons before it worked its way onward, 
through 
> 
> > 
> 
> > and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > in the womb of mother nature as it works now in its earthly 
> 
> > 
> 
> > mother's 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > bosom. Truly said a learned philosopher who trusts more to his 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > intuitions than the dicta of modern science. "The stages of 
man's 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > intra-uterine existence embody a condensed record of some of 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > missing pages in Earth's history." Thus you must look back at 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > animal, vegetable and mineral entities. You must take each 
entity 
> 
> > 
> 
> > at 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its starting point in the manvantaric course as the primordial 
> 
> > 
> 
> > cosmic 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > atom already differentiated by the first flutter of the 
> 
> manvantaric 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > life breath. For the potentiality which develops finally in a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > perfected planetary spirit lurks in, is in fact that primordial 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > cosmic atom. Drawn by its "chemical affinity" (?) to coalesce 
> 
> with 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > other like atoms the aggregate sum of such united atoms will in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > time 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > become a man-bearing globe after the stages of the cloud, the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > spiral 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and sphere of fire-mist and of the condensation, consolidation, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > shrinkage and cooling of the planet have been successively 
passed 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > through. But mind, not every globe becomes a "man bearer." I 
> 
> simply 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > state the fact without dwelling further upon it in this 
> 
> connection. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > The great difficulty in grasping the idea in the above process 
> 
> lies 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > in the liability to form more or less incomplete mental 
> 
> conceptions 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of the working of the oneelement, of its inevitable presence in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > every 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > imponderable atom, and its subsequent ceaseless and almost 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > illimitable multiplication of new centres of activity without 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > affecting in the least its own original quantity. Let us take 
> 
> such 
> 
> > 
> 
> > an 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > aggregation of atoms destined to form our globe and then 
follow, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > throwing a cursory look at the whole, the special work of such 
> 
> > 
> 
> > atoms. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > We will call the primordial atom A. This being not a 
> 
> circumscribed 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > centre of activity but the initial point of a manwantaric whirl 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > evolution, gives birth to new centres which we may term B, C, 
D, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > etc., incomputably. Each of these capital points gives birth to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > minor 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > centres, a, b, c, etc. And the latter in the course of 
evolution 
> 
> > 
> 
> > and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > involution in time develops into A's, B's, C's, etc., and so 
form 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > roots or are the developing causes of new genera, species, 
> 
> classes, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > etc., ad infinitum. Now neither the primordial A and its 
> 
> companion 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > atoms, nor their derived a's, b's, c's, have lost one tittle of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > their 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > original force or life-essence by the evolution of their 
> 
> > 
> 
> > derivatives. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > The force there, is not transformed into something else as I 
have 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > already shown in my letter, but with each development of a new 
> 
> > 
> 
> > centre 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of activity from withinitself multiplies ad infinitum without 
> 
> ever 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > losing a particle of its nature in quantity or quality. Yet 
> 
> > 
> 
> > acquiring 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > as it progresses something plus in its differentiation. This 
> 
> > 
> 
> > "force" 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > so-called, shows itself truly indestructible but does not 
> 
> correlate 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and is not convertible in the sense accepted by the Fellows of 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > R.S., but rather may be said to grow and expand into "something 
> 
> > 
> 
> > else" 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > while neither its own potentiality nor being are in the least 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > affected by the transformation.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ***[ is page 88] in the book
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Nor can it well be called force since the latter is but the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > attribute of Yin Sin (Yin Sin or the one "Form of existence" 
also 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Adi-
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Buddhi or Dharmakaya the mystic, universally diffused essence) 
> 
> when 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifesting in the phenomenal world of senses namely only your 
> 
> old 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > acquaintance Fohat. See in this connexion Subba Row's article 
> 
> > 
> 
> > "Aryan 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Arhat Esoteric Doctrines" on the seven-fold principles in man; 
> 
> his 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > review of your Fragments, pp. 94 and 95. The initiated Brahmin 
> 
> > 
> 
> > calls 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > it (Yin Sin and Fohat) Brahman and Sakti when manifesting as 
that 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > force. We will perhaps be nearer correct to call it infinite 
life 
> 
> > 
> 
> > and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the source of all life visible and invisible, an essence 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > inexhaustible ever present, in short Swabhavat. (S. in its 
> 
> > 
> 
> > universal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > application, Fohat when manifesting throughout our phenomenal 
> 
> world 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > or rather the visible universe hence in its limitations) . It 
