ii。，chap。\"Basilides。\"（returntotext）
48。ItwasaskedinIsisUnveiled，werenottheviewsofthePhrygianBishopMontanus，alsodeemedaHERESYbytheChurchofRome？ItisquiteextraordinarytoseehoweasilythatChurchencouragestheabuseofoneheretic，Tertullian，againstanotherheretic，Basilides，whentheabusehappenstofurtherherownobject。（returntotext）
49。DoesnotPaulhimselfspeakof\"PrincipalitiesandPowersinheavenlyplaces\"（Ephesiansiii。10；i。
21），andconfessesthattherebegodsmanyandLordsmany（Kurioi）？Andangels，powers（Dunameis），andPrincipalities？（SeeICorinthiansviii。5；andEpistletoRomans，viii。38。）
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50。Tertullian：Praescript。Itisundeniablyowingonlytoaremarkablycasuistical，sleight—of—hand—likeargumentthatJehovah，whointheKabalaissimplyaSephiroth，thethird，left—handpoweramongtheEmanations（Binah），hasbeenelevatedtothedignityoftheOneabsoluteGod。EvenintheBibleheisbutoneoftheElohim（SeeGenesis，chapteriii。v。22，\"TheLordGod\"makingnodifferencebetweenhimselfandothers。）（returntotext）
51。Thisishistory。Howfarthatre—writingof，andtamperingwith，theprimitivegnosticfragmentswhicharenowbecometheNewTestament，went，maybeinferredbyreading\"SupernaturalReligion，\"whichwentthroughovertwenty—threeeditions，ifImistakenot。Thehostofauthoritiesforitgivenbytheauthor，issimplyappalling。
ThelistoftheEnglishandGermanBiblecriticsaloneseemsendless。（returntotext）
52。ThechiefdetailsaregiveninIsisUnveiled，VolII，pp。180—183，etseq。TrulyfaithintheinfallibilityoftheChurchmustbestone—blind——oritcouldnothavefailedbeingkilledand——dying。（returntotext）
53。SeeHieronymus：DeViros，illust。cap。
3；Olshausen：\"NeuenText。，\"p。32。TheGreektextofMatthew’sGospelistheonlyoneusedoreverpossessedbytheChurch。（returntotext）
StudiesinOccultism，Blavatsky，\"AstralBodiesorDoppelgangersAstralBodies，orDoppelgangersM。C。Greatconfusionexistsinthemindsofpeopleaboutthevariouskindsofapparitions，wraiths，ghosts，orspirits。Oughtwenottoexplainonceforallthemeaningoftheseterms？Yousaytherearevariouskindsof\"doubles\"whatarethey？
H。P。B。Ouroccultphilosophyteachesusthattherearethreekindsof\"doubles，\"tousethewordinitswidestsense。First，manhashis\"double\"orshadow，properlysocalled，aroundwhichthephysicalbodyofthefetus——thefutureman——isbuilt。Theimaginationofthemother，oranaccidentwhichaffectsthechild，willaffectalsotheastralbody。Theastralandthephysicalbothexistbeforethemindisdevelopedintoaction，andbeforetheAtmaawakes。Thisoccurswhenthechildissevenyearsold，andwithitcomestheresponsibilityattachingtoaconscioussentientbeing。This\"double\"isbornwithman，dieswithhim，andcanneverseparateitselffarfromthebodyduringlife，andthoughsurvivinghim，itdisintegrates，paripassu，withthecorpse。Itisthiswhichissometimesseenoverthegraveslikealuminousfigureofthemanthatwas，duringcertainatmosphericconditions。Fromitsphysicalaspectitis，duringlife，man’svitaldouble，andafterdeath，onlythegasesgivenofffromthedecayingbody。But，asregardsitsoriginandessence，itissomethingmore。ThisdoubleiswhatwehaveagreedtocallLinga—sarira，butwhichIwouldproposetocall，forgreaterconvenience，\"Protean\"or\"PlasticBody。\"
M。C。WhyProteanorPlastic？
H。P。B。Protean，becauseitcanassumeallforms；e。g。，the\"shepherdmagicians\"whompopularrumoraccuses，perhapsnotwithoutsomereason，ofbeing\"were—wolves，\"and\"mediumsincabinets，\"whoseown\"PlasticBodies\"playthepartofmaterializedgrandmothersand\"JohnKings。\"Otherwise，whytheinvariablecustomofthe\"deardepartedangels\"tocomeoutbutlittlefurtherthanarm’slengthfromthemedium，whetherentrancedornot？Mind，Idonotatalldenyforeigninfluencesinthiskindofphenomena。
ButIdoaffirmthatforeigninterferenceisrare，andthatthematerializedformisalwaysthatofthemedium’sAstral，orProteanbody。
M。C。Howisthisastralbodycreated？
H。P。B。Itisnotcreated；itgrows，asItoldyou，withthemanandexistsintherudimentaryconditionevenbeforethechildisborn。
M。C。Andwhataboutthesecond？
H。P。B。Thesecondisthe\"Thought\"body，orDreambody，rather；
knownamongOccultistsastheMayavi—rupa，or\"Illusion—body。\"Duringlifethisimageisthevehiclebothofthoughtandoftheanimalpassionsanddesires，drawingatoneandthesametimefromthelowestterrestrialmanas（mind）andKama，theelementofdesire。Itisdualinitspotentiality，andafterdeathformswhatiscalledintheEastBhut，orKama—rupa，butwhichisbetterknowntoTheosophistsasthe\"Spook。\"
M。C。Andthethird？
H。P。B。ThethirdisthetrueEgo，calledintheEastbyanamemeaning\"causal—body，\"butwhichinthetrans—Himalayanschoolsisalwayscalledthe\"Karmicbody，\"whichisthesame。ForKarma，oraction，isthecausewhichproducesincessantrebirthsor\"reincarnations。\"
ItisnottheMonad，norisitManasproper；butis，inaway，indissolublyconnectedwithandacompoundoftheMonadandManasinDevachan。
M。C。Thentherearethreedoubles？
H。P。B。IfyoucalltheChristianandotherTrinities\"threeGods，\"thentherearethreedoubles。Butintruththereisonlyoneunderthreeaspectsorphases：themostmaterialportiondisappearingwiththebody；themiddleonesurvivingbothasanindependentbuttemporaryentityinthelandofshadows；thethird，immortalthroughouttheManvantara，unlessNirvanaputsanendtoitbefore。
M。C。ButshallnotwebeaskedwhatdifferencethereisbetweentheMayaviandKama—rupa，orasyouproposetocallthemthe\"Dreambody\"andthe\"Spook\"？
