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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
accumulated by our thoughts and actions rooted firmly in ‘separateness feeling’. The Master gives a graphic description of the developments since the ‘beginning’.
“The existence of soul can be traced back as far back as to the time of creation when the soul existed in its naked form as a separate entity. From that state of primary existence of the soul in its most subtle form we marched on to grosser forms of existence. These may be expressed as coverings round the soul. The earliest coverings were of the finest nature and with them we existed in our homeland, the Realm of God. The addition of more and more coverings of ego continued and subsequently Manas (psyche), Chit (consciousness),Buddhi (intellect) and Ahankar (ego) in cruder form began to contribute to our grossness. In due course Samskaras (impressions) began to be formed which brought about their resultant effects-Slowly our existence assumed the densest form”.(DR-15/6)
“Since all created things had brought with them a reflection of the real power their actions were also similar to those of the cosmic powers which were set into motion by the effect of the stir...When man was created his condition was dormant.. Gradually the powers inherited by him began to develop and the same original thought that had caused the primary stir being present in man began to manifest itself in proportion to its magnitude. It began to display actions similar to those related with the divine. But the divine will being directed downwards man’s thought took a contrary trend and began to build up his own creation...This led to the formation of his individual network which in respect of purity was in contrast to that of the divine”.(IB-33/4)
In the beginning of the message, ‘Craving of the soul’ to which the topic under study belongs, the Master
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