is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > pravritti when active, nirvritti when passive. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ***[This is page 89 the part I thought AdiBuddhi was wrong, but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > they 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > say Adi Buddhi with its periodically and that peridically is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > AtmaBuddhi]
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Call it the Sakti of Parabrahma, if you like, and say with the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Adwaitees (Subba Row is one) that Parabrahm plus Maya becomes 
> 
> Iswar 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the creative principle -- a power commonly called God which 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > disappears and dies with the rest when pralaya comes. Or you 
may 
> 
> > 
> 
> > hold 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > with the northern Buddhist philosophers and call it Adi-Buddhi 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > all-pervading supreme and absolute intelligence with its 
> 
> > 
> 
> > periodically 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifesting Divinity -- "Avalokiteshvara" (a manwantaric 
> 
> > 
> 
> > intelligent 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > nature crowned with humanity) --
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the mystic name given by us to the hosts of the Dyan Chohans 
> 
> > 
> 
> > (N.B., 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the solar Dyan Chohans or the host of only our solar system) 
> 
> taken 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > collectively, which host represents the mother source, the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > aggregate 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > amount of all the intelligences that were are or ever will be 
> 
> > 
> 
> > whether 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > on our string of man-bearing planets or on any part or portion 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > our 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > solar system. And this will bring you by analogy to see that in 
> 
> its 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > turn Adi-Buddhi (as its very name translated literally implies) 
> 
> is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the aggregate intelligence of the universal intelligences 
> 
> including 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > that of the Dyan Chohans even of the highest order. That is all 
I 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > dare now to tell you on this special subject, as I fear I have 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > already transcended the limit. Therefore whenever I speak of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > humanity 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > without specifying it you must understand that I mean not 
> 
> humanity 
> 
> > 
> 
> > of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > our fourth round as we see it on this speck of mud in space but 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > whole host already evoluted.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Yes as described in my letter -- there is but one element and 
it 
> 
> is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > impossible to comprehend our system before a correct conception 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > it 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > is firmly fixed in one's mind. You must therefore pardon me if 
I 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > dwell on the subject longer than really seems necessary. But 
> 
> unless 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > this great primary fact is firmly grasped the rest will appear 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > unintelligible. This element then is the -- to speak 
> 
> metaphysically 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > -- one sub-stratum or permanent cause of all manifestations in 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > phenomenal universe. The ancients speak of the five cognizable 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > elements of ether, air, water, fire, earth, and of the one 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > incognizable element (to the uninitiates) the 6th principle of 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > universe -- call it Purush Sakti, while to speak of the seventh 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > outside the sanctuary was punishable with death. But these five 
> 
> are 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > but the differentiated aspects of the one. As man is a seven-
fold 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > being so is the universe -- the septenary microcosm being to 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > septenary macrocosm but as the drop of rainwater is to the 
cloud 
> 
> > 
> 
> > from 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > whence it dropped and whither in the course of time it will 
> 
> return. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > In that one are embraced or included so many tendencies for the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > evolution of air, water, fire, etc. (from the purely abstract 
> 
> down 
> 
> > 
> 
> > to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > their concrete condition) and when those latter are called 
> 
> elements 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > it is to indicate their productive potentialities for 
numberless 
> 
> > 
> 
> > form 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > changes or evolution of being. Let us represent the unknown 
> 
> > 
> 
> > quantity 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > as X; that quantity is the one eternal immutable principle -- 
and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > A, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > B, C, D, E, five of the six minor principles or components of 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > same; viz., the principles of earth, water, air, fire and ether 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (akasa) following the order of their spirituality and beginning 
> 
> > 
> 
> > with 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the lowest. There is a sixth principle answering to the sixth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > principle Buddhi, in man (to avoid confusion remember that in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > viewing 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the question from the side of the descending scale the abstract 
> 
> All 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > or eternal principle would be numerically designated as the 
> 
> first, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and the phenomenal universe as the seventh, and whether 
belonging 
> 
> > 
> 
> > to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > man or to the universe -- viewed from the other side the 
> 
> numerical 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > order would be exactly reversed) but we are not permitted to 
name 
> 
> > 
> 
> > it 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > except among the initiates. I may however hint that it is 
> 
> connected 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > with the process of the highest intellection. Let us call it N. 