H。P。B。Mostlikely，andweshallanswer，inadditiontowhathasbeensaid，thatthe\"thought—power\"oraspectoftheMayavior\"Illusion—body，\"mergesafterdeathentirelyintothecausalbodyortheconscious，thinkingEgo。Theanimalelements，orpowerofdesireofthe\"Dreambody，\"absorbingafterdeaththatwhichithascollected（throughitsinsatiabledesiretolive）duringlife；i。e。，alltheastralvitalityaswellasalltheimpressionsofitsmaterialactsandthoughtswhileitlivedinpossessionofthebody，formsthe\"Spook\"
orKama—rupa。OurTheosophistsknowwellenoughthatafterdeaththehigherManasuniteswiththeMonadandpassesintoDevachan，whilethedregsofthelowerManasoranimalmindgotoformthisSpook。Thishaslifeinit，buthardlyanyconsciousness，except，asitwere，byproxy；whenitisdrawnintothecurrentofamedium。
M。C。Isitallthatcanbesaiduponthesubject？
H。P。B。Forthepresentthisisenoughmetaphysics，Iguess。
Letusholdtothe\"Double\"initsearthlyphase。Whatwouldyouknow？
M。C。Everycountryintheworldbelievesmoreorlessinthe\"double\"ordoppelganger。Thesimplestformofthisistheappearanceofaman’sphantomthemomentafterhisdeath，orattheinstantofdeath，tohisdearestfriend。Isthisappearancethemayavi—rupa？
H。P。B。Itis；becauseproducedbythethoughtofthedyingman。
M。C。Isitunconscious？
H。P。B。Itisunconscioustotheextentthatthedyingmandoesnotgenerallydoitknowingly；norisheawarethathesoappears。Whathappensisthis。Ifhethinksveryintentlyatthemomentofdeathofthepersonheeitherisveryanxioustosee，orlovesbest，hemayappeartothatperson。Thethoughtbecomesobjective；thedouble，orshadowofaman，beingnothingbutthefaithfulreproductionofhim，likeareflectioninamirror：thatwhichthemandoes，eveninthought，thatthedoublerepeats。Thisiswhythephantomsareoftenseeninsuchcasesintheclothestheywearattheparticularmoment，andtheimagereproduceseventheexpressiononthedyingman’sface。Ifthedoubleofamanbathingwereseenitwouldseemtobeimmersedinwater；sowhenamanwhohasbeendrownedappearstohisfriend，theimagewillbeseentobedrippingwithwater。Thecausefortheapparitionmayalsobereversed；i。e。，thedyingmanmayormaynotbethinkingatalloftheparticularpersonhisimageappearsto，butitisthatpersonwhoissensitive。Orperhapshissympathyorhishatredfortheindividualwhosewraithisthusevokedisveryintensephysicallyorpsychically；andinthiscasetheapparitioniscreatedby，anddependsupontheintensityofthethought。Whatthenhappensisthis。LetuscallthedyingmanA，andhimwhoseesthedoubleB。Thelatter，owingtolove，hate，orfear，hastheimageofAsodeeplyimpressedonhispsychicmemory，thatactualmagneticattractionandrepulsionareestablishedbetweenthetwo，whetheroneknowsofitandfeelsit，ornot。WhenAdies，thesixthsenseorpsychicspiritualintelligenceoftheinnermaninBbecomescognizantofthechangeinA，andforthwithapprizesthephysicalsensesofthemanbyprojectingbeforehiseyetheformofAasitisattheinstantofthegreatchange。Thesamewhenthedyingmanlongstoseesomeone；histhoughttelegraphstohisfriend，consciouslyorunconsciouslyalongthewireofsympathy，andbecomesobjective。Thisiswhatthe\"Spookical\"ResearchSocietywouldpompously，butnonethelessmuddily，calltelepathicimpact。
M。C。Thisappliestothesimplestformoftheappearanceofthedouble。Whataboutcasesinwhichthedoubledoesthatwhichiscontrarytothefeelingandwishoftheman？
H。P。B。Thisisimpossible。The\"Double\"cannotactunlessthekey—noteofthisactionwasstruckinthebrainofthemantowhomthe\"Double\"belongs，bethatmanjustdead，oralive，ingoodorinbadhealth。
Ifhepausedonthethoughtasecond，longenoughtogiveitform，beforehepassedontoothermentalpictures，thisonesecondisassufficientfortheobjectivizationofhispersonalityontheastralwaves，asforyourfacetoimpressitselfonthesensitizedplateofaphotographicapparatus。NothingpreventsyourformthenbeingseizeduponbythesurroundingForces——asadryleaffallenfromatreeistakenupandcarriedawaybythewind——beingmadetocaricatureordistortyourthought。
M。C。Supposingthedoubleexpressesinactualwordsathoughtuncongenialtotheman，andexpressesit——letussaytoafriendfaraway，perhapsonanothercontinent？Ihaveknowninstancesofthisoccurring。
H。P。B。Becauseitthensohappensthatthecreatedimageistakenupandusedbya\"Shell。\"Justasinseance—roomswhen\"images\"ofthedead——whichmayperhapsbelingeringunconsciouslyinthememoryoreventheaurasofthosepresent——areseizeduponbytheElementalsorElementaryShadowsandmadeobjectivetotheaudience，andevencausedtoactatthebiddingofthestrongestofthemanydifferentwillsintheroom。Inyourcase，moreover，theremustexistaconnectinglink——atelegraphwire——betweenthetwopersons，apointofpsychicsympathy，andonthisthethoughttravelsinstantly。Ofcoursetheremustbe，ineverycase，somestrongreasonwhythatparticularthoughttakesthatdirection；itmustbeconnectedinsomewaywiththeotherperson。Otherwisesuchapparitionswouldbeofcommonanddailyoccurrence。
M。C。Thisseemsverysimple；whythendoesitonlyoccurwithexceptionalpersons？
H。P。B。Becausetheplasticpoweroftheimaginationismuchstrongerinsomepersonsthaninothers。Themindisdualinitspotentiality：
itisphysicalandmetaphysical。ThehigherpartofthemindisconnectedwiththespiritualsoulorBuddhi，thelowerwiththeanimalsoul，theKamaprinciple。Therearepersonswhoneverthinkwiththehigherfacultiesoftheirmindsatall；thosewhodosoaretheminorityandarethus，inaway，beyond，ifnotabove，theaverageofhumankind。Thesewillthinkevenuponordinarymattersonthathigherplane。Theidiosyncrasyofthepersondeterminesinwhich\"principle\"ofthemindthethinkingisdone，asalsothefacultiesofaprecedinglife，andsometimestheheredityofthephysical。Thisiswhyitissoverydifficultforamaterialist——themetaphysicalportionofwhosebrainisalmostatrophied——toraisehimself，orforonewhoisnaturallyspiritually—mindedtodescendtothelevelofthematter—of—factvulgarthought。Optimismandpessimismdependonitalsoinagreatmeasure。
