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[[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]]. | ||
The ''Linga Sharira'' is the invisible double of the [[Sthūla-śarīra]] or physical body, referred to as the [[Etheric Double]] in the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Adyar tradition]]. 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]]. | The ''Linga Sharira'' is the invisible double of the [[Sthūla-śarīra]] or physical body, referred to as the [[Etheric Double]] in the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Adyar tradition]]. 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]]. | ||
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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]] | ||
* | * [[Mental body]] | ||
* | * [[Causal body]] | ||
== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 27 November 2012
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, referred to as the Etheric Double in the Adyar tradition. 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.[1] 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:
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
- The Etheric Double by A. E.Powell
- The Astral Body - Part 1 and Part 2 by A. E.Powell
- The Mental Body - Part 1 and Part 2 by A. E.Powell
- The Causal Body - Part 1 and Part 2 by A. E.Powell
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 219.