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	~~{{Template:Article needs expansion}}~~		'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>
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	~~<br>~~'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>

	The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of either atemporality or sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:		The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of either atemporality or sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:
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	In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] sometimes refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> However, due to a lack of a better word, the term "eternal" is sometimes used in the common sense of "never-ending".		In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] sometimes refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> However, due to a lack of a better word, the term "eternal" is sometimes used in the common sense of "never-ending".

	==~~Online~~ resources==		== Additional resources ==
	===Articles===		=== Articles ===
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=Eternity#~~ Eternity] ~~at Theosopedia~~		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/eternity Eternity] in Theosophy World

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	<br>'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>		<br>'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>

	The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of atemporality or of sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:		The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of either atemporality or sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:

	<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>Eternity with the Orientals has quite another signification than it has with us [in the Western thought]. It stands generally for the 100 years or "age" of Brahma, the duration of a Kalpa or a period of 4,320,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Voice of the Silence" Glossary to Part 1 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1959), 216.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Eternity with the Orientals has quite another signification than it has with us [in the Western thought]. It stands generally for the 100 years or "age" of Brahma, the duration of a Kalpa or a period of 4,320,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Voice of the Silence" Glossary to Part 1 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1959), 216.</ref></blockquote>

	In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>		In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] sometimes refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> However, due to a lack of a better word, the term "eternal" is sometimes used in the common sense of "never-ending".

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==

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	'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>		{{Template:Article needs expansion}}
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			<br>'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>

	The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of atemporality or of sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:		The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of atemporality or of sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:

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	In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>		In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>

	==~~Further reading~~==		==Online resources==
			===Articles===
	*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Eternity# Eternity] at Theosopedia		*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Eternity# Eternity] at Theosopedia

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	'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>		'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>

	The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey ~~neither~~ the idea of atemporality ~~nor~~ of sempiternity, but of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:		The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey either the idea of atemporality or of sempiternity, but that of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:

	<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>
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	In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>		In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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

			== Notes ==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Theosophical concepts]]		[[Category:Theosophical concepts]]
	[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]		[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]

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	'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>		'''Eternity''' is usually thought to mean everlastingness. However, in the course of philosophical discussion the idea has been further refined, and two different concepts were developed--that of "atemporality", which is beyond time, and that of "sempiternity", which denotes infinity in time.<ref>[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eternity/Ety# Eternity] at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</ref>

	The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey neither the idea of atemporality nor of sempiternity, but of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''Aeon'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:		The English word "eternal" derives from the Latin term ''aevum'', "an age or era". This does not seem to convey neither the idea of atemporality nor of sempiternity, but of a specific period of time. The same is the case with the Greek word ''[[Aeon]]'', meaning a finite period of time, which [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] claims is the original term that has been translated as "Eternity" in the Bible.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref> The word "eternal" is usually applied in this way in the Theosophical literature:

	<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The word “Eternal,” note well again, standing here only in the sense of “Æon,” as lasting throughout the seemingly interminable, but still limited cycle of activity, called by us Manvantara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 63.</ref></blockquote>

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	According to [[H. P. Blavatsky]], this is also the way Eastern thought treats the concept of "eternity":		According to [[H. P. Blavatsky]], this is also the way Eastern thought treats the concept of "eternity":

	<blockquote>Eternity with the Orientals has quite another signification than it has with us [in the Western thought]. It stands generally for the 100 years or "age" of Brahma, the duration of a Kalpa or a period of 4,320,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Voice of the Silence" Glossary to Part 1 (~~???~~), ~~???~~.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Eternity with the Orientals has quite another signification than it has with us [in the Western thought]. It stands generally for the 100 years or "age" of Brahma, the duration of a Kalpa or a period of 4,320,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Voice of the Silence" Glossary to Part 1 (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1959), 216.</ref></blockquote>

	In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>		In the Theosophical view time is always limited and begins with the manifestation,<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref> which denies the idea of sempiternity. As to that of "atemporality" [[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to it as "[[duration]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 308.</ref>