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'''Mahat''' (devanāgarī: महत्) is a [[Sanskrit]] term frequently translated as "the great principle" (from maha, "great"). It refers to the universal mind and in [[Hinduism]] is the first principle evolved out of the union of [[purusha]] and [[prakriti]].

In [[Theosophy]] mahat is the universal intelligence, which is not eternal, but limited by the duration of the [[manvantara]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (??????), 62</ref> It is the [[Third Logos]] (the manifested one):

<blockquote>Mahat, in the Esoteric interpretations, is in reality the Third Logos or the Synthesis of the Seven creative rays, the Seven Logoi.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 608.</ref></blockquote>

== Notes ==

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==Further reading==

*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Mahat# Mahat] at Theosopedia


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