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'''Panentheism''' is a word that derives from the [[Greek]] compound term pân (πᾶν) "all"; en (ἐν) "in"; and theós (θεός) "God"; meaning "all is in God". It is a belief system that postulates the divine interpenetrates every part of the universe, while it is not limited to it but transcends it. This is the main difference from [[pantheism]], which holds that the divine is not a distinct but synonymous with the universe. | '''Panentheism''' is a word that derives from the [[Greek]] compound term pân (πᾶν) "all"; en (ἐν) "in"; and theós (θεός) "God"; meaning "all is in God". It is a belief system that postulates the divine interpenetrates every part of the universe, while it is not limited to it but transcends it. This is the main difference from [[pantheism]], which holds that the divine is not a distinct but synonymous with the universe. | ||
The Theosophical view of the Solar Deity or [[Logos]] is panentheistic, as illustrated by [[C. W. Leadbeater]]: | |||
<blockquote>The old pantheistic conception was quite true, yet it is only a part of the truth, because while all nature in all its worlds is nothing but His garment, yet He Himself exists outside of and above all this in a stupendous life of which we can know nothing—a life among other Rulers of other systems.<ref>Charles Webster Leadbeater, ''The Hidden Side of Things'', (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), ???.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 11 June 2021
Panentheism is a word that derives from the Greek compound term pân (πᾶν) "all"; en (ἐν) "in"; and theós (θεός) "God"; meaning "all is in God". It is a belief system that postulates the divine interpenetrates every part of the universe, while it is not limited to it but transcends it. This is the main difference from pantheism, which holds that the divine is not a distinct but synonymous with the universe.
The Theosophical view of the Solar Deity or Logos is panentheistic, as illustrated by C. W. Leadbeater:
The old pantheistic conception was quite true, yet it is only a part of the truth, because while all nature in all its worlds is nothing but His garment, yet He Himself exists outside of and above all this in a stupendous life of which we can know nothing—a life among other Rulers of other systems.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Charles Webster Leadbeater, The Hidden Side of Things, (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), ???.