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LA TRANSMIGRACION DE LOS ATOMOS VITALES Una Colección de Artículos de H. P. Blavatsky y de otros Autores THE THEOSOPHY COMPANY 2 3 4 PROLOGO Los siguientes artículos se han entresacado del libro: ―Five Years of Theosophy‖, una mina de información teosófica muy importante. En esta colección de escritos hemos incluido, además de H. P. Blavatsky, varios autores quienes, en aquel entonces, la ayudaron a establecer la Sociedad Teosófica en India, contribuyendo, con sus escritos, a la difusión de las ideas teosóficas en la revista ―Theosophist.‖ El lector los encontrará muy interesantes porque irradian luz sobre varios temas teosóficos recónditos: la división septenaria del Cosmos y del ser humano, los 12 signos zodiacales, los hermanos de los Himalayas y una constelación de tópicos interesantes. Entre los artículos de Blavatsky resalta: ―La Trasmigración de los Atomos Vitales‖, que, a la luz de los nuevos descubrimientos científicos de la física cuántica y de la hipótesis del Cosmos como un Holograma, ofrece al lector una base esotérica que muestra como los antiguos ya estaban familiarizados con ideas parecidas. 5 “EL ELIXIR DE VIDA” Y Enoch caminó con los Elohim y los Elohim lo tomaron.‖ – Génesis. INTRODUCCION [La curiosa información contenida en el siguiente artículo se merece unas cuantas palabras de introducción, pues, cualquier cosa que el mundo pueda pensar de esto, seguramente admitirá que es curiosa. Para el europeo ordinario parecerá extraña y sobrenatural, la manera en la cual el autor conoció los detalles que aquí se presentan sobre el tema de lo que siempre se ha considerado como uno de los misterios más recónditos y más rigurosamente protegidos en la iniciación del ocultismo, desde los días de los Rishis hasta los de la Sociedad Teosófica. El mismo autor puede asegurar al lector que no cree, para nada, en lo Sobrenatural, aunque haya aprendido demasiado para limitar las capacidades de lo natural como algunos hacen. Además, él debe hacer la siguiente confesión de su propia creencia. Al examinar con atención los hechos se trasluce que: si el asunto es realmente como ahí se expresa, el autor no puede ser un adepto de grado elevado, pues, en tal caso, el artículo no se hubiera escrito nunca. Ni tampoco él pretende ser un adepto, pues es, o, mejor dicho, fue, por algunos años, un humilde Chela. De aquí se deduce que debe ser cierto que en lo referente a las etapas más elevadas del misterio, él no puede tener una experiencia personal, sino que habla de esto sólo como un íntimo observador dejado a sus suposiciones y nada más. Por lo tanto, el autor puede afirmar, intrépidamente, que, durante su estadía, desafortunadamente demasiado breve, con ciertos adeptos, ha podido verificar, mediante el experimento y la observación efectivos, algunas de las partes menos trascendentales o incipientes del ―Curso.‖ Aunque él no pueda dar un testimonio positivo de lo que yace más allá, puede mencionar que, todo su curso de estudio, de preparación y de experiencia, a pesar de que a menudo haya sido largo, severo y peligroso, le induce a la convicción de que todo es, realmente, como se ha afirmado que 6 es, excepto algunos detalles que han sido velados intencionalmente. Debido a causas que no se pueden explicar al público, el autor mismo puede no poder o no estar dispuesto a emplear el secreto al cual tuvo acceso. Sin embargo, gracias al permiso que le otorga uno al cual hay que ofrecerle toda reverencia, afecto y gratitud, su último guru, el autor puede divulgar, para el beneficio de la Ciencia y del Hombre y especialmente para el bien de quienes son suficientemente valientes para llevar a efecto, personalmente, el experimento, los siguientes particulares sorprendentes de los métodos ocultos a fin de prolongar la vida por un periodo que trasciende mucho el ordinario. –G. M.] Es probable que, una de las primeras consideraciones que inducen a las personas de mentalidad mundana, a