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'''Mūlaprakṛti''' (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of [[Prakriti]]"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the [[Samkhya]] school of [[Hinduism]] it is frequently used as a synonym of [[pradhāna]]. | '''Mūlaprakṛti''' (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of [[Prakriti]]"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the [[Samkhya]] school of [[Hinduism]] it is frequently used as a synonym of [[pradhāna]]. | ||
In [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, the Pre-Cosmic Substance, which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is the "Eternal Parent" of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan#Stanza I|Stanza I.1]]: | In [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, the Pre-Cosmic Substance, which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is the "Eternal Parent wrapped in her ever invisible robes" of the [[Stanzas of Dzyan#Stanza I|Stanza I.1]] of Cosmogenesis: | ||
<blockquote>''[Question]'': What aspect of space . . . is here called the Eternal Parent?<br> | <blockquote>''[Question]'': What aspect of space . . . is here called the Eternal Parent?<br> | ||
''Mme. Blavatsky'': Well, it is just this androgynous something; the Svabhavat of the Buddhists. It is non-differentiated, hence--an abstraction. It is the Mulaprakriti of the Vedantins. If you preoceed to make it correspond with the human priniciples it will be Buddhi, Atman corresponding to Parabrahman.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 3.</ref></blockquote> | ''Mme. Blavatsky'': Well, it is just this androgynous something; the Svabhavat of the Buddhists. It is non-differentiated, hence--an abstraction. It is the Mulaprakriti of the Vedantins. If you preoceed to make it correspond with the human priniciples it will be Buddhi, Atman corresponding to Parabrahman.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 3.</ref></blockquote> | ||
The "invisible robes" of the Eternal Parent are the non-differentiated substance or spiritual matter,<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 3.</ref></blockquote> and they are on the highest, or seventh, plane of matter.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 6.</ref></blockquote> | |||
Other synonyms Mme. Blavatsky uses is the Vedic [[Aditi]]<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 4.</ref> or [[Pradhana]]. She often refers to [[Svābhāvat]] as a synonym, though this is probably in a general sense only, because in other occasions she talks of it as a differentiation of Mulaprakriti. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Mūlaprakṛti (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a Sanskrit term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of Prakriti"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the Samkhya school of Hinduism it is frequently used as a synonym of pradhāna.
In Theosophical literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, the Pre-Cosmic Substance, which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is the "Eternal Parent wrapped in her ever invisible robes" of the Stanza I.1 of Cosmogenesis:
[Question]: What aspect of space . . . is here called the Eternal Parent?
Mme. Blavatsky: Well, it is just this androgynous something; the Svabhavat of the Buddhists. It is non-differentiated, hence--an abstraction. It is the Mulaprakriti of the Vedantins. If you preoceed to make it correspond with the human priniciples it will be Buddhi, Atman corresponding to Parabrahman.[1]
The "invisible robes" of the Eternal Parent are the non-differentiated substance or spiritual matter,[2] and they are on the highest, or seventh, plane of matter.[3]
Other synonyms Mme. Blavatsky uses is the Vedic Aditi[4] or Pradhana. She often refers to Svābhāvat as a synonym, though this is probably in a general sense only, because in other occasions she talks of it as a differentiation of Mulaprakriti.
Notes
- ↑ Michael Gomes (transcriber), The Secret Doctrine Commentaries (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 3.
- ↑ Michael Gomes (transcriber), The Secret Doctrine Commentaries (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 3.
- ↑ Michael Gomes (transcriber), The Secret Doctrine Commentaries (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 6.
- ↑ Michael Gomes (transcriber), The Secret Doctrine Commentaries (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 4.
Further reading
- Mūlaprakṛti at Theosopedia