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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
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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
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