Theos-Talk Archives (December 2001 Message tt00105)

Jerry, you wrote in part:

"In INNER GROUP TEACHINGS she clearly says that each principle is on 
a plane. All of her definitions of atma suggest that she considered 
it to be spiritual (which is a Hindu, not a Buddhist, view) which 
would put it on one of the three upper planes. She tells us that it 
is the only principle that survives the pralaya (when the lower four 
planes go into sleep mode). It is said to have buddhi as its vehicle, 
and if we think of buddhi as intuition, then buddhi would be on the 
causal plane, above manas which is surely on the mental plane, which 
means that atma must be on the third plane. Thus, using her 
definitions and some logic, atma is on the third plane, buddhi on the 
fourth, manas of the fifth, and kama on the sixth. The lower three 
principles then must all be on the etheric - one each on the three 
upper subplanes of the physical plane. This is pretty much in 
agreement with A. E. Powell and others. It is logically consistant. 
And finally, it agrees with my own meditative experiences."

Jerry, what you write above reminds me of a convoluted discussion you 
and Eldon Tucker had years ago on Theos-l about the various planes, 
globes and principles. If I remember rightly there were some major 
differences between Eldon's view and your view on these topics.

Your explanation of the planes and principles in the above quote may 
be consistent with what "A.E. Powell and others" have written but I 
have some doubt whether your explanation truly is consistent with 
what Blavatsky taught.

For interested readers, see Blavatsky's diagram of the planes of 
Cosmic Consciousness on page 200 of Volume I of THE SECRET DOCTRINE 
(original and facsimile editions) and COMPARE with the diagrams and 
explanations given by HPB in her INNER GROUP TEACHINGS, 2nd. ed., 
pages 28-39.

Daniel

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