> 
> And 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > besides these, there is under all the activities of the 
> 
> phenomenal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > universe an energizing impulse from X, call this Y. 
Algebraically 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > stated, our equation would therefore read A+B+C+D+E+N+ Y=X. 
Each 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > these six letters represents, so to speak, the spirit or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > abstraction 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of what you call elements (your meagre English gives me no 
other 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > word). This spirit controls the entire line of evolution, 
around 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > whole manwantaric cycle in its own department. The informing, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > vivifying, impelling, evolving cause,behind the countless 
> 
> > 
> 
> > phenomenal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifestations in that department of Nature. Let us work out 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > idea 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > with a single example. Take fire. D -- the primal igneous 
> 
> principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > resident in X -- is the ultimate cause of every phenomenal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifestation of fire on all the globes of the chain. The 
> 
> proximate 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > causes are the evoluted secondary igneous agencies which 
> 
> severally 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > control the sevendescents of fire on each planet. (Every 
element 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > having its seven principles and every principle its seven sub-
> 
> > 
> 
> > > principles and these secondary agencies before doing so, have 
in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > turn 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > become primary causes.) D is a septenary compound of which the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > highest fraction is pure spirit. As we see it on our globe it 
is 
> 
> in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its coarsest, most material condition, as gross in its way as 
is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > man 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > in his physical encasement. In the next preceding globe to ours 
> 
> > 
> 
> > fire 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > was less gross than here: on the one before that less still. 
And 
> 
> so 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the body of flame was more and more pure and spiritual less and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > less 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > gross and material on each antecedent planet. On the first of 
all 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the manwantaric chain, it appeared as an almost pure objective 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > shining -- the Maha Buddhi, sixth principle of the eternal 
light. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Our 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > globe being at the bottom of the arc where matter exhibits 
itself 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its grossest form along with spirit -- when the fire element 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifests itself on the globe next succeeding ours in the 
> 
> ascending 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > arc it will be less dense than as we see it. Its spiritual 
> 
> quality 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > will be identical with that which fire had on the globe 
preceding 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ours in the descending scale; the second globe of the ascending 
> 
> > 
> 
> > scale 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > will correspond in quality with that of the second anterior 
globe 
> 
> > 
> 
> > to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ours in the descending scale, etc. On each globe of the chain 
> 
> there 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > are seven manifestations of fire of which the first in order 
will 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > compare as to spiritual quality with the last manifestation on 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > next preceding planet: the process being reversed, as you will 
> 
> > 
> 
> > infer, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > with the opposite arc. The myriad specific manifestations of 
> 
> these 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > six universal elements are in their turn but the offshoots, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > branches 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > or branchlets of the one single primordial "Tree of Life."
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Take Darwin's genealogical tree of life of the human race and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > others 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and bearing ever in mind the wise old adage, "As below so 
above" 
> 
> -- 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > that is the universal system of correspondences -- try to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > understand 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > by analogy. Thus will you see that in this day on this present 
> 
> > 
> 
> > earth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > in every mineral, etc., there is such a spirit. I will say 
more. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Every grain of sand, every boulder or crag of granite, is that 
> 
> > 
> 
> > spirit 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > crystallized or petrified. You hesitate. Take a primer of 
geology 
> 
> > 
> 
> > and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > see what science affirms there about the formation and growth 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > minerals. What is the origin of all the rocks, whether 
> 
> sedimentary 
> 
> > 
> 
> > or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > igneous. Take a piece of granite or sandstone and you find one 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > composed of crystals, the other of grains of various stones 
> 
> > 
> 
> > (organic 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > rocks or stones formed out of the remains of once living plants 
> 
> and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > animals, will not serve our present purpose: they are the 
relics 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > subsequent evolutions while we are concerned but with the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > primordial 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ones). Now sedimentary and igneous rocks are composed, the 
former 
> 
> > 
> 
> > of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > sand gravel and mud, the latter of lava. We have then but to 
> 
> trace 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the origin of the two. What do we find? We find that one was 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > compounded of three elements or more accurately three several 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manifestations of the one element, -- earth, water and fire, 
and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > that 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the other was similarly compounded (though under different 
> 
> physical 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > conditions) out of cosmic matter -- the imaginary materia prima 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > itself one of the manifestations (6th principle) of the one 
> 
> > 
> 
> > element. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > How then can we doubt that a mineral contains in it a spark of 
> 
> the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > One as everything else in this objective nature does?
