THEOSOPHY
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P Blavatsky
Brief
Theosophical Glossary
Akasha
The
subtle, spiritual essence which pervades all space.
Akarma
Inaction
Anta
End
Antahkarana
Mind
Apara
Lower
Asat
Appearing as unreal, unreal
Daurmanasya
Despair
Dhyan
Chohans
Arch-angels
or high spiritual intelligences. Usually
thought not to be embodied.
Dzyan
Wisdom,
divine Knowledge.
Fohat
The underlying force which powers
existence. The electricity of the Universe
Higher Manasic Studies
Studies that involve not only the intellect, but also the spiritual
intelligence, so to speak.
Karana
Cause
Karma
Literally,
action; universal law of cause and effect which governs rebirth and the world
of Samsara
Karmanam
The fruits of actions
Karmani
Deeds
Karmabandham
Bondage of reaction
Karmajanh
Born of work
Karmana
Karmani
In action
Karmaphala
The result of an action
Karmaphalam
The results of all activities
Karmasanginaam
Who are attached to fruitive work
Karmasu
In all activities
Karma-Viparyaya
Perversity of action,
perverse action, mistake
Thinking
in service of personality and emotional self interest.
Mahat
Universal Intelligence and
Consciousness, cosmic consciousness
Mahat
Great man
Mahatonmada
Macromania
Mahattva
Largeness
Manas
Mind;
the reincarnating principle in man, the Higher Ego, the reasoning ability of
the mind
Manasa
By the mind
Manasic
From Manas
Manvantara
A
period of manifestation or cosmic activity, n. epoch, the period or age of a
Manu it comprises about 71 {mahaa-yugas} [q.v.],
which are held equal to 12,000 years of the gods or 4,320,000 human years or
1/14th of a day of Brahma
Maya
Illusion;
the cosmic power which renders phenomenal existence possible.
Mula
Root
Mulaprakriti
Undifferentiated
substance; the root of matter.
Mastika
Atheist,
or rather, one who does not worship any gods or idols.
Nityasattvastha
In a pure state of spiritual
existence
Higher, universal, beyond,
supreme, other
Parabrahman
Beyond
Brahman; the impersonal, nameless universal Principle; the Absolute.
Param
Transcendental
Paramanasashastra
Parapsychology
Paramartha
Highest purpose
Prakriti
Nature in general, as original substance.eternal nature
Pralaya
A period of rest between manvantaras or periods of activity
Purusha
Spirit
Samasatah
In summary
Samudaya-satya
The apparent reality of the
aggregate
Samvritti-satya
Empirical truth
Sarira
A body, a vehicle of
transitory nature
Sarva karma sanyasa
Omniscience
Sat
The
one ever-present Reality; the divine Essence or Be-ness.
Sat-asat
Real-unreal
Satkarya
Good or useful work
particularly helpful to many
Sattva
Inner
strength, orderliness, the quality of goodness in everything natural, pure,
steady, goodness, illumination, the mode of goodness
Satya
Honesty, truth
Satyasya satyam
The true of the true
Satyopadhi
True limitation
Skandas
Thoughtforms that are the building blocks
of the personality this definition is much simplified.
Sumanasya
Benevolence
Upadhi
A
basis or vehicle of something less material than itself.
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