M。C。Butthehabitofthinkinginthehighermindcanbedeveloped——elsetherewouldbenohopeforpersonswhowishtoaltertheirlivesandraisethemselves？Andthatthisispossiblemustbetrue，ortherewouldbenohopefortheworld。
H。P。B。Certainlyitcanbedeveloped，butonlywithgreatdifficulty，afirmdetermination，andthroughmuchself—sacrifice。Butitiscomparativelyeasyforthosewhoarebornwiththegift。Whyisitthatonepersonseespoetryinacabbageorapigwithherlittleones，whileanotherwillperceiveintheloftiestthingsonlytheirlowestandmostmaterialaspect，willlaughatthe\"musicofthespheres，\"andridiculethemostsublimeconceptionsandphilosophies？Thisdifferencedependssimplyontheinnatepowerofthemindtothinkonthehigheroronthelowerplane，withtheastral（inthesensegiventothewordbySt。Martin），orwiththephysicalbrain。Greatintellectualpowersareoftennoproofof，butareimpedimentstospiritualandrightconceptions；witnessmostofthegreatmenofscience。
Wemustratherpitythanblamethem。
M。C。Buthowisitthatthepersonwhothinksonthehigherplaneproducesmoreperfectandmorepotentialimagesandobjectiveformsbyhisthought？
H。P。B。Notnecessarilythat\"person\"alone，butallthosewhoaregenerallysensitives。Thepersonwhoisendowedwiththisfacultyofthinkingabouteventhemosttriflingthingsfromthehigherplaneofthoughthas，byvirtueofthatgiftwhichhepossesses，aplasticpowerofformation，sotosay，inhisveryimagination。Whateversuchapersonmaythinkabout，histhoughtwillbesofarmoreintensethanthethoughtofanordinaryperson，thatbythisveryintensityitobtainsthepowerofcreation。Sciencehasestablishedthefactthatthoughtisanenergy。Thisenergyinitsactiondisturbstheatomsoftheastralatmospherearoundus。Ialreadytoldyou；theraysofthoughthavethesamepotentialityforproducingformsintheastralatmosphereasthesunrayshavewithregardtoalens。
Everythoughtsoevolvedwithenergyfromthebrain，creates，nolensvolensashape。
M。C。Isthatshapeabsolutelyunconscious？
H。P。B。Perfectlyunconsciousunlessitisthecreationofanadept，whohasapreconceivedobjectingivingitconsciousness，orratherinsendingalongwithitenoughofhiswillandintelligencetocauseittoappearconscious。Thisoughttomakeusmorecautiousaboutourthoughts。
Butthewidedistinctionthatobtainsbetweentheadeptinthismatterandtheordinarymanmustbeborneinmind。TheadeptmayathiswillusehisMayavi—rupa，buttheordinarymandoesnot，exceptinveryrarecases。ItiscalledMayavi—rupabecauseitisaformofillusioncreatedforuseintheparticularinstance，andithasquiteenoughoftheadept’smindinittoaccomplishitspurpose。Theordinarymanmerelycreatesathought—image，whosepropertiesandpowersareatthetimewhollyunknowntohim。
M。C。Thenonemaysaythattheformofanadeptappearingatadistancefromhisbody，asforinstanceRamLalinMr。Isaacs，issimplyanimage？
H。P。B。Exactly。Itisawalkingthought。
M。C。Inwhichcaseanadeptcanappearinseveralplacesalmostsimultaneously。
H。P。B。Hecan。JustasApolloniusofTyana，whowasseenintwoplacesatonce，whilehisbodywasatRome。Butitmustbeunderstoodthatnotallofeventheastraladeptispresentineachappearance。
M。C。Thenitisverynecessaryforapersonofanyamountofimaginationandpsychicpowerstoattendtotheirthoughts？
H。P。B。Certainly，foreachthoughthasashapewhichborrowstheappearanceofthemanengagedintheactionofwhichhethought。Otherwisehowcanclairvoyantsseeinyouraurayourpastandpresent？Whattheyseeisapassingpanoramaofyourselfrepresentedinsuccessiveactionsbyyourthoughts。Youaskedmeifwearepunishedforourthoughts。Notforall，forsomearestill—born；butfortheothers，thosewhichwecall\"silent\"butpotentialthoughtsyes。Takeanextremecase，suchasthatofapersonwhoissowickedastowishthedeathofanother。Unlesstheevil—wisherisaDugpa，ahighadeptinblackmagic，inwhichcaseKarmaisdelayed，suchawishonlycomesbacktoroost。
M。C。Butsupposingtheevil—wishertohaveaverystrongwill，withoutbeingadugpa，couldthedeathoftheotherbeaccomplished？
H。P。B。Onlyifthemaliciouspersonhastheevileye，whichsimplymeanspossessingenormousplasticpowerofimaginationworkinginvoluntarily，andthusturnedunconsciouslytobaduses。Forwhatisthepowerofthe\"evileye\"？Simplyagreatplasticpowerofthought，sogreatastoproduceacurrentimpregnatedwiththepotentialityofeverykindofmisfortuneandaccident，whichinoculates，orattachesitselftoanypersonwhocomeswithinit。Ajettatore（onewiththeevileye）neednotbeevenimaginative，orhaveevilintentionsorwishes。Hemaybesimplyapersonwhoisnaturallyfondofwitnessingorreadingaboutsensationalscenes，suchasmurder，executions，accidents，etc。，etc。Hemaybenoteventhinkingofanyoftheseatthemomenthiseyemeetshisfuturevictim。Butthecurrentshavebeenproducedandexistinhisvisualrayreadytospringintoactivitytheinstanttheyfindsuitablesoil，likeaseedfallenbythewayandreadytosproutatthefirstopportunity。
M。C。Buthowaboutthethoughtsyoucall\"silent\"？Dosuchwishesorthoughtscomehometoroost？
H。P。B。Theydo；justasaballwhichfailstopenetrateanobjectreboundsuponthethrower。Thishappenseventosomedugpasorsorcererswhoarenotstrongenough，ordonotcomplywiththerules——
foreventheyhaverulestheyhavetoabideby——butnotwiththosewhoareregular，fullydeveloped\"blackmagicians\"；forsuchhavethepowertoaccomplishwhattheywish。
M。C。Whenyouspeakofrulesitmakesmewanttowindupthistalkbyaskingyouwhateverybodywantstoknowwhotakesanyinterestinoccultism。Whatisaprincipalorimportantsuggestionforthosewhohavethesepowersandwishtocontrolthemrightly——infacttoenteroccultism？
H。P。B。Thefirstandmostimportantstepinoccultismistolearnhowtoadaptyourthoughtsandideastoyourplasticpotency。