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (2) When the pralaya commences what becomes of the Spirit that 
> 
> has 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > not worked its way up to man?
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (2) . . . The period necessary for the completion of the seven 
> 
> > 
> 
> > local 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > or earthly -- or shall we call it -- globe-rings (not to speak 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > seven Rounds in the minor manwantaras followed by their seven 
> 
> minor 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > pralayas) -- the completion of the so-called mineral cycle is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > immeasurably longer than that of any other kingdom. As you may 
> 
> > 
> 
> > infer 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > by analogy every globe before it reaches its adult period, has 
to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > pass through a formation period -- also septenary. Law in 
Nature 
> 
> is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > uniform and the conception, formation, birth, progress and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > development of the child differs from those of the globe only 
in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > magnitude. The globe has two periods of teething and of 
> 
> capillature 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > -- its first rocks which it also sheds to make room for new -- 
> 
> and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its ferns and mosses before it gets forest. As the atoms in the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > body 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > change [every] seven years so does the globe renew its strata 
> 
> every 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > seven cycles. A section of a part of Cape Breton coalfields 
shows 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > seven ancient soils with remains of as many forests, and could 
> 
> one 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > dig as deep once more seven other sections would be found 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > following. . . .
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > There are three kinds of pralayas and manwantara: --
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 1. The universal or Maha pralaya and manwantara.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 2. The solar pralaya and manwantara.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 3. The minor pralaya and manwantara.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > When the pralaya No. 1 is finished the universal manwantara 
> 
> begins. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Then the whole universe must be re-evoluted de novo. When the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > pralaya 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of a solar system comes it affects that solar system only. A 
> 
> solar 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > pralaya = 7 minor pralayas. The minor pralayas of No. 3 concern 
> 
> but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > our little string of globes, whether man-bearing or not. To 
such 
> 
> a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > string our Earth belongs.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Besides this within a minor pralaya there is a condition of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > planetary 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > rest or as the astronomers say "death," like that of our 
present 
> 
> > 
> 
> > moon 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > -- in which the rocky body of the planet survives but the life 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > impulse has passed out. For example. Let us imagine that our 
> 
> earth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > one of a group of seven planets or man-bearing worlds more or 
> 
> less 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > eliptically arranged. Our earth being at the exact lower 
central 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > point of the orbit of evolution, viz., half way round -- we 
will 
> 
> > 
> 
> > call 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the first globe A, the last Z. After each solar pralaya there 
is 
> 
> a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > complete destruction of our system and after each solar p. 
