KARMA
A Study in Karma
by
Annie Besant
Published in 1917
The
Three Fates
"God created man in His own image," says a
Hebrew Scripture, and the Trinities of the great religions are the symbols of
the three aspects of the divine consciousness, reflected in the triplicity of
the human. The first Logos of the Theosophist, the Mahadeva of the Hindu, the
Father of the Christians, has Will as predominant, and shows forth the power of
sovereignty, the Law by which the universe is built. The Second Logos, Vishnu,
the Son, is Wisdom, that all-sustaining and all-pervading power by which the
universe is preserved. The Third Logos, Brahma, the Holy Spirit, is the Agent,
the creative power by which
the universe is brought into manifestation. There is
nothing in divine or human consciousness which does not find itself within one
or other of these modes of Self-expression.
Again, matter has three fundamental qualities
responsive severally to these modes of consciousness, and without these it
could no more be manifested than Consciousness could express itself without its
modes.
It has inertia (tamas), the very foundation of all,
the stability necessary to existence, the quality
which answers to Will.
It has mobility (rajas), the capacity to be moved,
answering to Activity. It has rhythm (sattva), the equaliser of movement
(without which movement would be chaotic, destructive), answering to Cognition.
The Yoga system, considering all from the standpoint
of consciousness, names this rhythmic quality "cognisability," that
which makes that matter should be known by Spirit.
All that is in our consciousness, affecting the environment,
and all the environment affected by our consciousness, make up our world. The
interrelation between our consciousness and our environment is our karma.
By these three modes of consciousness we spin our
individual karma, the universal interrelation between Self and Not-Self being
specialized by us into this individual interrelation As we rise above
separateness, the individual again becomes the universal interrelation, but
this universal interrelation cannot be transcended while manifestation endures.
This specializing of the universal, and the later
universalizing of the special make up of the "world’s eternal ways" –
the Path of Forthgoing to gather experience, the Path of Return, bringing the
sheaves of experience home; this is the Great Wheel of Evolution, so relentless
when seen from the standpoint of Matter, so beauteous when seen from the
standpoint of Spirit.
"Life is not a cry, but a song."
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Preface
Theosophy and the Masters General Principles
The Earth Chain Body and Astral Body Kama – Desire
Manas Of Reincarnation Reincarnation Continued
Karma Kama Loka
Devachan
Cycles
Arguments Supporting Reincarnation
Differentiation Of Species Missing Links
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Three Fundamental Propositions Key Concepts of Theosophy
Cosmogenesis
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The Three Objectives of the Theosophical Society
Explanation of the Theosophical Society Emblem
Glossaries of Theosophical Terms
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