M。C。Whyisthissoimportant？
H。P。B。BecauseotherwiseyouarecreatingthingsbywhichyoumaybemakingbadKarma。Nooneshouldgointooccultismoreventouchitbeforeheisperfectlyacquaintedwithhisownpowers，andthatheknowshowtocommensurateitwithhisactions。AndthishecandoonlybydeeplystudyingthephilosophyofOccultismbeforeenteringuponthepracticaltraining。Otherwise，assureasfate——HEWILLFALLINTOBLACKMAGIC。
StudiesinOccultismbyBlavatsky：ConstitutionoftheInnerManConstitutionoftheInnerManOfcourseitismostdifficult，and，asyousay，\"puzzling\"tounderstandcorrectlyanddistinguishbetweenthevariousaspects，calledbyusthe\"principles\"oftherealEGO。ItisthemoresoasthereexistsanotabledifferenceinthenumberingofthoseprinciplesbyvariousEasternschools，thoughatthebottomthereisthesameidenticalsubstratumofteachinginallofthem。
X。AreyouthinkingoftheVedantins？Theydivideourseven\"principles\"
intofiveonly，Ibelieve？
M。Theydo；butthoughIwouldnotpresumetodisputethepointwithalearnedVedantin，Imayyetstateasmyprivateopinionthattheyhaveanobviousreasonforit。WiththemitisonlythatcompoundspiritualaggregatewhichconsistsofvariousmentalaspectsthatiscalledManatall，thephysicalbodybeingintheirviewsomethingbeneathcontempt，andmerelyanillusion。NoristheVedantatheonlyphilosophytoreckoninthismanner。Lao—TzeinhisTao—te—King，mentionsonlyfiveprinciples，becausehe，liketheVedantins，omitstoincludetwoprinciples，namely，thespirit（Atma）andthephysicalbody，thelatterofwhich，moreover，hecalls\"thecadaver。\"ThenthereistheTarakaRajaYogaSchool。
Itsteachingrecognizesonlythree\"principles\"infact；butthen，inreality，theirSthulopadhi，orthephysicalbodyinitsjagrataorwakingconsciousstate，theirSukshmopadki，thesamebodyinsvapnaorthedreamingstate，andtheirKaranopadhior\"causalbody，\"
orthatwhichpassesfromoneincarnationtoanother，arealldualintheiraspects，andthusmakesix。AddtothisAtma，theimpersonaldivineprincipleortheimmortalelementinMan，undistinguishedfromtheUniversalSpirit，andyouhavethesameseven，again，asintheesotericdivision。（1）
X。ThenitseemsalmostthesameasthedivisionmadebymysticChristians：body，soul，andspirit？
M。Justthesame。Wecouldeasilymakeofthebodythevehicleofthe\"vitalDouble\"；ofthelatterthevehicleofLifeorPrana；ofKama—rupaor（animal）soul，thevehicleofthehigherandthelowermind，andmakeofthissixprinciples，crowningthewholewiththeoneimmortalspirit。InOccultism，everyqualificativechangeinthestateofourconsciousnessgivestomananewaspect，andifitprevailsandbecomespartofthelivingandactingEGO，itmustbe（andis）givenaspecialname，todistinguishthemaninthatparticularstatefromthemanheiswhenheplaceshimselfinanotherstate。
X。Itisjustthatwhichissodifficulttounderstand。
M。Itseemstomeveryeasy，onthecontrary，oncethatyouhaveseizedthemainidea，i。e。，thatmanactsonthis，oranotherplaneofconsciousness，instrictaccordancewithhismentalandspiritualcondition。
Butsuchisthematerialismoftheagethatthemoreweexplain，thelesspeopleseemcapableofunderstandingwhatwesay。Dividetheterrestrialbeingcalledmanintothreechiefaspects，ifyoulike；but，unlessyoumakeofhimapureanimal，youcannotdoless。Takehisobjectivebody；thefeelingprincipleinhim——whichisonlyalittlehigherthantheinstinctualelementintheanimal——orthevitalelementarysoul；andthatwhichplaceshimsoimmeasurablybeyondandhigherthantheanimal——i。e。，hisreasoningsoulor\"spirit。\"Well，ifwetakethesethreegroupsorrepresentativeentities，andsubdividethem，accordingtotheoccultteaching，whatdoweget？
FirstofallSpirit（inthesenseoftheAbsolute，andthereforeinvisibleALL）orAtma。Asthiscanneitherbelocatednorconditionedinphilosophy，beingsimplythatwhichis，inEternity，andastheALLcannotbeabsentfromeventhetiniestgeometricalormathematicalpointoftheuniverseofmatterorsubstance，itoughtnottobecalled，intruth，a\"human\"
principleatall。Rather，andatbest，itisthatpointinmetaphysicalSpacewhichthehumanMonadanditsvehicleman，occupyfortheperiodofeverylife。Nowthatpointisasimaginaryasmanhimself，andinrealityisanillusion，amaya；butthenforourselvesasforotherpersonalEgos，wearearealityduringthatfitofillusioncalledlife，andwehavetotakeourselvesintoaccount——inourownfancyatanyrate，ifnooneelsedoes。Tomakeitmoreconceivabletothehumanintellect，whenfirstattemptingthestudyofOccultism，andtosolvetheABCofthemysteryofman，Occultismcallsittheseventhprinciple，thesynthesisofthesix，andgivesitforvehicletheSpiritualSoul，Buddhi。Nowthelatterconcealsamystery，whichisnevergiventoanyonewiththeexceptionofirrevocablypledgedchelas，thoseatanyrate，whocanbesafelytrusted。Ofcoursetherewouldbelessconfusion，coulditonlybetold；but，asthisisdirectlyconcernedwiththepowerofprojectingone’sdoubleconsciouslyandatwill，andasthisgiftlikethe\"ringofGyges\"mightproveveryfataltomenatlargeandtothepossessorofthatfacultyinparticular，itiscarefullyguarded。Alonetheadepts，whohavebeentriedandcanneverbefoundwanting，havethekeyofthemysteryfullydivulgedtothem……Letusavoidsideissues，however，andholdtothe\"principles。\"ThisdivinesoulorBuddhi，then，istheVehicleoftheSpirit。Inconjunction，thesetwoareone，impersonal，andwithoutanyattributes（onthisplane，ofcourse），andmaketwospiritual\"principles。\"
IfwepassontotheHumanSoul（manas，themens）everyonewillagreethattheintelligenceofmanisdualtosaytheleast：
