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'''G. H. Fechner''' is mentioned in [[Mahatma Letter No. 18]], on | '''G. H. Fechner''' is mentioned in [[Mahatma Letter No. 18]], on pages 13-14: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>I may answer you, what I said to G. H. Fechner one day, when he wanted to know the Hindu view on what he had written — "You are right; . . . 'every diamond, every crystal, every plant and star has its own individual soul, besides man and animal . . .' and, 'there is a hierarchy of souls from the lowest forms of matter up to the World Soul' . . .; but, you are mistaken when adding to the above the assurance that 'the spirits of the departed hold direct psychic communication with Souls that are still connected with a human body' — for, they do not."<ref>TS Wiki [[Mahatma Letter No. 18#Page 13|Mahatma Letter No. 18, pages 13-14]].</ref> | ||
I may answer you, what I said to G. H. Fechner one day, when he wanted to know the Hindu view on what he had written — "You are right; . . . 'every diamond, every crystal, every plant and star has its own individual soul, besides man and animal . . .' and, 'there is a hierarchy of souls from the lowest forms of matter up to the World Soul' . . .; but, you are mistaken when adding to the above the assurance that 'the spirits of the departed hold direct psychic communication with Souls that are still connected with a human body' — for, they do not."<ref>TS Wiki [[Mahatma Letter No. 18#Page 13|Mahatma Letter No. 18, pages 13-14]].</ref> | |||
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"G. H. Fechner" refers to psychologist and Spiritualist '''[[Gustav Theodor Fechner]]'''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 5 June 2020
G. H. Fechner is mentioned in Mahatma Letter No. 18, on pages 13-14:
I may answer you, what I said to G. H. Fechner one day, when he wanted to know the Hindu view on what he had written — "You are right; . . . 'every diamond, every crystal, every plant and star has its own individual soul, besides man and animal . . .' and, 'there is a hierarchy of souls from the lowest forms of matter up to the World Soul' . . .; but, you are mistaken when adding to the above the assurance that 'the spirits of the departed hold direct psychic communication with Souls that are still connected with a human body' — for, they do not."[1]
"G. H. Fechner" refers to psychologist and Spiritualist Gustav Theodor Fechner.
Notes
- ↑ TS Wiki Mahatma Letter No. 18, pages 13-14.