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An Outline of Theosophy
By
Charles Webster Leadbeater
The True Man
What, then is
the true man? He is in truth an emanation from the Logos, a spark of the Divine
fire. The spirit within him is of the very essence of the Deity, and that
spirit wears his soul as a vesture – a vesture which encloses and
individualises it, and seems to our limited vision to separate
it for a time from the rest of the Divine Life. The story of the original
formation of the soul of man, and of the enfolding of the spirit within it, is
a beautiful and interesting one, but too long for inclusion in a merely
elementary work like this. It may be found in full detail in those of our books
which deal with this part of the doctrine.
Suffice it
here to say that all three aspects of the Divine Life have their part in its
inception, and that its formation is the culmination of that mighty
sacrifice of
the Logos in descending into matter, which has been called the Incarnation.
Thus the baby soul is born; and just as it is “made in the image of God” –
threefold in aspect, as He is, and threefold in manifestation, as He is also –
so is its method of evolution also a reflection of His descent into matter. The
Divine Spark contains within it all
potentiality, but it is only through long ages of evolution that all its
possibilities can be realised.
The appointed
method for the evolution of the man’s latent qualities seems to be by learning
to vibrate in response to the impacts from without. But at the level where he
finds himself (that of the higher mental plane) the vibrations are far
too fine to
awaken this response at present; he must begin with those that are coarser and
stronger, and having awakened his dormant sensibilities by their means he will
gradually grow more and more sensitive until he is capable of
perfect
response at all levels to all possible rates of vibration.
That is the
material aspect of his progress; but regarded subjectively, to be able to
respond to all vibrations means to be perfect in sympathy and
compassion.
And that is exactly the condition of the developed man –the adept, the
spiritual teacher, the Christ. It needs
the development within him of all the qualities which go to make up the perfect
man; and this is the real work of his long life in matter. In this chapter we
have brushed the surface of many subjects of extreme importance. Thos who wish
to study them further will find many Theosophical books to help them.
On the
constitution of man, we would refer readers to Mrs. Besant’s works, Man and His Bodies, The Self And Its Sheaths,
and The Seven Principles Of Man, and, also my own book, Man, Visible And
Invisible, in which will be found many illustrations of the different vehicles
of man as they appear to the clairvoyant sight. On the use of the inner
faculties refer to Clairvoyance.
On the
formation and evolution of the soul to Mrs. Besant’s Birth and Evolution of the
Soul, Mr. Sinnett’s Growth of the Soul, and my own
Christian Creed and Man, Visible and Invisible.
On the
spiritual evolution of man, Mrs. Besant’s In the
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Concerns are raised about the fate of
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wildlife as The Spiritual Retreat,
Tekels Park in Camberley, Surrey,
England is to be sold to a developer.
Tekels Park is a 50 acre woodland
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Theosophy talks of compassion for
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Chorley in Lancashire while the leadership claim
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Classic Introductory
Theosophy Text
A Text Book of
Theosophy By C W Leadbeater
What Theosophy Is From the Absolute to Man
The Formation of a Solar System The Evolution of Life
The Constitution of Man After Death Reincarnation
The Purpose of Life The Planetary Chains
The Result of Theosophical Study
An Outstanding
Introduction to Theosophy
By a student of
Katherine Tingley
Elementary Theosophy Who is the Man? Body and Soul
Body, Soul and Spirit Reincarnation Karma
Preface to the American Edition Introduction
Occultism and its Adepts The Theosophical Society
First Occult Experiences Teachings of Occult Philosophy
Later Occult Phenomena Appendix
Preface
Theosophy and the Masters General Principles
The Earth Chain Body and Astral Body Kama – Desire
Manas Of
Reincarnation Reincarnation Continued
Karma Kama Loka
Devachan
Cycles
Arguments Supporting Reincarnation
Differentiation Of Species Missing Links
Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena
Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism
Karma Fundamental Principles Laws: Natural and Man-Made The Law of Laws
The Eternal Now
Succession
Causation The Laws of Nature A Lesson of The Law
Karma Does Not Crush Apply This Law
Man in The Three Worlds Understand The Truth
Man and His Surroundings The Three Fates The Pair of Triplets Thought, The Builder
Practical Meditation Will and Desire
The Mastery of Desire Two Other Points
The Third Thread Perfect Justice
Our Environment
Our Kith and Kin Our Nation
The Light for a Good Man Knowledge of Law The Opposing Schools
The More Modern View Self-Examination Out of the Past
Old Friendships
We Grow By Giving Collective Karma Family Karma
National Karma
India’s Karma
National Disasters
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