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Lesson XII: Mind and Spirit.465
real Self—that real presence of the Absolute—knows the knowledge of
the Absolute—itself—and when Man at length throws off all the confining
sheaths—even that of the highest forms of the Spiritual Mind, and becomes
merged with his Real Self, then shall he know all, for he will have found
himself in the Absolute, and his consciousness and knowledge shall include
the All—then will he cease to be Man.
Those of our students who are interested in the scientific side of the
subject, may be interested in the statement that those of the Yogis who
impart the scientific side of the philosophy, teach that neither Matter, Akasa,
in its highest form of Ether—Prana in its essence or highest form—nor
Mind-substance in itself—are atomic. None of these manifestations, in their
essence, are atomic, but what are called the atoms of each are really “vortexrings”
in the thing itself, which form atoms, such atoms forming combinations
which become apparent to the senses. For instance, Mind-substance, when
combining with action, forms atoms called Thought; Energy when in action
manifests atoms called Motion or Force. Energy in itself is passive, if the
paradox may be voiced; and the essence of Matter which we called the
highest Ether, when acted upon by Energy under the direction of Mind, is
formed into vortex-rings called atoms, which form into the grosser forms of
Matter, i.e., solid; liquid, and aeriform.
Lest we be accused of fitting a new Western scientific theory to the old
Yogi philosophy, we refer the student to the Sanscrit word “Vritta” (found
in the Vedas or ancient Yogi writings) which means waves or vibrations of
Mind, forming “thought,” the literal translation of the word “Vritta” being
“whirlpool.” As “vortex” (the word used in Western science) also means
“whirlpool,” and as both refer to a movement in “substance,” presumably
causing the formation of “atoms,” it will be seen that the Yogi is merely voicing
his ancient teachings when his theories crowd the “vortex-ring” theory very
close.
In this lesson we cannot attempt to go into the subject of the workings
of the mind; the principles underlying the same, or the physical effects