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< | == Mme. Blavatsky's teachings == | ||
Modern scholars, acknowledge that the term "subtle body" entered English usage first through the writings of [[H. P. Blavatsky]], [[Annie Besant]], and [[C. W. Leadbeater]].<ref>Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston (eds), ''Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West'' (New York: Routledge, 2013), p. 2</ref> | |||
[[H. P. Blavatsky]] refers to three subtle bodies: | [[H. P. Blavatsky]] refers to three subtle bodies: | ||
* | * [[Liṅga-śarīra]] - the Double or [[Astral body]] | ||
* | * [[Māyāvi-Rūpa]] - the "Illusion-body." | ||
* | * [[Causal Body|Kāraṇa-śarīra]] or Causal Body - the vehicle of the [[Ego#Higher ego|Ego]]. | ||
The ''Linga Sharira'' is the invisible double of the [[Sthūla-śarīra]] or physical body | The ''Linga Sharira'' is the invisible double of the [[Sthūla-śarīra]] or physical body. The ''Mayavi Rupa'' is not regarded as a permanent body in human beings but one created through the power of thought ([[kriyāśakti]]), that serves as a vehicle both of the [[Manas|manasic]] thought and the [[Kāma|kamic]] passions and desires.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 219.</ref> The ''Causal Body'' is the vehicle for the [[Ego#Higher ego|higher Ego]]. | ||
A further subtle body could be the [[Kāmarūpa]], although in Blavatsky's teachings this is not a body during life but becomes one after death in [[Life after Death#Kāmaloka|Kāmaloka]]. | A further subtle body could be the [[Kāmarūpa]], although in Blavatsky's teachings this is not a body during life but becomes one after death in [[Life after Death#Kāmaloka|Kāmaloka]]. | ||
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[[Annie Besant]] and [[C. W. Leadbeater]] described the subtle bodies as follows: | [[Annie Besant]] and [[C. W. Leadbeater]] described the subtle bodies as follows: | ||
* | * [[Etheric Double]] | ||
* ''[[Emotional body]] | * [[Emotional Body]] | ||
* [[Mental Body]] | |||
* [[Causal Body]] | |||
The ''Etheric Double'' is the subtle counterpart of the [[Sthūla-śarīra#According to Besant and Leadbeater|physical body]]. The ''Emotional body'', also called "[[Astral Body#According to Besant and Leadbeater|Astral body]] by them, is the vehicle for the emotions, both the lower or [[Kāma|kamic]], and the higher emotions. The ''Mental body'' is the vehicle of the [[Manas#Lower manas|lower mind]], built with matter from the four lower subplanes of the [[Mental Plane|mental plane]]. The ''Causal body'' is the vehicle of the [[Ego#Higher ego|Ego]], and is made of matter from the three higher subplanes of the mental plane. | |||
The [[Māyāvi-Rūpa#According to Besant and Leadbeater|Māyāvi-Rūpa]] could be added as a subtle body which is artificially created through the power of thought or [[kriyāśakti]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
*[http://www.blavatsky.net/ | *[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/what-s-in-a-name/17-hpblavatsky/hpb-articles/269-dialogues-between-two-editors# Dialogues Between The Two Editors - On Astral Bodies, Or Doppelgangers] by H. P. Blavatsky and Mabel Collins | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/Man_And_His_Bodies-AB.htm# Man and His Bodies] by Annie Besant | *[http://www.anandgholap.net/Man_And_His_Bodies-AB.htm# Man and His Bodies] by Annie Besant | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 17 October 2022
Mme. Blavatsky's teachings
Modern scholars, acknowledge that the term "subtle body" entered English usage first through the writings of H. P. Blavatsky, Annie Besant, and C. W. Leadbeater.[1]
H. P. Blavatsky refers to three subtle bodies:
- Liṅga-śarīra - the Double or Astral body
- Māyāvi-Rūpa - the "Illusion-body."
- Kāraṇa-śarīra or Causal Body - the vehicle of the Ego.
The Linga Sharira is the invisible double of the Sthūla-śarīra or physical body. The Mayavi Rupa is not regarded as a permanent body in human beings but one created through the power of thought (kriyāśakti), that serves as a vehicle both of the manasic thought and the kamic passions and desires.[2] The Causal Body is the vehicle for the higher Ego.
A further subtle body could be the Kāmarūpa, although in Blavatsky's teachings this is not a body during life but becomes one after death in Kāmaloka.
According to Besant and Leadbeater
Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater described the subtle bodies as follows:
The Etheric Double is the subtle counterpart of the physical body. The Emotional body, also called "Astral body by them, is the vehicle for the emotions, both the lower or kamic, and the higher emotions. The Mental body is the vehicle of the lower mind, built with matter from the four lower subplanes of the mental plane. The Causal body is the vehicle of the Ego, and is made of matter from the three higher subplanes of the mental plane.
The Māyāvi-Rūpa could be added as a subtle body which is artificially created through the power of thought or kriyāśakti.
Notes
Online Resources
Articles
- Dialogues Between The Two Editors - On Astral Bodies, Or Doppelgangers by H. P. Blavatsky and Mabel Collins
Books
- Man and His Bodies by Annie Besant