The Secret Doctrine

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 The Secret Doctrine is a book written by Madame Helena Blavatsky in 1988, the core theme being Science, religion and philosophy.
Here, I am presenting some excerpts from that book.

The 3 Fundamental Propositions Expounded :--

1. There is an Omnipresent, eternal, boundless and immutable reality of which spirit and matter are complementary aspects.
2. There is a universal law of periodicity or evolution through cyclic changes.
3. All souls are identical with the Universal Oversoul which itself is an aspect of the unknown reality.

The 7 Cosmic Planes :--

1. Adi--
The supreme, a divine plane not reached by the humans.

2. Anupadaka--
The Parentless, a divine plane, home of the divine spark in humans, the Monad.

3. Atmic--
The spiritual plane of human's higher Self.

4. Buddhic--
The spiritual plane of intuition, love and wisdom.

5. Mental--
With a higher and lower sub-division, this plane bridges the spiritual with personal.

6. Emotional--
A personal plane that ranges from lower desires to high emotions.

7. Physical--
A personal plane having two sub-divisions, the Dense one perceivable by our 5 senses and an Etheric one that is beyond these senses. 

The 7 Basic Constituents of the Universe :--

 1. Physical
2. Astral
3. Prana
4. Kama   (animal soul)
5. Manas  (mind)
6. Buddhi (spiritual soul)
7. Atma    (Spirit/ Self)

The 3 Subtle Bodies :--

1. Linga sharira    (Astral body)
2. Mayavi sharira (Illusion body)
3. Causal body     (The vehicle of Higher mind)


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