Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00000)

In a message dated 1/31/99 1:29:12 AM, peter.merriott@dial.pipex.com writes:

(Paul)
>> Is not our object the progress/elevation of Humanity as a WHOLE?
>> Why focus on the illusory 'part'?
>
>Which led me to ask: what does this mean for us as aspiring practical
>theosophists;  how do you use and translate this noble object into action
>in daily life, in relating to the people around us?

To answer the above questions, I think it is first important to understand the
nature of the causation (initial emanation and cyclic inflation-expansion)
behind the birth and evolution of the phenomenal Universe which makes it
obvious that we are each an integral part of the universal origin and
intelligence, and thus, a spiritual "brother" with every other sentient being
originating from the same source.  

The only thing that keeps us from this "realization" of unity with the "source
of ALL" (i.e. "experiencing" a profound conviction that "as above, so
below")--is the illusion of false reality and the concept of separateness we
create in our own minds due to ignorance of the true "coadunitive but not
consubstantial" nature of Cosmogenetic and Anthropogenetic fields.  Believing
in modern empirical science doesn't help at all in eliminating this
fundamental ignorance, unfortunately.

Our relationship with all other sentient beings, therefore, depends upon such
understanding of our own inner nature and its (and their) inherent identity
with that of the universe itself.  Having such a realization will assist in
linking our intelligence with the knowledge we need to help and teach others
so that they can resolve their own karma.  That's all the "action" we need "in
daily life, in relating to the people around us."

All this is thoroughly described in the Book of Dzyan and explained in the
Secret Doctrine.  But, before we can experientially "realize" these truths, we
may need to "picture in our minds" the nature and origin of the fundamental
harmonic fields we emanate from, are a part of, and which we contain as
analogous sub harmonic "fields" surrounding us.  Such a multidimensional,
graphically geometric, visual understanding (i.e., actually "seeing" that
"what is above is also below") will make it easier to understand our
individual nature, its purpose, and its relationship to the overall evolution
of universal consciousness--as it experiences ITSELF through its myriad
"sparks" or "rays" of individualized awareness...  With each such
individuality or "Ego" imbued on this plane with independent choice or "free
will."  

It can also help us show others the natural way in which evolution works, and
by analogy and correspondence, demonstrate that everything experienced is
eternally conserved and "remembered" as vibratory holographic "image" patterns
that inductively resonate from field to field.  This easily leads to an
understanding of the necessity for karma and reincarnation to restore the
balance and harmony of the original ideal field forms which have been
disturbed by our more or less ignorant choices of action.  That is, until we
achieve an enlightened and true perception of reality, cease "acting", and
commence "living in the flow".
 
To help facilitate achievement of this perceptive understanding, I have posted
a diagram on the web** that symbolizes the cross section of the (spherical)
universal field showing the cyclic energy flow paths in and through the
harmonic and sub-harmonic fields nested within it.  The diagram pictures the
primal "mother" field, after initial "inflation" out of the "void," as it
progresses down the harmonic scales, through descending octaves, from the near
infinitely rapid vibrational frequencies of the "higher" consciousness fields
to the relatively slow vibrational frequencies of the "lower" substantial
fields--where we self-consciously experience our individual "mental-physical"
states of being. 

Not only does this cyclic diagram picture the astro-biological-coenegetic
relationship between these fields, as well as the universality of the laws of
cycles and periodicity, but it also indicates the relationships of the
descending fields with the theosophical divisions of our sevenfold nature, as
well as correlates them with the musical scale and the color spectrum.  (All,
the result of analogous vibrational characteristics of harmonic spherical
fields.)  It is also consistent with all the numerical divisions and
evolutionary "formulas" given out in the Secret Doctrine and as reflected in
the Cabbala, I-Ching, Vedas, and other ancient teachings.  

This image can be meditated on while practicing a mindful (Jnana-Rajah-
Vipassiona) yoga similar to those described in "Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms"
(as transliterated for theosophical study by WQJ) as well as in the "Voice of
the Silence" (as similarly transliterated by HPB).  Also included on the web
page, is a description of a dynamic visual meditative practice of tracing the
energy flows through the coenergetic fields in correspondence with the inner
paths of energy flow through the human "Koshas" and "Chakras."  This form of
visualization can be very useful when practiced along with pranayana.  It is
specifically designed to open up the "third eye" (which, as an intuitive hint,
is represented by the "zero-point center" of the "Mother field").

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Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

LHM 

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