Theos-Talk Archives (July 1998 Message tt00192)

In a message dated 7/27/98 5:59:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Cybercmh@aol.com
Christine writes:

<< they can't conceive of any other qualities that might fall under a concept
 of Personhood that isn't so anthropomorphic. >>

Sat-Chit-Ananda is used extensively in Hinduism to describe the Cosmic
Logos. Existence-Consciousness-Bliss are qualities, both personal and
abstract, and modes of perfection in Divine Being.

In a tract entitled PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL GOD by C. Jinarajadasa, it
says that when the Hindus "postulate Brahman as the Absolute they posit
certain attributes in the Absolute; one is Chit or energizing Consciousness,
not a mere abstract intelligence but a dynamic energizing Consciousness; a
second charcateristic is Ananda, Bliss. The third quality is Sat or Being or
Be-ness. But what is meant by "being"? Though the word "being" connotes
a kind of negative quiescent Reality, I think it may be described as having
some kind of a directing personality in it. What do I mean by that? Is not
that
a sort of Personal God in the Absolute?"

I have never accepted the impersonalist notion of the Absolute which HPB
carried over from Buddhism and which she incorporated in her writings. This,
of course, makes me a heretic and perhaps not a theosophist at all in light of
the fundamentalist presentation of the philosophy.

I recommend CJ's pamphlet which was printed in 1944 by the Theosophical
Press.

Namaste
Sutratman