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COSMIC PLANES AND HUMAN PRINCIPLES
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| NO. |
COSMIC PLANES
Common Names |
HUMAN PRINCIPLES
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| SANSKRIT NAME |
ENGLISH NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
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| 7 |
AKASHA
Spirit-Substance |
ATMA |
The
Monad
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SPIRIT |
Ultimate Dynamism
Life or Spirit (Astract)
Seat of Consciousness
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Human Soul |
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Individuality,
Reincarnating
Ego |
| 6 |
ALAYA
Universal Soul |
BUDDHI |
VEHICLE OF SPIRIT |
Plus Spirit =Life Effective.
The Monad. Inherent in everything.
Prime Duality. |
Spiritual
Ego
or
higher
Ego
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| 5 |
MAHAT
Universal Mind |
HIGHER
===MANAS===
LOWER
|
HIGHER MIND |
Orientates towards (7) and (6)
Astract though, Intuition, Unity. |
Inner or Higher Ego |
Antahkarana |
| LOWER MIND |
Orientates towards (1) to (4)
Personal Mind, Ordinary Thougths |
Animal
Soul/
Psyche |
Kama-rupa (at Death) |
Mayavi-Rupa |
Personality
/personal
ego
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| 4 |
FOHAT
Universal Energy |
KAMA |
EMOTIONS
Desire,
Passion |
Driving Energy. Will at lower octave. The Motivator. Has higher and lower octaves. |
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| 3 |
LIFE FORCE
in Everything |
PRANA |
LIFE FORCE
(Vitality) |
Vitality, without which a body is dead. |
Lower
Triad*
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| 2 |
Formative Principle Within-Without |
LINGA SARIRA |
VITAL BODY
(Astral Body) |
Non-physical material form body (Morphic). Collector and reservoir of Life Force (Prana), vital body. |
| 1 |
Densest Substance
(PRAKRITI) |
STHULA SARIRA |
PHYSICAL BODY |
Means of perception and action at physical level. Vehicle for expression of all human faculties. |