Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00283)

Mar 9 2004

Dear G C and friends:

Perhaps this might help a little

Dallas

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KAMADEVA and the MONAD



Here are a few of my references. Inchoate, scattered.

Yet to summarize:



Man is the miniature of the universe. As above, so below.

Ancient teachings on “creation” or rather the reincarnation of the
Universe feature the “sundering of the ONE.”

Thereafter LIFE, MOTION, ENERGY, PURPOSE, and THE POWER OF INDEPENDENT
SELF-CHOICE, being universally diffused ( no limits) the ‘PLENUM” was
filled with the returning to life of the armies (?) of immortal MONADS,
each under KARMA-UNIVERSAL resuming its position and work from the place
and area where Pralaya had overcome it. 


Kamadeva (to me) signifies an emblem that illustrates HARMONY and
COOPERATION hence compassion and care for one’s brother MONADS, wherever
they may be and in whatever avenue of serve they (and we) may be.

It is to be understood that KARMA causes the reincarnation of universes,
it is an indissoluble aspect of the ABSOLUTE..  

What we think of as SPIRIT and MATTER are aspects of Karma and since
they neutralize each other they may be considered “married” or eternally
united. (Not sexually, but electro-magnetically -- if that may be used
as an illustration). 

[Alchemically the union of the “Red Virgin” and the “Philosopher’s
Stone.” -- If one can accept the idea that the “Red Virgin” symbolizes
KAMA, (or selfish desire being in fact the densest “MATTER”) and the
“PHILOSOPHER’S STONE” (that dissolves any and all “containers” isa
symbol for the ONE SPIRIT which is universal).  

This leads me to the concept of the (our) MONAD (whether 1) universal
as an infinitude of infinitesimal living vibrant points of intelligent
life (string theory?) -- or 2) Personal: the limits of personalized
and selfish “desire” are to be continually contrasted with the
universality and impersonality of the ONE SPIRIT (a “ray” of which is
said to inhere in each human). For the purpose of our understanding
ourselves as intelligent and free MONADS in evolution, we use the words
“Matter” and ”Spirit” – and those need further definition. One of these
will be found in S D I 167 (on the 2 EGOS in Man – I have many
references on this in the SECRET DOCTRINE …)

[I have pondered this for several years and can send you if you wish a
tentative essay on the subject. You might look it over and help me.]

One of the strange things in considering the evolution of Humanity is
the fact that apparently some of the Divine MONADS ( Kumaras ?) who
first delayed, but later agreed to “create,” actually took up residence
(as a kind of overseeing but non-meddling TUTOR in each human lower Mind
that was approaching individualization and the trials and tasks relative
to such a condition (ours at present). [ see TRANS p 62 to 67] 


Let me bring in definitions from the Glossary (I put some notes and
references there too)

Hope this is not too long, and also hope you can throw sme light on
considering them,

Best wishes,

as always,

Dal

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KAMADEVA [GOD OF LOVE / COMPASSION ]


KAMADEVA (Sk.). In the popular notions the god of love, a Visva-deva, in
the Hindu Pantheon. As the Eros of Hesiod, degraded into Cupid by
exoteric law, and still more degraded by a later popular sense
attributed to the term, so is Kama a most mysterious and metaphysical
subject. 

The earlier Vedic description of Kama alone gives the key-note to what
he emblematizes. Kama is the first conscious, all embracing desire for
universal good, love, and for all that lives and feels, needs help and
kindness, the first feeling of infinite tender compassion and mercy that
arose in the consciousness of the creative ONE Force, as soon as it came
into life and being as a ray from the ABSOLUTE. Says the Rig Veda, 

“Desire first arose in IT, which was the primal germ of mind, and which
Sages, searching with their intellect, have discovered in their heart to
be the bond which connects Entity with non-Entity”, or Manas with pure
Atma-Buddhi.”  

(DTB	see S D I 44-6, 570; II 65, 79, 176, 578-9, J.
Letters 60; G N p. 227; Glos 121, 217) Remarkable and needs careful
analyzing with relation to our inner self.)

[DTB This is to thought over metaphysically and universally and then
we can see it in our own septenary constitution (meditation?).]

There is no idea of sexual love in the conception. Kama is pre-eminently
the divine desire of creating happiness and love; and it is only ages
later, as mankind began to materialize by anthropomorphization its
grandest ideals into cut and dried dogmas, that Kama became the power
that gratifies desire on the animal plane. 

This is shown by what every Veda and some Brahmanas say. In the Atharva
Veda, Kama is represented as the Supreme Deity and Creator. In the
Taitarîya Brahmana, he is the child of Dharma, the god of Law and
Justice, of Sraddha and faith. In another account he springs from the
heart of Brahmâ. Others show him born from water, i.e., from primordial
chaos, or the “Deep”. Hence one of his many names, Irâ-ja, “the
water-born”; and Aja, “unborn” ; and Atmabhu or “Self-existent”. Because
of the sign of Makara (Capricornus) on his banner, he is also called “
Makara Ketu”.

The allegory about Siva, the “Great Yogin”, reducing Kama to ashes by
the fire from his central (or third) Eye, for inspiring the Mahadeva
with thoughts of his wife, while he was at his devotions—is very
suggestive, as it is said that he thereby reduced Kama to his primeval
spiritual form.	(Glos 170-1)


Eyes (divine). The “eyes” the Lord Buddha developed in him at the
twentieth hour of his vigil when sitting under the BO-tree, when he was
attaining Buddhaship. They are the eyes of the glorified Spirit, to
which matter is no longer a physical impediment, and which have the
power of seeing all things within the space of the limitless Universe.
0n the following morning of that night, at the close of the third watch,
the “ Merciful One” attained the Supreme Knowledge.” --Glos 117



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-----Original Message-----
From: Gopi Chari [mailto:ekcvv@juno.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:04 AM
To: study@blavatsky.net
Subject: [bn-study] Love

Hello everybody,

What does SD say specifically about 'Love'? 
I can not find any direct references!

Gopi