Mānasaputras
Literally, Sons of Mind. They are said to have given mind to the human race during the Third Root Race. It is an inclusive term to denote those advanced beings that Helena P. Blavatsky indicated had incarnated on this globe to advance the human race. They are referred to by many different names in Blavatsky’s The Secret Doctrine; these are:
AGNISHVšTTAS, AGNISHVšTTA Pit¬is; DHYšNIS; Fire Dhy€nis; Gods of Will; Holy Ascetics; Holy Virgin-Born; Holy Sons; Holy Yogis; Incorporeal Pitis; Kum€ris; Lhas (T); Lords of the Flame; Lords of Wisdom; M€nasas; M€nasa Dhy€nis; M€nasaputras; M€nasvin; Mind-Born Sons; Solar Ancestors; Solar Angels; Solar Devas; Solar Fathers; Solar Lhas (T); Solar Pitis; Sons of Fire; Sons of Wisdom; Sons of Mahat; Sons of Manas; Sons of Mind; Vair€jas; Virgin Ascetics.
Geoffrey A. Barborka, in his book The Divine Plan (T.P.H. Madras, 1964, p. 134) suggests that these various names are used to emphasize the different aspect of the teaching about these beings. He points out that these can be grouped into three broad categories as:
(1) The Manas stresses the awakening of the Mind principle.
(2) The Agnishv€tta stresses the evolutionary phase.
(3) The Kum€ra aspect is the phase of enlightenment by direct assistance by incarnation into the human race during the First, Second and part of the Third Root Races.
See also Pit¬is.
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