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ebirth. The Higher Manas is responsible for the Ray it sends forth. If the Ray be not
soiled, no bad Karma is generated.
The Turîya State
You should bear in mind that, in becoming Karma-less, good Karma, as well as bad,
has to be gotten rid of, and that Nidânas, started towards the acquisition of good
Karma, are binding as those induced in the other direction. For both are Karma.
Yogis cannot attain the Turîya state unless the Triangle is separated from the
Quaternary.
Mahat
Mahat is the manifested universal Parabrâhmic Mind (for one Manvantara) on the
Third Plane [of Kosmos]. It is the Law whereby the Light falls from plane to plane and
differentiates. The Mânasaputras are its emanations.
Man alone is capable of conceiving the Universe on this plane of existence.
Existence is; but when the entity does not feel it, for that eternity it is not. The pain of
an operation exists, though the patient does not feel it, and for the patient it is not.
FEAR AND HATRED (Page 541)
How to Advance
Q. What is the correct pronunciation of AUM
A. It should first be practised physically; always at the same pitch, which must be
discovered in the same way as the particular colour of the student is found, for each
has its own tone.
AUM consists of two vowels and one semi-vowel, which latter must be prolonged.
Just as Nature has its Fa, so each man has his: man being differentiated from
Nature. The body may be compared to an instrument and the Ego to the player. You
begin by producing effect on yourself; then little by little you learn to play on the
Tattvas and Principles; learn first the notes, then the chords, then the melodies. Once
the student is master of every chord, he may begin to be a co-worker with Nature and
for others. He may then, by the experience he has gained of his own nature, and by
the knowledge of the chords, strike such as will be beneficial in another, and so will
serve as a keynote for beneficial results.
Try to have a clear representation of the geometrical triangle on every plane, the
conception gradually growing more metaphysical, and ending with the subjective
Triangle, Ãtmâ-Buddhi-Manas. It is only by the knowledge of this Triangle under all
forms that you can succeed, e.g., in enclosing the past and the future in the present.
Remember that you have to merge the Quaternary in the Triangle. The Lower Manas
is drawn upwards, with the Kâma, Prâna and Linga, leaving only the physical body
behind, the lower reinforcing the higher.
Advance may be made in Occultism even in Devachan, if the Mind and Soul be set
thereon during life; but it is only as in a dream, and the knowledge will fade away as
memory of a dream fades, unless it be kept alive by conscious study.
Fear and Hatred
Fear and hatred are essentially one and the same. He who fears nothing will never
hate, and he who hates nothing will never fear.
The Triangle
Q. What is the meaning of the phrase: “Form a clear image of the Triangle on every
plane;” e.g., on the Astral Plane, what should one think of as the Triangle
A. [H.P.B asked whether the question signified the meaning of (Page 542) the Triangle
or the way to represent the Triangle on the “screen of light.” The questioner
explaining that the latter was the meaning, H.P.B said that] it was only in the Turîa
state, the fourth of the seven steps of Râja Yoga that the Yogî can represent to
himself that which is abstract. Below this state, the perceptive power, being
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