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...a system of cosmology and philosophy that subsequently became intrinsic to Chinese culture. It centered on the ideas of the dynamic balance of opposites, the [[Category:Chinese philosophy concepts]]

...s one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated wi [[Category:Theosophical concepts]]

...A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters'']]. The term, claimed to be [[Chinese]] in origin, cannot be found in the given spelling. David Reigle has propos ...ives,” yet, as they are temporary in eternity, even they, according to his philosophy, are “the maya of the day,” the illusion of a “day of Brahmâ,” a s

...357.</ref> This applies not only to the writings coming from the esoteric philosophy, but also "to every other allegory whether in the Bible or in pagan religio ...o-grammical — the most difficult method of all, as every letter, as in the Chinese language, represents a whole word. Thus, almost every proper name, whether

...ng a fifth element or quintessence called Aether or [[Akasa]] (space). The Chinese had a somewhat different series of elements, namely Fire, Earth, Metal, Wat ...nts only are generally spoken of in later antiquity, five admitted only in philosophy. For the body of ether is not fully manifested yet, and its noumenon is sti

...y Samuel Beal.<ref>Samuel Beal, ''A Catena of Buddhist Scriptures from the Chinese'', (London, 1871), 196-197</ref> In this letter, [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.] ...o.stanford.edu/entries/madhyamaka# Madhyamaka] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref> However, some interpret it merely as the cessation of consciousness.

...merged, around and toward which all gravitates, and upon which is hung the philosophy of the rest, is the One homogeneous divine Substance-Principle, the one rad ...e. To call it “essence,” however, is to sin against the very spirit of the philosophy. For though the noun may be derived in this case from the verb esse, “to

...life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy, comparable to the Chinese notion of Qi. In human beings, it flows through a network of fine subtle ch According to Hindu philosophy there are five pranas or ''vital currents'' that sustain physiological proc

...n the cosmogonies of many cultures and civilizations, including the Hindu, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Syrian, Persian, and Finnish.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavats <blockquote>Occult philosophy, viewing the manifested and the unmanifested Kosmos as a UNITY, symbolizes

...over by [[G. R. S. Mead]], then only 28 years old. He was well-educated in philosophy, but not as an orientalist. Perhaps he was under some pressure to get the m Chin. = Chinese language<br>

...urvived but in the dialects of some American Red-Indian tribes, and in the Chinese speech of the inland Chinamen, the mountainous tribes of Kiangsi—a langua .... Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy''. Vol II (Pasadena, Cal.: Theosophical University Press, 1970), 427.</ref>

...on three levels of being at once – on body, soul, and spirit. The hermetic philosophy maintains that everything – animal, vegetable, and mineral – contains t ...oubt concerning the earliest mention of alchemy; it might have been in the Chinese edict of 144 B.C. or a book written in Egypt around 200 B.C. but the main l

...printings. It has been translated into Russian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Basque, Turkish, Korean, Indonesian, Bulgarian, Greek, Czech, Dutch, Roman ...n editions and printings. Translated in Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Swedish, etc. English edit

...[[initiation|initiates]] in the [[occultism|occult]] science and esoteric philosophy, who take disciples or [[chelas]]. [[H. P. Blavatsky]], in the glossary of ...ng her forces for a future invasion of that country under the pretext of a Chinese War. If she does not succeed it will be due to us; and herein, at least we

...bright star of the early morning, Lucifer (see Isaiah). There is a whole philosophy of dogmatic craft in the reason why the first Archangel, who sprang from th ...ss interlocked in perfect balance. Alan Watts wrote, "At the very roots of Chinese thinking and feeling there lies the principle of polarity, which is not to

...le Tibet and belongs now to Kashmire. It is a large wooden building in the Chinese fashion pagoda-like, between a lake and a beautiful mountain. . . .<ref>H. ...f January [1882], he communicated with us, and is now teaching Mr. Sinnett philosophy again.<ref>From an unpublished letter found by Daniel Caldwell, preserved i

...''Tao Te Ching'' is an amalgam of the combined wisdom and insight of many Chinese sages, which took form between the seventh and second centuries B.C.E.<ref> ...Ching'', so much so that even scholars with a solid grounding in classical Chinese cannot be sure they have grasped what the Old Master is really saying in hi

...i-Tung''' or ''Daily Prayers of the Contemplative School of Priests'' is a Chinese text containing the ''Amitābha Sūtra'', from which comes the quote that f ...ist Scriptures from the Chinese'' (p.83, footnote), and is not Tibetan but Chinese (欲界 yùjiè, "desire realm").