e。g。，thehigh—mindedmancanhardlybecomelow—minded；theveryintellectualandspiritual—mindedmanisseparatedbyanabyssfromtheobtuse，dullandmaterial，ifnotanimal—mindedman。Whythenshouldnotthesemenberepresentedbytwo\"principles\"ortwoaspectsrather？Everymanhasthesetwoprinciplesinhim，onemoreactivethantheother，andinrarecases，oneoftheseisentirelystuntedinitsgrowth：sotosayparalyzedbythestrengthandpredominanceoftheotheraspect，duringthelifeofman。These，then，arewhatwecallthetwoprinciplesoraspectsofManas，thehigherandthelower；theformer，thehigherManas，orthethinking，consciousEGOgravitatingtowardtheSpiritualSoul（Buddhi）；
andthelatter，oritsinstinctualprincipleattractedtoKama，theseatofanimaldesiresandpassionsinman。Thus，wehavefour\"principles\"
justified；thelastthreebeing（1）the\"Double\"whichwehaveagreedtocallProtean，orPlasticSoul；thevehicleof（2）thelifeprinciple；and（3）thephysicalbody。OfcoursenoPhysiologistorBiologistwillaccepttheseprinciples，norcanhemakeheadortailofthem。Andthisiswhy，perhaps，noneofthemunderstandtothisdayeitherthefunctionsofthespleen，thephysicalvehicleoftheProteanDouble，orthoseofacertainorganontherightsideofman，theseatoftheabovementioneddesires，noryetdoesheknowanythingofthepinealgland，whichhedescribesasahornyglandwithalittlesandinit，andwhichistheverykeytothehighestanddivinestconsciousnessinman——hisomniscient，spiritualandallembracingmind。Thisseeminglyuselessappendageisthependulumwhich，oncetheclock—workoftheinnermaniswoundup，carriesthespiritualvisionoftheEGOtothehighestplanesofperception，wherethehorizonopenbeforeitbecomesalmostinfinite……
X。Butthescientificmaterialistsassertthatafterthedeathofmannothingremains；thatthehumanbodysimplydisintegratesintoitscomponentelements，andthatwhatwecallsoulismerelyatemporaryself—consciousnessproducedasaby—productoforganicaction，whichwillevaporatelikesteam。
Isnottheirsastrangestateofmind？
M。Notstrangeatall，thatIsee。Iftheysaythatself—consciousnessceaseswiththebody，thenintheircasetheysimplyutteranunconsciousprophecy。Foroncethattheyarefirmlyconvincedofwhattheyassert，noconsciousafterlifeispossibleforthem。
X。Butifhumanself—consciousnesssurvivesdeathasarule，whyshouldtherebeexceptions？
M。Inthefundamentallawsofthespiritualworldwhichareimmutable，noexceptionispossible。Buttherearerulesforthosewhosee，andrulesforthosewhoprefertoremainblind。
X。Quiteso，Iunderstand。Itisanaberrationofablindman，whodeniestheexistenceofthesunbecausehedoesnotseeit。Butafterdeathhisspiritualeyeswillcertainlycompelhimtosee。
M。Theywillnotcompelhim，norwillheseeanything。Havingpersistentlydeniedanafter—lifeduringthislife，hewillbeunabletosenseit。Hisspiritualsenseshavingbeenstunted，theycannotdevelopafterdeath，andhewillremainblind。Byinsistingthathemustseeit，youevidentlymeanonethingandIanother。YouspeakofthespiritfromtheSpirit，ortheflamefromtheFlame——ofAtmainshort——andyouconfuseitwiththehumansoul——Manas……Youdonotunderstandme，letmetrytomakeitclear。Thewholegistofyourquestionistoknowwhether，inthecaseofadownrightmaterialist，thecompletelossofself—consciousnessandself—perceptionafterdeathispossible？Isn’titso？Isay：Itispossible。Because，believingfirmlyinourEsotericDoctrine，whichreferstothepost—mortemperiod，ortheintervalbetweentwolivesorbirthsasmerelyatransitorystate，Isay：——Whetherthatintervalbetweentwoactsoftheillusionarydramaoflifelastsoneyearoramillion，thatpost—mortemstatemay，withoutanybreachofthefundamentallaw，provetobejustthesamestateasthatofamanwhoisinadeadswoon。
X。Butsinceyouhavejustsaidthatthefundamentallawsoftheafter—deathstateadmitofnoexceptions，howcanthisbe？
M。NordoIsaynowthattheyadmitofexceptions。Butthespirituallawofcontinuityappliesonlytothingswhicharetrulyreal。ToonewhohasreadandunderstoodMandukyaUpanishadandVedanta—Sara，allthisbecomesveryclear。Iwillsaymore：itissufficienttounderstandwhatwemeanbyBuddhiandthedualityofManastohaveaveryclearperceptionwhythematerialistmaynothaveaself—conscioussurvivalafterdeath：
becauseManas，initsloweraspect，istheseatoftheterrestrialmind，and，therefore，cangiveonlythatperceptionoftheUniversewhichisbasedontheevidenceofthatmind，andnotonourspiritualvision。ItissaidinourEsotericschoolthatbetweenBuddhiandManas，orIsvaraandPrajnsa（2），thereisinrealitynomoredifferencethanbetweenaforestanditstrees，alakeanditswaters，justasMandukyateaches。Oneorhundredsoftreesdeadfromlossofvitality，oruprooted，areyetincapableofpreventingtheforestfrombeingstillaforest。Thedestructionorpost—mortemdeathofonepersonalitydroppedoutofthelongseries，willnotcausethesmallestchangeintheSpiritualEgo，anditwilleverremainthesameEGO。
Only，insteadofexperiencingDevachanitwillhavetoimmediatelyreincarnate。
X。ButasIunderstandit，Ego—Buddhirepresentsinthissimiletheforestandthepersonalmindsthetrees。AndifBuddhiisimmortal，howcanthatwhichissimilartoit，i。e。，Manas—taijasi（3），loseentirelyitsconsciousnesstillthedayofitsnewincarnation？I
cannotunderstandit。
M。Youcannot，becauseyouwillmixupanabstractrepresentationofthewholewithitscasualchangesofform；andbecauseyouconfuseManas—taijasi，theBuddhi—lithumansoul，withthelatter，animalized。
RememberthatifitcanbesaidofBuddhithatitisunconditionallyimmortal，thesamecannotbesaidofManas，stilllessoftaijasi，whichisanattribute。Nopost—mortemconsciousnessorManastaijasi，canexistapartfromBuddhi，thedivinesoul，becausethefirst（Manas）is，initsloweraspect，aqualificativeattributeoftheterrestrialpersonality，andthesecond（taijasi）isidenticalwiththefirst，andthatitisthesameManasonlywiththelightofBuddhireflectedonit。Initsturn，Buddhiwouldremainonlyanimpersonalspiritwithoutthiselementwhichitborrowsfromthehumansoul，whichconditionsandmakesofit，inthisillusiveUniverse，asitweresomethingseparatefromtheuniversalsoulforthewholeperiodofthecycleofincarnation。