begins 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > absolute objective reformation of our system and each time 
> 
> > 
> 
> > everything 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > is more perfect than before.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Now the life impulse reaches "A" or rather that which is 
destined 
> 
> > 
> 
> > to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > become "A" and which so far is but cosmic dust. A centre is 
> 
> formed 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the nebulous matter of the condensation of the solar dust 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > disseminated through space and a series of three evolutions 
> 
> > 
> 
> > invisible 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > to the eye of flesh occur in succession, viz., three kingdoms 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > elementals or nature forces are evoluted: in other words the 
> 
> animal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > soul of the future globe is formed; or as a Kabalist will 
express 
> 
> > 
> 
> > it, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the gnomes, the salamanders, and the undines are created. The 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > correspondence between a mother-globe and her child-man may be 
> 
> thus 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > worked out. Both have their seven principles. In the Globe, the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > elementals (of which there are in all seven species) form (a) a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > gross 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > body, (b) her fluidic double (linga sariram), (c) her life 
> 
> > 
> 
> > principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (jiva); (d) her fourth principle kama rupa is formed by her 
> 
> > 
> 
> > creative 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > impulse working from centre to circumference; (e) her fifth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (animal soul or Manas, physical intelligence) is embodied in 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > vegetable (in germ) and animal kingdoms; (f) her sixth 
principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > (or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > spiritual soul, Buddhi) is man (g) and her seventh principle 
> 
> (atma) 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > is in a film of spiritualized akasa that surrounds her. The 
three 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > evolutions completed: palpable globe begins to form. The 
mineral 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > kingdom fourth in the whole series, but first in this stage 
leads 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > way. Its deposits are at first vaporous soft and plastic, only 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > becoming hard and concrete in the seventh ring. When this ring 
is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > completed it projects its essence to globe B -- which is 
already 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > passing through the preliminary stages of formation and mineral 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > evolution begins on that globe. At this juncture the evolution 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > vegetable kingdom commences on globe A. When the latter has 
made 
> 
> > 
> 
> > its 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > seventh ring its essence passes on to globe B. At that time the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > mineral essence moves to globe C and the germs of the animal 
> 
> > 
> 
> > kingdom 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > enter A. When the animal has seven rings there, its life 
> 
> principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > goes to globe B, and the essences of vegetable and mineral move 
> 
> on. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Then comes man on A, an ethereal foreshadowing of the compact 
> 
> being 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > he is destined to become on our earth. Evolving seven parent 
> 
> races 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > with many offshoots of sub-races, he, like the preceding 
kingdoms 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > completes his seven rings and is then transferred successively 
to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > each of the globes onward to Z. From the first man has all the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > seven 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > principles included in him in germ but none are developed. If 
we 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > compare him to a baby we will be right; no one has ever, in the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > thousands of ghost stories current, seen the ghost of an 
infant, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > though the imagination of a loving mother may have suggested to 
> 
> her 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the picture of her lost babe in dreams. And this is very 
> 
> > 
> 
> > suggestive. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > In each of the rounds he makes one of the principles develop 
> 
> fully. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > In the first round his consciousness on our earth is dull and 
but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > feeble and shadowy, something like that of an infant. When he 
> 
> > 
> 
> > reaches 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > our earth in the second round he has become responsible in a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > degree, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > in the third he becomes so entirely. At every stage and every 
> 
> round 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > his development keeps pace, with the globe on which he is. The 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > descending arc from A to our earth is called the shadowy, the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ascending to Z the "luminous" . . . We men of the fourth round 
> 
> are 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > already reaching the latter half of the fifth race of our 
fourth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > round humanity, while the men (the few earlier comers) of the 
> 
> fifth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > round, though only in their first race (or rather class), are 
yet 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > immeasurably higher than we are -- spiritually if not 
> 
> > 
> 
> > intellectually; 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > since with the completion or full development of this fifth 
> 
> > 
> 
> > principle 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (intellectual soul) they have come nearer than we have, are 
> 
> closer 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > contact with their sixth principle Buddhi. Of course many are 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > differentiated individuals even in the fourth r. as germs of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > principles are not equally developed in all, but such is the 
rule.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > . . . Man comes on globe "A" after the other kingdoms have gone 
> 
> on. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (Dividing our kingdoms into seven, the last four are what 
> 
> exoteric 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > science divides into three. To this we add the kingdom of man 
or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Deva kingdom. The respective entities of these we divide into 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > germinal, instinctive, semi-conscious, and fully 
> 
> conscious). . . . 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > When all kingdoms have reached globe Z they will not move 
forward 
> 
> > 
> 
> > to 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > re-enter A in precedence of man, but under a law of retardation 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > operative from the central point -- or earth -- to Z and which 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > equilibrates a principle of acceleration in the descending arc 
-- 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > they will have just finished their respective evolution of 
genera 
> 
> > 
> 
> > and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > species, when man reaches his highest development on globe Z -- 
> 
> in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > this or any round. The reason for it is found in the enormously 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > greater time required by them to develop their infinite 
varieties 
> 
> > 
> 
> > as 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > compared with man; the relative speed of development in the 
rings 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > therefore naturally increases as we go up the scale from the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > mineral. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > But these different rates are so adjusted by man stopping 
longer 
> 
> in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the inter-planetary spheres of rest, for weal or woe -- that 
all 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > kingdoms finish their work simultaneously on the planet Z. For 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > example, on our globe we see the equilibrating law manifesting. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > From 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the first appearance of man whether speechless or not to his 
> 
> > 
> 
> > present 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > one as a fourth and the coming fifth round being the structural 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > intention of his organization has not radically changed. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Ethnological 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > characteristics however varied, affecting in no way man as a 
> 
> human 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > being. The fossil of man or his skeleton whether of the period 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > that mammalian branch of which he forms the crown, whether 
cyclop 
> 
> > 
> 
> > or 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > dwarf can be still recognised at a glance as a relic of man. 