solicitar la iniciación en la Teosofía, sea la creencia o la esperanza de que, tan pronto como ingresan, al candidato se le otorga algún beneficio extraordinario sobre el resto de la humanidad. Algunos piensan que el resultado último de su iniciación sea, quizá, el estar exento de esa disolución que es el destino común de toda la humanidad. Los estudiantes europeos de Ocultismo medieval, aún aprecian las tradiciones del ―Elíxir de Vida‖, cuyos depositarios, según se dice, son los cabalistas y los alquimistas. Los restos degradados de las sectas asiáticas esotéricas, que desconocen el GRAN SECRETO real, aún aprecian la alegoría de Ab-é Hyat o el Agua de la Vida. La ―Esencia aguda e ígnea‖, mediante la cual Zanoni renovaba su existencia, todavía suscita la imaginación de los visionarios modernos como un posible descubrimiento científico del futuro. A pesar de que se declare que el hecho es verdadero, desde el punto de vista teosófico se sabe que son falsos los conceptos que acabamos de mencionar del procedimiento que da cima al hecho. El lector puede o no puede creer en ello; sin embargo, es cierto que los Ocultistas Teosóficos afirman que se comunican con Inteligencias (vivientes) que poseen un campo de observación infinitamente mayor que incluso las aspiraciones más elevadas de la ciencia moderna pueden contemplar, a pesar de todos los ―Adeptos‖ actuales europeos y americanos, diletantes en la 7 Cábala. Estas Inteligencias superiores, no obstante lo vasto de sus investigaciones (o, si prefieren, presuntas investigaciones) y a pesar de su búsqueda extensa por medio de la inferencia y la analogía, aún Ellas no han logrado descubrir en el Infinito, algo que sea permanente, excepto el ESPACIO. TODO ESTA SUJETO AL CAMBIO. Por lo tanto, la reflexión sugiere fácilmente al lector la siguiente suposición lógica: en un universo que es esencialmente impermanente en sus condiciones, nada puede conferir permanencia. Por ende: ninguna sustancia posible, aunque se extrajera de las anfractuosidades de lo Infinito; ninguna combinación de drogas imaginable, de nuestra tierra o de alguna otra, aunque la compusiese la Inteligencia Superior; ningún sistema de vida o disciplina, a pesar de que lo dirija la determinación y la habilidad más férreas, podría producir, posiblemente, la Inmutabilidad. Pues, en el universo de los sistemas solares, dondequiera y como quiera que se investigue, la Inmutabilidad requiere ―No-Ser‖, en el sentido físico que le dan los teístas. En los conceptos estrechos de los religiosos occidentales, No-Ser es nada, una reducción por absurdo. Este es un insulto gratuito aun cuando se aplica a la idea seudo-cristiana o jehovita eclesiástica de Dios. Por lo tanto, se constata que la concepción ideal común de la ―Inmortalidad‖, no sólo es esencialmente errónea, sino una imposibilidad física y metafísica. Esta idea es una ilusión quimérica, a pesar de que los teósofos o los no-teósofos, los cristianos o los espiritistas, los materialistas o los idealistas la aprecien. La prolongación real de la vida humana es posible por un tiempo tan largo que podrá parecer milagroso e increíble para quienes consideran nuestro lapso de existencia necesariamente limitado, a lo sumo, a un par de siglos. Podemos disolver el choque de la Muerte y, en lugar de morir, transformar una caída repentina en la oscuridad, en una transición a una luz más brillante. Esto puede realizarse de manera tan gradual que el pasaje de un estado de existencia al otro será casi imperceptible porque su fricción será minimizada. Este es un asunto del todo diferente y dentro del alcance de la Ciencia Oculta. En tal caso, como en cualquier otro, los medios dirigidos de manera 8 adecuada alcanzarán sus fines y las causas producirán los efectos. Por supuesto, la única cuestión es: ¿cuáles son estas causas y cómo, a su vez, deben producirse? El objetivo del siguiente artículo es el de levantar, hasta donde es posible, el velo de este aspecto del Ocultismo. Como premisa