SayratherthatBuddhi—Manascanneitherdienorloseitscompoundself—consciousnessinEternity，northerecollectionofitspreviousincarnationsinwhichthetwo——i。e。，thespiritualandthehumansoul，hadbeencloselylinkedtogether。Butitisnotsointhecaseofamaterialist，whosehumansoulnotonlyreceivesnothingfromthedivinesoul，butevenrefusestorecognizeitsexistence。Youcanhardlyapplythisaxiomtotheattributesandqualificationsofthehumansoul；foritwouldbelikesayingthatbecauseyourdivinesoulisimmortal，thereforethebloomonyourcheekmustalsobeimmortal；whereasthisbloom，liketaijasi，orspiritualradiance，issimplyatransitoryphenomenon。
X。DoIunderstandyoutosaythatwemustnotmixinourmindsthenoumenonwiththephenomenon，thecausewithitseffect？
M。Idosayso，andrepeatthat，limitedtoManasorthehumansoulalone，theradianceofTaijasiitselfbecomesamerequestionoftime；
becausebothimmortalityandconsciousnessafterdeathbecomefortheterrestrialpersonalityofmansimplyconditionedattributes，astheydependentirelyonconditionsandbeliefscreatedbythehumansoulitselfduringthelifeofitsbody。Karmaactsincessantly：wereapinourafter—lifeonlythefruitofthatwhichwehaveourselvessown，orrathercreatedinourterrestrialexistence。
X。ButifmyEgocan，afterthedestructionofmybody，becomeplungedinastateofentireunconsciousness，thenwherecanbethepunishmentforthesinsofmypastlife？
M。OurphilosophyteachesthatKarmicpunishmentreachestheEgoonlyinitsnextincarnation。Afterdeathitreceivesonlytherewardfortheunmeritedsufferingsenduredduringitsjustpastexistence。（4）
Thewholepunishmentafterdeath，evenforthematerialist，consiststhereforeintheabsenceofanyrewardandtheutterlossoftheconsciousnessofone’sblissandrest。Karma——isthechildoftheterrestrialEgo，thefruitoftheactionsofthetreewhichistheobjectivepersonalityvisibletoall，asmuchasthefruitofallthethoughtsandevenmotivesofthespiritual\"I\"；butKarmaisalsothetendermother，whohealsthewoundsinflictedbyherduringtheprecedinglife，beforeshewillbegintotorturethisEgobyinflictinguponhimnewones。Ifitmaybesaidthatthereisnotamentalorphysicalsufferinginthelifeofamortal，whichisnotthefruitandconsequenceofsomesininthis，oraprecedingexistenceontheotherhand，sincehedoesnotpreservetheslightestrecollectionofitinhisactuallifeandfeelshimselfnotdeservingofsuchpunishment，butbelievessincerelyhesuffersfornoguiltofhisown，thisaloneisquitesufficienttoentitlethehumansoultothefullestconsolation，restandblissinhispost—mortemexistence。Deathcomestoourspiritualselveseverasadelivererandfriend。Forthematerialist，who，notwithstandinghismaterialism，wasnotabadman，theintervalbetweenthetwoliveswillbeliketheunbrokenandplacidsleepofachild；eitherentirelydreamless，orwithpicturesofwhichhewillhavenodefiniteperception。Forthebelieveritwillbeadreamasvividaslifeandfullofrealisticblissandvisions。Asforthebadandcruelman，whethermaterialistorotherwise，hewillbeimmediatelyrebornandsufferhishellonearth。
ToenterAvichiisanexceptionalandrareoccurrence。
X。AsfarasIremember，theperiodicalincarnationsofSutratma（5）
arelikenedinsomeUpanishadtothelifeofamortalwhichoscillatesperiodicallybetweensleepandwaking。Thisdoesnotseemtomeveryclear，andIwilltellyouwhy。Forthemanwhoawakes，anotherdaycommences，butthatmanisthesameinsoulandbodyashewasthedaybefore；whereasateverynewincarnationafullchangetakesplacenotonlyinhisexternalenvelope，sexandpersonality，buteveninhismentalandpsychiccapacities。
Thusthesimiledoesnotseemtomequitecorrect。Themanwhoarisesfromsleepremembersquiteclearlywhathehasdoneyesterday，thedaybefore，andevenmonthsandyearsago。Butnoneofushastheslightestrecollectionofaprecedinglifeoranyfactoreventconcerningit……ImayforgetinthemorningwhatIhavedreamedduringthenight，stillIknowthatIhavesleptandhavethecertaintythatIlivedduringsleep；butwhatrecollectionhaveIofmypastincarnation？Howdoyoureconcilethis？
M。Yetsomepeopledorecollecttheirpastincarnations。ThisiswhattheArhatscallSamma—Sambuddha——ortheknowledgeofthewholeseriesofone’spastincarnations。
X。ButweordinarymortalswhohavenotreachedSamma—Sambuddha，howcanwebeexpectedtorealizethissimile？
M。Bystudyingitandtryingtounderstandmorecorrectlythecharacteristicsofthethreestatesofsleep。Sleepisageneralandimmutablelawformanasforbeast，buttherearedifferentkindsofsleepandstillmoredifferentdreamsandvisions。
X。Justso。Butthistakesusfromoursubject。Letusreturntothematerialist，who，whilenotdenyingdreams，whichhecouldhardlydo，yetdeniesimmortalityingeneralandthesurvivalofhisownindividualityespecially。
M。Andthematerialistisrightforonce，atleast；sinceforonewhohasnoinnerperceptionandfaith，thereisnoimmortalitypossible。
Inordertoliveintheworldtocomeaconsciouslife，onehastobelievefirstofallinthatlifeduringone’sterrestrialexistence。OnthesetwoaphorismsoftheSecretScienceallthephilosophyaboutthepost—mortemconsciousnessandtheimmortalityofthesoulisbuilt。TheEgoreceivesalwaysaccordingtoitsdeserts。Afterthedissolutionofthebody，therecommencesforiteitheraperiodoffullclearconsciousness，astateofchaoticdreams，oranutterlydreamlesssleepindistinguishablefromannihilation；
