Difference between revisions of "Animal Soul"
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| − | This is a term used by Helena P. Blavatsky to refer to kāma, or the desire-nature in the septenary constitution of the human being. | + | This is a term used by Helena P. Blavatsky to refer to ''kāma'', or the desire-nature in the septenary constitution of the human being. |
Blavatsky classifies the soul into three kinds: | Blavatsky classifies the soul into three kinds: | ||
| − | a. animal soul – the desire-nature or kāma. | + | a. animal soul – the desire-nature or ''kāma''. |
| − | b. human soul – the mental principle or manas. | + | b. human soul – the mental principle or ''manas''. |
| − | c. spiritual soul – the buddhi | + | c. spiritual soul – the ''buddhi'' |
| − | At times, she also refers to the animal soul as “astral soul,” as distinguished from the “astral body” which she uses for the etheric double or | + | At times, she also refers to the animal soul as “astral soul,” as distinguished from the “astral body” which she uses for the etheric double or linga-śārira. |
V.H.C. | V.H.C. | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 20 May 2011
This is a term used by Helena P. Blavatsky to refer to kāma, or the desire-nature in the septenary constitution of the human being.
Blavatsky classifies the soul into three kinds: a. animal soul – the desire-nature or kāma. b. human soul – the mental principle or manas. c. spiritual soul – the buddhi
At times, she also refers to the animal soul as “astral soul,” as distinguished from the “astral body” which she uses for the etheric double or linga-śārira.
V.H.C.