> 
> Plants 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and animals meanwhile have become more and more unlike what 
they 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > were. . . . The scheme with its septenary details would be 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > incomprehensible to man had he not the power as the higher 
Adepts 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > have proved of prematurely developing his 6th and 7th senses -- 
> 
> > 
> 
> > those 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > which will be the natural endowment of all in the corresponding 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > rounds. Our Lord Buddha -- a 6th r. man -- would not have 
> 
> appeared 
> 
> > 
> 
> > in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > our epoch, great as were his accumulated merits in previous 
> 
> > 
> 
> > rebirths 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > but for a mystery. . . . Individuals cannot outstrip the 
humanity 
> 
> > 
> 
> > of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > their round any further than by one remove, for it is 
> 
> > 
> 
> > mathematically 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > impossible -- you say (in effect): if the fountain of life 
flows 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ceaselessly there should be men of all rounds on the earth at 
all 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > times, etc. The hint about planetary rest may dispel the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > misconception on this head.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > When man is perfected qua a given round on Globe A he 
disappears 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > thence (as had certain vegetables and animals). By degrees this 
> 
> > 
> 
> > Globe 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > loses its vitality and finally reaches the moon stage, i.e., 
> 
> death, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and so remains while man is making his seven rings on Z and 
> 
> passing 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > his inter-cyclic period before starting on his next round. So 
> 
> with 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > each Globe in turn.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > And now as man when completing his seventh ring upon A has but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > begun 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > his first on Z and as A dies when he leaves it for B, etc., and 
> 
> as 
> 
> > 
> 
> > he 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > must also remain in the inter-cyclic sphere after Z, as he has 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > between every two planets, until the impulse again thrills the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > chain, 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > clearly no one can be more than one round ahead of his kind. 
And 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Buddha only forms an exception by virtue of the mystery. We 
have 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > fifth round men among us because we are in the latter half of 
our 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > septenary earth ring. In the first half this could not have 
> 
> > 
> 
> > happened. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > The countless myriads of our fourth round humanity who have 
> 
> outrun 
> 
> > 
> 
> > us 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and completed their seven rings on Z, have had time to pass 
their 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > inter-cyclic period begin their new round and work on to globe 
D 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > (ours). But how can there be men of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 
> 
> 7th 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > rounds? We represent the first three and the sixth can only 
come 
> 
> at 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > rare intervals and prematurely like Buddhas (only under 
prepared 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > conditions) and that the last-named the seventh are not yet 
> 
> > 
> 
> > evolved! 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > We have traced man out of a round into the Nirvanic state 
between 
> 
> Z 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and A. A was left in the last round dead. As the new round 
begins 
> 
> > 
> 
> > it 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > catches the new influx of life, reawakens to vitality and 
begets 
> 
> > 
> 
> > all 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its kingdoms of a superior order to the last. After this has 
been 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > repeated seven times comes a minor pralaya; the chain of globes 
> 
> are 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > not destroyed by disintegration and dispersion of their 
particles 
> 
> > 
> 
> > but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > pass in abscondito. From this they will re-emerge in their turn 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > during the next septenary period. Within one solar period (of a 
> 
> p. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and m.) occur seven such minor periods, in an ascending scale 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > progressive development. To recapitulate there are in the round 
> 
> > 
> 
> > seven 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > planetary or earth rings for each kingdom and one obscuration 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > each 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > planet. The minor manwantara is composed of seven rounds, 49 
> 
> rings 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and 7 obscurations, the solar period of 49 rounds, etc.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > The periods with pralaya and manwantara are called by Dikshita 
> 
> > 
> 
> > "Surya 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > manwantaras and pralayas." Thought is baffled in speculating 
how 
> 
> > 
> 
> > many 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of our solar pralayas must come before the great Cosmic night 
-- 
> 
> > 
> 
> > but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > that will come.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > . . . In the minor pralayas there is no starting de novo -- 
only 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > resumption of arrested activity. The vegetable and animal 
> 
> kingdoms 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > which at the end of the minor manwantara had reached only a 
