Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-19
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THEosoPEY AND occULTIsM II INDIA.
Some Account of Rev and Remarkable
Movement.
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advisable to consider a very common error
fallen into II this connection, namely, the
disposition TO expect too much in the way
Of explanation. Let il be remembered
that modern science teaches the evolution
of higher from lowcl forms, and the in.
crease of complexity and heterogeneity with
development. Then let the inquirer
represent tohimsef the enormous difficulty
which would attend the exposition of this
state OF existence 10 beings who had never
experienced it themselves. In such a case
it is evident that it would be almost az i'm
possible 10 convey these ideas and con.
captions OF human life in its entirety as it
is for the Inhabitants of space of three
dimensions to attain anything like a
definite conception of the possibilities and
implications of space of four dimensions.
The inquirer demands fall and explicit
account OF the future life. 1t is true that
he has been induced to expect such an
explicit account by his theological educa-
ton. The churchen having found it neces-
sary to have succincs and intelligible
answers at hand to all the hard questions
which meditation upon Mans Whence and
Whittier suggests, long since provided
themselves with schemes of the future life
which were comparatively simple because
they were the excogitations of ignorance,
and comparatively Ineligible because
they were wholly anthropomorphic. But
however Illuminated and exalted the
human mind may become, and however
clear to the disciplined intelligence of the
Adept the complexitY of the future
life az il really exists may be, it
is not to be expected that the de-
scription and explanation of these
complex phenomena can be made
simple and easy to the uninitiated. In fact
there mast always remain truths unattain-
able by the latter truths the perception
and apprehension Of which are reserved for
highIy.tFained faculties. The Eastern
Adopts, it must be borne in mind, are the
represent ssives of Science which has
been preserved for ages, and which has
been growing during the whole of that
period. Their Science is 80 systematic as
chat of TIE West, but Western Science
doez not furnish the key TO it, Now if
Greek Of the time of Pericles were set
down suddenly in the midst of nineteenth
century civilization, Il would evidently be
very difficult to make Lin understand all
the material progress achieved by Man
since he was on earth. lie would find it
almost impossible to bridge over the chasm
separating his age from the present one.
In many respects he would be as far behind
the men OF to-day as they are in advance
Of the cave-rnen. This Hypothetical case
is Of course quite plain and it is really
identical with the actual case. The East
ern Adopts have attained knowledge of
Science as far beyond that of the West, as
that OF the latter is beyond the Science of
the Periclean age. It follows from this
that the capacity of the Western mind to
receive whatever illumination may be &C.
corded il must not be too hastily assumed.
There are many things which under such
conditions must be left dimly sketched.
But it is to be remembered throughout that
tie statements about to be made are held
by the Occult;sts, not as speculationE, but
as positive truths, ascertained by actual
experience, and no more to be doubted
than the facts of objective earthly exist
ence.
The following account of the Occult doe
trire is taken from the =" Fragments be-
fore referred to, and may therefore be as
cepsed as authoritative. According to this
system Of philosophy seven principles en-.
ter into the constitution of Man. and in
order that the general soheme should be
Ineligible, it is necessary TO master these
elementary proportions thoroughly. The
following classification will explain itself ::
l. The Physical Body, composed wholly
of gross and tangible matter.
.. The Vital Principle (or JiD atma), a
form of force, indestrucsible, and transfer
able to many atomic combinations.
3. The Actual Body (Liuga Sharira),
composed of highly etherialized matter !;
in its habitual passive state, the perfect
but shadowy duplicate of the body; its
activity, consolidation and form depending
entirely upon the Kama rupa.
4. The Astral shape Kama rupa), or
body of desire, a principle defining the
confgurasion Of
5. The animal or physical intelligence or
consciousness or Ego, analogous to, though
propoTtionslly higher in degree than the
reason, instinct, memory, imagination,
ETC., existing in the higher animals.
6. The Higher or Spiritual intelligence
or consciousness, or Spiritual Ego, in which
mainly resides the sense of consciousness
in the perfect man, though the lower dim
mer animal consciousness co.exists in No. s.
:. The Spirit. An emanation from the
Absolute uncrested; eternal; state
rather than being.
These seven principles are sometimes d.
vided into three groups, as follows:
GROUP ONE.
Liaqd. sGrird-Actual Body.
.Jira Life Principle.
SYSTEMATICALLY.
GROUP TWO.
Kama rapG-Desire or Passion force.
ManGs-M Mind or Animal Soul
GROUP THREE.
Bodhi-Spiritual Soul or Intelligence.
Atma-Pure Spirit.
The first three principles. or Group l., are
dissolved and disappear at Death, though
the Jiva, or Vital Force. being indestructi.
bic, ike electricity. st once enters into
new combinations with organic structures.
There remain. then, four principles, and in
regard 20 these we viii let the Brothers
speak for themselves GAS rule I've ex-
cept the cases of the higher Adepts) one of
two things occurs in accordance with the
Universal Law OF Affinity. II the Spirit
,,.l Foo has heen in life material IN re