hay que recordar al lector dos doctrinas teosóficas que se han inculcado constantemente en ―Isis sin Velo‖ y en otras obras místicas, es decir: (a) en última instancia, el Kosmos es Uno, sujeto a infinitas variaciones y manifestaciones y (b) el llamado ser humano es un ―ser compuesto‖, no sólo en el sentido exotérico científico, por ser un acopio de Unidades vivientes llamadas materiales, sino también en el sentido esotérico, por ser una sucesión de siete formas o partes de este mismo que se entremezclan las unas con las otras. Si queremos ser más claros podemos decir que las formas más etéreas son sólo copias del mismo aspecto, pues, cada forma más sutil yace en los espacios inter-atómicos de la siguiente más burda. Queremos que el lector entienda que lo dicho no son sutilezas ni ―espiritualidades‖ en el sentido Cristo-Espiritista. En el hombre real que se refleja en su espejo, se hallan, verdaderamente, varios hombres o varias partes de un hombre compuesto; cada uno es la exacta contraparte del otro, pero las ―condiciones atómicas‖ (por falta de mejor término) de cada (hombre) tienen una disposición tal que sus átomos interpenetran los de la forma sucesiva ―más burda‖. Para nuestro presente propósito no importa como los teósofos, los espiritistas, los buddhistas, los cabalistas o los vedantinos cuentan, separan, clasifican, disponen o nombran estos hombres, pues dicha guerra de términos puede aplazarse para otra ocasión. Tampoco importa cual relación tiene cada uno de estos hombres con los varios ―elementos‖ del Kosmos del cual forma parte. Este conocimiento, aun siendo de vital importancia en otros aspectos, no viene al caso explicarlo o discutirlo ahora. Tampoco nos interesa que los científicos nieguen la existencia de tal disposición porque sus instrumentos no permiten a sus sentidos percibirla. Contestaremos simplemente: ―obtengan mejores 9 instrumentos, sentidos más penetrantes y, eventualmente, la percibirán.‖ Todo lo que tenemos que decir es: si ustedes ansían beber el ―Elixir de la Vida‖ y vivir mil años o algo por el estilo, deben confiar en lo que decimos sobre el tema y proseguir con tal suposición.
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    “Krishna Charitrya Manjari” by Rayaru ´ÉÏ M×üwhÉ cÉÉËU§rÉqÉÇeÉUÏ Krishna Charitra Manjari is a beautiful grantha by Mantralaya Rayaru which gives the essence of entire Krishna Charitre from Bhagavatha and Mahabharatha in 28 shlokaas. Here in each sentence, he has filled it with shastra prameya. It gives many prameyaas like the Vishnu Sarvottamatva, devata taratamya, etc. ÌuÉwhÉÑoÉë¼ÉÌSSåuÉæ: ͤÉÌiÉpÉUWûUhÉå mÉëÉÍjÉïiÉ: mÉëÉSÒUÉxÉÏSè SåuÉYrÉÉÇ lÉÇSlÉÇSÏ ÍzÉzÉÑuÉkÉÌuÉÌWûiÉÉÇ mÉÔiÉlÉÉÇ rÉÉå eÉbÉÉlÉ | EijÉÉlÉÉæixÉÑYrÉMüÉsÉå UjÉcÉUhÉaÉiÉÇ cÉÉxÉÑUÇ mÉÉSbÉÉiÉæ- ¶É¢üÉuÉiÉïÇ cÉ qÉɧÉÉ aÉÑÂËUÌiÉ ÌlÉÌWûiÉÉå pÉÔiÉsÉå xÉÉåsuÉiÉÉlqÉÉlÉç || 1 || Krishna roopa is saakshaat Srimannaarayana roopa, who appeared in bhooloka after being prayed by Brahma rudraadi devataas for the reduction of the burden and weight on the earth due to the presence of adharmic asuric souls. He appeared in the sacred garbha of Devaki-Vasudeva (Kashyapa-aditi) as their eighth son. As per Krishna’s instructions, Vasudeva took him to Gokula, where he gave ananda to Nandagopa – Yashoda. In his early childhood itself, Krishna killed Pootana, who was sent in by Kamsa to kill all the new born children. www.sumadhwaseva.com by Narahari Sumadhwa Page 1 “Krishna Charitrya Manjari” by Rayaru (Udupi Krishna with the alankara of Shakatasura Bhanjana) During upanishkramana period, i.e., at the end of Chaturtha maasa when the birth nakshatra (janma nakshatra) falls, Yashoda had gone for the festival in temple and had kept Krishna under the shade of a cart. Shakatasura who came in the form of a shakata (cart) was killed by Krishna just with the kicking of his mild foot. Another asura Trunavartha who came in the form of wind, lifted Krishna very high in the sky and wanted to throw him down from high in the sky.