> 
> partial 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > development are not destroyed. Their life or vital entities, 
call 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > some of them nati if you will -- find also their corresponding 
> 
> > 
> 
> > night 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and rest -- they also have a Nirvana of their own. And why 
should 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > they not, these foetal and infant entities. They are all like 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > ourselves begotten of the one element. . . . As we have our 
Dyan 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Chohans so have they in their several kingdoms elemental 
> 
> guardians 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and are as well taken care of in the mass as is humanity in the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > mass. 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > The one element not only fills space and isspace, but 
> 
> > 
> 
> > interpenetrates 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > every atom of cosmic matter.
> 
> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > When strikes the hour of the solar pralaya -- though the 
process 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > man's advance on his last seventh round is precisely the same, 
> 
> each 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > planet instead of merely passing out of the visible into the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > invisible as he quits it in turn is annihilated. With the 
> 
> beginning 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > of the seventh Round of the seventh minor manwantara, every 
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> kingdom 
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> > 
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> > > having now reached its last cycle, there remains on each planet 
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> > 
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> > after 
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> > 
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> > > the exit of man but the maya of once living and existing forms. 
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> > With 
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> > 
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> > > every step he takes on the descending and ascending arcs as he 
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> > 
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> > moves 
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> > > on from Globe to Globe the planet left behind becomes an empty 
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> > 
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> > > chrysaloidal case. At his departure there is an outflow from 
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> every 
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> > 
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> > > kingdom of its entities. Waiting to pass into higher forms in 
due 
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> > 
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> > > time they are nevertheless liberated: for to the day of that 
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> > 
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> > > evolution they will rest in their lethargic sleep in space 
until 
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> > > again energized into life in the new solar manwantara. The old 
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> > > elementals -- will rest until they are called to become in 
their 
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> > turn 
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> > 
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> > > the bodies of mineral, vegetable and animal entities (on 
another 
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> > 
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> > and 
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> > 
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> > > a higher string of globes) on their way to become human 
entities 
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> > 
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> > (see 
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> > > Isis) while the germinal entities of the lowest forms, and in 
> 
> that 
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> > 
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> > > time of general perfection there will remain but few of such -- 
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> > 
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> > will 
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> > 
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> > > hang in space like drops of water suddenly turned to icicles. 
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> They 
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> > 
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> > > will thaw at the first hot breath of a solar manwantara and 
form 
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> > 
> 
> > the 
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> > 
> 
> > > soul of the future globes. . . . The slow development of the 
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> > 
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> > > vegetable kingdom provided for by the longer inter-planetary 
rest 
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> > 
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> > of 
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> > 
> 
> > > man. . . . When the solar pralaya comes the whole purified 
> 
> humanity 
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> > 
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> > > merges into Nirvana and from that inter-solar Nirvana will be 
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> > reborn 
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> > 
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> > > in higher systems. The string of worlds is destroyed and 
vanishes 
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> > 
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> > > like a shadow from the wall in the extinguishment of light. We 
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> have 
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> > 
> 
> > > every indication that at this very moment such a solar pralaya 
is 
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> > 
> 
> > > taking place while there are two minor ones ending somewhere.