andthesearethethreestatesofconsciousness。Ourphysiologistsfindthecauseofdreamsandvisionsinanunconsciouspreparationforthemduringthewakinghours；whycannotthesamebeadmittedforthepost—mortemdreams？Irepeatit，deathissleep。Afterdeathbegins，beforethespiritualeyesofthesoul，aperformanceaccordingtoaprogramlearnedandveryoftencomposedunconsciouslybyourselves；thepracticalcarryingoutofcorrectbeliefsorofillusionswhichhavebeencreatedbyourselves。AMethodistwillbeaMethodist，aMussulmanaMussulmanofcourse，justforatime——inaperfectfool’sparadiseofeachman’screationandmaking。Thesearethepost—mortemfruitsofthetreeoflife。
Naturally，ourbelieforunbeliefinthefactofconsciousimmortalityisunabletoinfluencetheunconditionedrealityofthefactitself，oncethatitexists；butthebelieforunbeliefinthatimmortality，asthecontinuationorannihilationofseparateentitiescannotfailtogivecolortothatfactinitsapplicationtoeachoftheseentities。Nowdoyoubegintounderstandit？
X。IthinkIdo。Thematerialist，disbelievingineverythingthatcannotbeproventohimbyhisfivesensesorbyscientificreasoning，andrejectingeveryspiritualmanifestation，acceptslifeastheonlyconsciousexistence。Therefore，accordingtotheirbeliefssowillitbeuntothem。
TheywilllosetheirpersonalEgo，andwillplungeintoadreamlesssleepuntilanewawakening。Isitso？
M。Almostso。Remembertheuniversalesotericteachingofthetwokindsofconsciousexistence：theterrestrialandthespiritual。Thelattermustbeconsideredrealfromtheveryfactthatitistheregionoftheeternal，changeless，immortalcauseofall；whereastheincarnatingEgodressesitselfupinnewgarmentsentirelydifferentfromthoseofitspreviousincarnations，andinwhichallexceptitsspiritualprototypeisdoomedtoachangesoradicalastoleavenotracebehind。
X。Stop！……CantheconsciousnessofmyterrestrialEgosperishnotonlyforatime，liketheconsciousnessofthematerialist，butinanycasesoentirelyastoleavenotracebehind？
M。Accordingtotheteaching，itmustsoperishandinitsfulness，allexceptthatprinciplewhich，havinguniteditselfwiththeMonad，hastherebybecomeapurelyspiritualandindestructibleessence，onewithitintheEternity。Butinthecaseofanoutandoutmaterialist，inwhosepersonal\"I\"noBuddhihaseverreflecteditself，howcanthelattercarryawayintotheinfinitudesoneparticleofthatterrestrialpersonality？
Yourspiritual\"I\"isimmortal；butfromyourpresentSelfitcancarryawayintoafter—lifebutthatwhichhasbecomeworthyofimmortality，namely，thearomaaloneoftheflowerthathasbeenmownbydeath。
X。Well，andtheflower，theterrestrial\"I\"？
M。Theflower，asallpastandfutureflowerswhichblossomedanddied，andwillblossomagainonthemotherbough，theSutratma，allchildrenofonerootorBuddhi，willreturntodust。Yourpresent\"I，\"asyouyourselfknow，isnotthebodynowsittingbeforeme，noryetisitwhatIwouldcallManas—Sutratma——butSutratma—Buddhi。
X。Butthisdoesnotexplaintomeatall，whyyoucalllifeafterdeathimmortal，infinite，andreal，andtheterrestriallifeasimplephantomorillusion；sinceeventhatpost—mortemlifehaslimits，howevermuchwidertheymaybethanthoseofterrestriallife。
M。Nodoubt。ThespiritualEgoofmanmovesinEternitylikeapendulumbetweenthehoursoflifeanddeath。Butifthesehoursmarkingtheperiodsofterrestrialandspirituallifearelimitedintheirduration，andiftheverynumberofsuchstagesinEternitybetweensleepandawakening，illusionandreality，hasitsbeginninganditsend，ontheotherhandthespiritual\"Pilgrim\"iseternal。Thereforearethehoursofhispost—mortemlife——when，disembodiedhestandsfacetofacewithtruthandnotthemiragesofhistransitoryearthlyexistencesduringtheperiodofthatpilgrimagewhichwecall\"thecycleofrebirths\"——theonlyrealityinourconception。Suchintervals，theirlimitationnotwithstanding，donotpreventtheEgo，whileeverperfectingitself，tobefollowingundeviatingly，thoughgraduallyandslowly，thepathtoitslasttransformation，whenthatEgohavingreacheditsgoalbecomesthedivineALL。Theseintervalsandstageshelptowardsthisfinalresultinsteadofhinderingit；andwithoutsuchlimitedintervalsthedivineEgocouldneverreachitsultimategoal。ThisEgoistheactoranditsnumerousandvariousincarnationsthepartsitplays。Shallyoucallthesepartswiththeircostumestheindividualityoftheactorhimself？Likethatactor，theEgoisforcedtoplayduringtheCycleofNecessityuptotheverythresholdofPara—nirvanamanypartssuchasmaybeunpleasanttoit。Butasthebeecollectsitshoneyfromeveryflower，leavingtherestasfoodfortheearthlyworms，sodoesourspiritualindividuality，whetherwecallitSutratmaorEgo。ItcollectsfromeveryterrestrialpersonalityintowhichKarmaforcesittoincarnate，thenectaraloneoftheSpiritualqualitiesandself—consciousness，andunitingalltheseintoonewholeitemergesfromitschrysalisastheglorifiedDhyaniChohan。Somuchtheworseforthoseterrestrialpersonalitiesfromwhichitcouldcollectnothing。Suchpersonalitiescannotassuredlyoutliveconsciouslytheirterrestrialexistence。
X。Thusthenitseems，thatfortheterrestrialpersonality，immortalityisstillconditional。Isthenimmortalityitselfnotunconditional？
M。Notatall。Butitcannottouchthenon—existent。ForallthatwhichexistsasSAT，everaspiringSAT，immortalityandEternityareabsolute。Matteristheoppositepoleofspiritandyetthetwoareone。Theessenceofallthis，i。e。，Spirit，ForceandMatter，orthethreeinone，isasendlessasitisbeginningless；buttheformacquiredbythetripleunityduringincarnations，theexternality，iscertainlyonlytheillusionofourpersonalconceptions。Thereforedowecalltheafter—lifealoneareality，whilerelegatingtheterrestriallife，itsterrestrialpersonalityincluded，tothephantomrealmofillusion。
X。Butwhyinsuchacasenotcallsleepthereality，andwakingtheillusion，insteadofthereverse？
M。Becauseweuseanexpressionmadetofacilitatethegraspingofthesubject，andfromthestandpointofterrestrialconceptions，itisaverycorrectone。