  • Chapter X Samudra Mathana the Delineation of the Vedavyasavatara

    Chapter X Samudra Mathana the Delineation of the Vedavyasavatara

    Chapter X Samudra mathana The delineation of the Vedavyasavatara is the theme of the tenth chapter. However, as a preliminary to it, the samudramathana episode is narrated. The purpose of Vyasavatara was to remove ignorance and confusion caused by the curse of Gautama in respect of the knowledge enshrined in the Vedas, Pancharatra, Itihasapurana, and other sacred pieces of literature. For such an ignorance and confusion Kali was considerably responsible. He arose at the time of the samudramathana along with poison. Not only the personality of Kali was Kali but the ignorance and the confusion caused by him were also Kali. Destroying these was meant to destroy Kali. This was the purpose of Vyasavatara. Therefore, in order to point out that such a Kali had arisen at the time of samudramathana, that episode is narrated in the tenth chapter before the narration of Vyasavatara. The details of samudramathana are well-known. Therefore, only such items that are especially mentioned in Tatparyanirnaya and that have a deep religious significance will be stated here. At the close of the 28th Dvapara Yuga, Chaturmukha Brahma, Shiva, Indra, and other deities approached Lord Vishnu present at Shvetadvipa at the center of Kshirasamudra. They offered prayers to Him and informed Him that due to Durvasa's curse, Indra lost his power and glory and was defeated by the demons. Therefore, they had come to Him seeking protection. As per the instructions of Lord Vishnu, the deities entered into an agreement with the demons through Bali Chakravarthi and attempted to bring the Mandara mountain for samudramathana.
  • THE VISHNU PURANA the Vishnu Purana Has Twenty-Three Thousand

    THE VISHNU PURANA the Vishnu Purana Has Twenty-Three Thousand

    THE VISHNU PURANA The Vishnu Purana has twenty-three thousand shlokas. Skanda Purana has eighty-one thousand shloka and Markandeya Purana only nine thousand. The Vishnu Purana also has six major sections or amshas, although the last of these is really short. Maitreya and Parashara Once the sage Maitreya came to the sage Parashara and wanted to know about the creation of the universe. And this is what Parashara told him. In the beginning the universe was full of water. But in that water there emerged a huge egg (anda) that was round like a water-bubble. The egg became bigger and bigger and inside the egg there was Vishnu. This egg was called Brahmanda. And inside Brahmanda there were the mountains and the land, the oceans and the seas, the gods, demons and humans and the stars. On all sides, the egg was surrounded by water, fire, wind, the sky and the elements. Inside the egg, Vishnu adopted the form of Brahma and proceeded to create the universe. When the universe is to be destroyed, it is Vishnu again who adopts the form of Shiva and performs the act of destruction. Let us therefore salute the great god Vishnu. There are four yugas or eras. These are called krita (or satya), treta, dvapara and kali. Krita era consists of four thousand years, treta of three thousand, dvapara of two thousand and kali of one thousand. All the four eras thus pass in ten thousand. And when all the four eras have passed one thousand times each, that is merely one day for Brahma.