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> > 
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> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > At the beginning of the solar manwantara the hitherto 
subjective 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > elements of the material world now scattered in cosmic dust -- 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > receiving their impulse from the new Dyan Chohans of the new 
> 
> solar 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > system (the highest of the old ones having gone higher) -- will 
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> > 
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> > form 
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> > 
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> > > into primordial ripples of life and separating into 
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> differentiating 
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> > 
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> > > centres of activity combine in a graduated scale of seven 
stages 
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> of 
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> > 
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> > > evolution. Like every other orb of space our Earth has before 
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> > 
> 
> > > obtaining its ultimate materiality -- and nothing now in this 
> 
> world 
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> > 
> 
> > > can give you an idea of what this state of matter is -- to pass 
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> > 
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> > > through a gamut of seven stages of density. I say gamut 
advisedly 
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> > 
> 
> > > since the diatonic scale best affords an illustration of the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > perpetual rythmic motion of the descending and ascending cycle 
of 
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> > 
> 
> > > Swabhavat -- graduated as it is by tones and semi-tones.
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > You have among the learned members of your society one 
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> Theosophist 
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> > 
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> > > who without familiarity with our occult doctrine, has yet 
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> > 
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> > intuitively 
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> > 
> 
> > > grasped from scientific data the idea of a solar pralaya and 
its 
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> > 
> 
> > > manwantara in their beginnings. I mean the celebrated French 
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> > 
> 
> > > astronomer Flammarion -- "La Resurrection et la Fin des 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > Mondes" (Chapter 4 res.). He speaks like a true seer. The facts 
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> are 
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> > 
> 
> > > as he surmises with slight modifications. In consequence of the 
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> > 
> 
> > > secular refrigeration (old age rather and loss of vital power), 
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> > 
> 
> > > solidification and desiccation of the globes, the earth arrives 
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> at 
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> > 
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> > a 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > point when it begins to be a relaxed conglomerate. The period 
of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > child-bearing is gone by. The progeny are all nurtured, its 
term 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > life is finished. Hence "its constituent masses cease to obey 
> 
> those 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > laws of cohesion and aggregation which held them together." And 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > becoming like a cadaver which abandoned to the work of 
> 
> destruction 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > would leave each molecule composing it free to separate itself 
> 
> from 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > the body for ever to obey in future the sway of new influences. 
> 
> The 
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> > 
> 
> > > attraction of the moon (would that he could know the full 
extent 
> 
> of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > its pernicious influence) would itself undertake the task of 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > demolition by producing a tidal wave of earth particles instead 
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> of 
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> > 
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> > an 
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> > 
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> > > aqueous tide.
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > His mistake is that he believes a long time must be devoted to 
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> the 
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> > 
> 
> > > ruin of the solar system: we are told that it occurs in the 
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> > 
> 
> > twinkling 
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> > 
> 
> > > of an eye but not without many preliminary warnings. Another 
> 
> error 
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> > 
> 
> > is 
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> > 
> 
> > > the supposition that the earth will fall into the sun. The sun 
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> > 
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> > itself 
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> > 
> 
> > > is first to disintegrate at the solar pralaya.
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> > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > . . . Fathom the nature and essence of the sixth principle of 
the 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > universe and man and you will have fathomed the greatest 
mystery 
> 
> in 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > this our world -- and why not -- are you not surrounded by it? 
> 
> What 
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> > 
> 
> > > are its familiar manifestations, mesmerism, Od force, etc. -- 
all 
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> > 
> 
> > > different aspects of one force capable of good and evil 
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> > 
> 
> > applications.
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> > 
> 
> > > 
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> > 
> 
> > > The degrees of an Adept's initiation mark the seven stages at 
> 
> which 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > he discovers the secret of the sevenfold principles in nature 
and 
> 
> > 
> 
> > man 
> 
> > 
> 
> > > and awakens his dormant powers.
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> > > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > > Christina
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> > 
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> > 
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> > > 
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> > 
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> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" 
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> > > > Dear Christina
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> > > > My views are:
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> > > > I am not in possesion of this book and others are not.
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> > > > Are you able to make quotes from the relevant passages from 
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> > > online version?
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