X。Nevertheless，Icannotunderstand。Ifthelifetocomeisbasedonjusticeandthemeritedretributionforallourterrestrialsuffering，how，inthecaseofmaterialistsmanyofwhomareideallyhonestandcharitablemen，shouldthereremainoftheirpersonalitynothingbuttherefuseofafadedflower！
M。Nooneeversaidsuchathing。Nomaterialist，ifagoodman，howeverunbelieving，candieforeverinthefulnessofhisspiritualindividuality。
Whatwassaidis，thattheconsciousnessofonelifecandisappeareitherfullyorpartially；inthecaseofathoroughmaterialist，novestigeofthatpersonalitywhichdisbelievedremainsintheseriesoflives。
X。ButisthisnotannihilationtotheEgo？
M。Certainlynot。Onecansleepadeadsleepduringalongrailwayjourney，missoneorseveralstationswithouttheslightestrecollectionorconsciousnessofit，awakeatanotherstationandcontinuethejourneyrecollectingotherhaltingplaces，tilltheendofthatjourney，whenthegoalisreached。Threekindsofsleepwerementionedtoyou：thedreamless，thechaotic，andtheonesoreal，thattothesleepingmanhisdreamsbecomefullrealities。Ifyoubelieveinthelatterwhycan’tyoubelieveintheformer？Accordingtowhatonehasbelievedinandexpectedafterdeath，suchisthestateonewillhave。Hewhoexpectednolifetocomewillhaveanabsoluteblankamountingtoannihilationintheintervalbetweenthetworebirths。Thisisjustthecarryingoutoftheprogramwespokeof，andwhichiscreatedbythematerialisthimself。Buttherearevariouskindsofmaterialists，asyousay。AselfishwickedEgoist，onewhonevershedatearforanyonebuthimself，thusaddingentireindifferencetothewholeworldtohisunbelief，mustdropatthethresholdofdeathhispersonalityforever。Thispersonalityhavingnotendrilsofsympathyfortheworldaround，andhencenothingtohookontothestringoftheSutratma，everyconnectionbetweenthetwoisbrokenwiththelastbreath。TherebeingnoDevachanforsuchamaterialist，theSutratmawillreincarnatealmostimmediately。Butthosematerialistswhoerredinnothingbuttheirdisbelief，willoversleepbutonestation。Moreover，thetimewillcomewhentheex—materialistwillperceivehimselfintheEternityandperhapsrepentthathelostevenoneday，orstation，fromthelifeeternal。
X。Still，woulditnotbemorecorrecttosaythatdeathisbirthintoanewlife，orareturnoncemoretothethresholdofeternity？
M。Youmayifyoulike。Onlyrememberthatbirthsdiffer，andthattherearebirthsof\"still—born\"beings，whicharefailures。Moreover，withyourfixedWesternideasaboutmateriallife，thewords\"living\"and\"being\"arequiteinapplicabletothepuresubjectivestateofpost—mortemexistence。Itisjustbecauseofsuchideas——saveinafewphilosopherswhoarenotreadbythemanyandwhothemselvesaretooconfusedtopresentadistinctpictureofit——thatallyourconceptionsoflifeanddeathhavefinallybecomesonarrow。Ontheonehand，theyhaveledtocrassmaterialism，andontheother，tothestillmorematerialconceptionoftheotherlifewhichtheSpiritualistshaveformulatedintheirSummerland。
Therethesoulsofmeneat，drink，andmarry，andliveinaParadisequiteassensualasthatofMohammed，butevenlessphilosophical。NoraretheaverageconceptionsoftheuneducatedChristiansanybetter，butarestillmorematerial，ifpossible。WhatbetweentruncatedAngels，brasstrumpets，goldenharps，streetsinparadisaicalcitiespavedwithjewels，andhell—fires，itseemslikeasceneataChristmaspantomime。Itisbecauseofthesenarrowconceptionsthatyoufindsuchdifficultyinunderstanding。And，itisalsojustbecausethelifeofthedisembodiedsoul，whilepossessingallthevividnessofreality，asincertaindreams，isdevoidofeverygrosslyobjectiveformofterrestriallife，thattheEasternphilosophershavecompareditwithvisionsduringsleep。
FOOTNOTES：
1。SeeTheSecretDoctrineforaclearerexplanation。
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2。Isvaraisthecollectiveconsciousnessofthemanifesteddeity，Brahma，i。e。，thecollectiveconsciousnessoftheHostofDhyaniChohans；andPrajnaistheirindividualwisdom。（returntotext）
3。TaijasimeanstheradiantinconsequenceoftheunionwithBuddhiofManas，thehuman，illuminatedbytheradianceofthedivinesoul。ThereforeManas—taijasimaybedescribedasradiantmind；thehumanreasonlitbythelightofthespirit；andBuddhi—Manasistherepresentationofthedivineplusthehumanintellectandself—consciousness。
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4。SomeTheosophistshavetakenexceptiontothisphrase，butthewordsarethoseoftheMasters，andthemeaningattachedtotheword\"unmerited\"isthatgivenabove。IntheT。P。S。pamphletNo。6aphrase，criticizedsubsequentlyinLucifer，wasused，whichwasintendedtoconveythesameidea。Inform，howeveritwasawkwardandopentothecriticismdirectedagainstit；buttheessentialideawasthatmenoftensufferfromtheeffectsoftheactionsdonebyothers，effectswhichthusdonotstrictlybelongtotheirownKarma，buttothatofotherpeople——andforthesesufferingstheyofcoursedeservecompensation。IfitistruetosaythatnothingthathappenstouscanbeanythingelsethanKarma——orthedirectorindirecteffectofacause——itwouldbeagreaterrortothinkthateveryevilorgoodwhichbefallsusisdueonlytoourownpersonalKarma。（Videfurtheron。）（returntotext）
5。OurimmortalandreincarnatingprincipleinconjunctionwiththeManasicrecollectionsoftheprecedinglivesiscalledSutratma，whichmeansliterallytheThread—Soul；becauselikethepearlsonathreadsoisthelongseriesofhumanlivesstrungtogetheronthatonethread。
Manasmustbecometaijasi，theradiant，beforeitcanhangontheSutratmaasapearlonitsthread，andsohavefullandabsoluteperceptionofitselfintheEternity。Assaidbefore，toocloseassociationwiththeterrestrialmindofthehumansoulalonecausesthisradiancetobeentirelylost。（returntotext）