Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00130)

Monday, August 13, 2001


Dear Friend:

Perhaps the following may be of some help


In The VOICE OF THE SILENCE. H. P. Blavatsky, commences:


"These instructions are for those ignorant of the dangers of the
lower Iddhi.

He who would hear the voice of Nada and comprehend it, he has to
learn the nature of Dharana."


Seeking to understand, the student discovers the "lower Iddhi" to
be the invisible powers of Nature and of Man. They are two
categories. 1. the lower, coarse, psychic and mental energies.
In contrast to those are 2. the spiritual, noble, virtuous and
universal powers embodied in the Higher Ego (Atma-Buddhi-Manas).

The "voice of Nada" `is commented on by Mr. Judge in his article
AUM (PATH 1, p. 1; W Q J Articles, Vol. I, p. 561) There he
speaks of Nada Brahma (the divine resonance) -- it is the first
SOUND, a single homogeneous resonance, that, pervading the whole
universe, acts as the awakener, or vivifying power stirring all
the molecules into action.

It is represented in all languages by the vowel "A" which takes
precedence over all others. This is the "word," the "Verbum, the
"Logos."

This is creation, for without this resonance or motion among the
quiescent particles, there would be no visible universe.

We may compare this ancient concept with the findings of modern
astro-physicists, who examining the complete electro-magnetic
spectrum of the Universe, discovered a universally present, and
apparently unmodulated "hiss." This "hiss" has a definite
frequency, and seeking for its source, they concluded that in
theory and persistence it most probably represented the
continuing echo of the "Big Bang" whereby the Universe came into
objective activity.

On p. 233 of the KEY TO THEOSOPHY, H.P.B. gives the 4 Golden
Links of Theosophical doctrine: UNIVERSAL UNITY AND CAUSATION is
the 1st "link." Following this are Karma, Reincarnation and
Human Solidarity.

UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD is a phrase that includes all these and
gives a reason for present existence and the organization of
Nature in her most secret ways. How can it be else among
immortals?

As I see it, there is in Theosophical metaphysics, no physical
BIG BANG as theorized by speculative science, only a simultaneous
reawakening from a period of universal rest (Pralaya) of THAT
WHICH WAS, to a new "Day" of study and evolutionary work. A
fresh Manvantara of experience under Karma (individual and
collective) begins. The SOUND of Universal Life indicates the
revolution of the living vortices (the Monads) has objectively
recommenced.

In other words all that IS, was in EXISTENCE in the past. It was
alive and thriving -- in an earlier Manvantara.

This represents the SPIRITUAL aspect of the ever-living Monad
(ATMA-BUDDHI-MANAS).

All "forms" in that "past Manvantara" came simultaneously into
the vast sleep of Pralaya and have rested there, while a
different type of activity prevailed. When the cycle for a new
Manvantara struck, the simultaneous awakening of ALL occurred.
The Manifested Universe objectivized. The Great Creators and
Builders were at their place. [ S D I 570-575] the
re-organization of forms and intelligences to use them, began --
the process is described in S D Vol. I in great detail.

Evidence of this condition of Pralaya where in some aspects of
CONSCIOUSNESS remained awake is to be found in The SECRET
DOCTRINE where in Vol. I on p. 27, where we read:


"8. Alone the one form of existence stretched motionless,
infinite, causeless, in dreamless sleep; and life pulsated
unconscious in universal space, throughout that ALL-PRESENCE
which is sensed by the OPENED EYE of the DANGMA."


The "opened eye" refers to that aspect of SPIRIT named
MAHABUDDHI -- WISDOM and it is in the possession of the WISE who
do not sleep during the time of Pralaya.

[References:

"pulsated"	S D II 167 top, 43, 588, I p. 46, 2, 14-15, 45 fn;

"dreamless sleep"	S D I 348, 375;

"eye of the Dangma"	S D II 310, 363; I 46, 218; THEOSOPHICAL
GLOSSARY p. 201; H P B Articles Vol. III p. 35 (UNITED LODGE OF
THEOSOPHISTS Edn.) H P B LETTERS TO A. P. SINNETT, p. 376.]

Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: teos9@aol.com [mailto:teos9@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 1:06 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Theos-World The Voice of Silence.

In a message dated 8/9/2001 9:56:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
AnandaYoga@aol.com writes:

> I am currently studying The Voice of Silence and I am puzzled.
Please give
> my your thoughts on verses 14-16.
> My confusion lies in this, I live in a world of created
illusion,
yet
>
> should I not be joyful that I have this physical life to learn
about the
> portion of truth that my mind can understand.
> Also, to truely form a Brotherhood, must we not lend
an ear to her
> turmoil? How can we understand the nature of others, if we do
not hear
her
> joys and sorrows? We should not get pulled in. Shouldn't an
aspirant
learn
>
> of whom one day he hopes to help?
> Finally, When spreading oneself in space so that the
bodies become
> the
> moving molecules of space, for now, in my comprehension, is
this not just
a
> step on Who I am? It is not Truth, yet for now, it is a step
in my
> education
> and all that I know? Of course one would seek to go beyond
this point,
yet,
>
> for now "This is I."
> Please help clarify my thinking, as I have meditated
and slept and
am
>
> trying with great difficulty to put it in perspective.
> Thank you to you for your time and help.
> ananda

Ananda,

The very title, "Voice of the Silence" asks us to understand or
intuit
another condition of our being. One which is non verbal, non
rational, non
audible and yet....speaks. We are born with the knowledge of this
subtle,
silent language but from the very moment of that birth, we spend
most of our
physical life, unlearning its sound, and ignoring it's guidance.

We try to recapture the voice, thru LIVING the virtues, or, the
noble
eightfold path, or, the ten commandments, indeed, by studying the
V.O.S. By
paying steady unwavering attention to the SPIRITUAL LAWS, one
starts to
become free of the din of illusion.

The Voice, to me, is all about coming to KNOW this other
condition of being.


Louis



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