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[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined it as follows:
[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined it as follows:


'''Personality''' . . . the animal man—the lower quaternary or the purely astrophysical being . . . [which] embraces all the characteristics and memories of one physical life.
<blockquote>'''Personality''' . . . the animal man—the lower quaternary or the purely astrophysical being . . . [which] embraces all the characteristics and memories of one physical life.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'' (????), ???.</ref></blockquote>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 19:05, 27 March 2012

Personality is a term used in Theosophy to refer to the four lower and transient principles in a human being, namely the physical body, liṅga śarīra, prāṇa and kāma.

H. P. Blavatsky defined it as follows:

Personality . . . the animal man—the lower quaternary or the purely astrophysical being . . . [which] embraces all the characteristics and memories of one physical life.[1]

Notes

  1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Key to Theosophy (????), ???.