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:<br> |
| − | a. animal soul – the desire-nature or ''kāma''. | + | a. animal soul – the desire-nature or ''kāma''.<br> |
| − | b. human soul – the mental principle or ''manas''. | + | b. human soul – the mental principle or ''manas''.<br> |
c. spiritual soul – the ''buddhi'' | c. spiritual soul – the ''buddhi'' | ||
Revision as of 00:40, 21 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.
