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The '''Heart''' is the seat in the human body of buddhic consciousness | The '''Heart''' is the seat in the human body of buddhic consciousness. There are three principal centers of the human body: the heart as the center of spiritual consciousness; the head as the center of mental consciousness; and the navel as the center of kamic or emotional consciousness. In this sense the heart is the most important part of the body, and when developed leads to spiritual mastery, the unity of atma-buddhi-manas. | ||
== General description == | |||
== Kundalini == | |||
According to Mme. Blavatsky, there is a relationship between Kundalini, the Heart, and [[buddhi]]. | |||
In the first fragment of [[The Voice of the Silence (book)|''The Voice of the Silence'']] it is stated: | |||
<blockquote>Let not thy "Heaven-born," merged in the sea of [[Māyā|Mâyâ]], break from the Universal Parent (SOUL), but let the fiery power retire into the inmost chamber, the chamber of the Heart and the abode of the World's Mother.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Voice of the Silence'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1992), 9.</ref></blockquote> | |||
In a footnote, [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] adds: | |||
<blockquote>The "Power" and the "World-mother" are names given to Kundalini – one of the mystic "[[Siddhi|Yogi powers]]". It is [[Buddhi]] considered as an active instead of a passive principle (which it is generally, when regarded only as the vehicle, or casket of the Supreme Spirit [[Ātman|ATMA]]). It is an electro-spiritual force, a creative power which when aroused into action can as easily kill as it can create.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Voice of the Silence'' (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1992), 76-77.</ref></blockquote> | |||
Blavatsky does not relate the awakening of this force with the methods followed by Tantric traditions. According to her, the awakening of Kundalini is the result of the activation of Buddhi, which takes place "in the heart." The Heart is regarded by her as the organ of the Spiritual Consciousness."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 694.</ref> As she wrote: | |||
<blockquote>The Heart is the centre of the Spiritual Consciousness, as the Brain is the centre of Intellectual Consciousness. But this Spiritual Consciousness cannot be guided by a person, nor can its energy be directed by him, until he is completely united with Buddhi-Manas.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 695.</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Additional resources == | == Additional resources == | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 30 July 2024
The Heart is the seat in the human body of buddhic consciousness. There are three principal centers of the human body: the heart as the center of spiritual consciousness; the head as the center of mental consciousness; and the navel as the center of kamic or emotional consciousness. In this sense the heart is the most important part of the body, and when developed leads to spiritual mastery, the unity of atma-buddhi-manas.
General description
Kundalini
According to Mme. Blavatsky, there is a relationship between Kundalini, the Heart, and buddhi.
In the first fragment of The Voice of the Silence it is stated:
Let not thy "Heaven-born," merged in the sea of Mâyâ, break from the Universal Parent (SOUL), but let the fiery power retire into the inmost chamber, the chamber of the Heart and the abode of the World's Mother.[1]
In a footnote, Mme. Blavatsky adds:
The "Power" and the "World-mother" are names given to Kundalini – one of the mystic "Yogi powers". It is Buddhi considered as an active instead of a passive principle (which it is generally, when regarded only as the vehicle, or casket of the Supreme Spirit ATMA). It is an electro-spiritual force, a creative power which when aroused into action can as easily kill as it can create.[2]
Blavatsky does not relate the awakening of this force with the methods followed by Tantric traditions. According to her, the awakening of Kundalini is the result of the activation of Buddhi, which takes place "in the heart." The Heart is regarded by her as the organ of the Spiritual Consciousness."[3] As she wrote:
The Heart is the centre of the Spiritual Consciousness, as the Brain is the centre of Intellectual Consciousness. But this Spiritual Consciousness cannot be guided by a person, nor can its energy be directed by him, until he is completely united with Buddhi-Manas.[4]
Additional resources
Articles
- A Path with Heart by Thomas Walker
- Speaking form the Right Heart by Ravi Ravindra
- Doctrine of the Heart in Theosophy World
Videos
- The Heart and Spiritual Consciousness by Pablo Sender
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Voice of the Silence (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1992), 9.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Voice of the Silence (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1992), 76-77.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 694.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 695.