Theosophy

She speaks of the   existence of an original teaching in the custody of a Brotherhood of great spiritual Teachers, who – Themselves the outcome of past cycles of evolution – acted as the instructors and guides of the child-humanity of our planet, imparting to its races and nations in turn the fundamental truths of religion in the form most adapted to the idiosyncrasies of the recipients.  According to this view, the Founders of the great religions are members of the one Brotherhood, and were aided in Their mission by many other members, lower in degree than Themselves, Initiates and disciples of various grades, eminent in spiritual insight, in philosophical knowledge, or in purity of ethical wisdom.  These guided the infant nations, gave them their polity, enacted their laws, ruled them as kings, taught them as philosophers, guided them as priests ; all the nations of antiquity looked back to such mighty men, demigods, and heroes, and they left their traces in litera...

  Theosophy concepts Annie Besant on the Ancient wisdom Cosmology Karma….. Lipikas …..scribes Karma ….maharajas…Lords of karma

 Ancient wisdom. Besant

    Back Lipika Lipika (devanāgarī: लिपिक) is a Sanskrit word that means "scribe". In Hindu thought the lipikas (also referred to as the four Maharājas) are gods that regulate Karma. Mme. Blavatsky defined them as follows: Lipikas (Sk.). The celestial recorders, the “Scribes”, those who record every word and deed, said or done by man while on this earth. As Occultism teaches, they are the agents of KARMA-the retributive Law. Contents 1 General description 2 The four Maharajas 2.1 According to Besant and Leadbeater 3 Lipikas and Astrology 4 Further reading 5 Notes General description The Lipika are a hierarchy connected with the "recording" of karma. Mme. Blavatsky wrote: The Lipi-ka, from the word lipi, “writing,” means literally the “Scribes.” Mystically, these Divine Beings are connected with Karma, the Law of Retribution, for they are the Recorders or Annalists who impress on the (to us) invisible tablets of the Astral Light, “the great picture-gallery of eternit...

  Back   Lords of Karma Celestial beings who are the recorders of karmic actions, hence often called the “Lords of Karma.” The word comes from the Sanskrit root lip meaning “write, anoint, smear, etc.” The Secret Doctrine describes them thus: Mystically, these Divine Beings are connected with Karma, the Law of Retribution, for they are the Recorders or Annalists who impress on the (to us) invisible tablets of the Astral Light “the great picture-gallery of eternity” — a faithful record of every act, and even thought, of man, of all that was, is, or ever will be, in the phenomenal Universe. As said in “Isis,” (I:343), this divine and unseen canvas is the BOOK OF LIFE. . . . The Lipika . . . project into objectivity from the passive Universal Mind the ideal plan of the universe, upon which the “Builders” reconstruct the Kosmos after every Pralaya. . . . (SD I:104) Thus the Lipikas are spoken of as Spirits of the universe, whereas the so-called “Builders” are Planetary Spirits. Th...

  Back   Overview In Theosophy, "inferior agents" are understood as beings of lower consciousness and lesser spiritual evolution than higher spiritual masters.  The term appears within the context of a detailed spiritual hierarchy, where these agents are often associated with psychic phenomena and the practice of sorcery if used improperly.  Context within the Theosophical hierarchy The concept of "inferior agents" is best understood by contrasting it with higher entities in the  Theosophical cosmology: Adept and Chela: A high-level spiritual master, known as an Adept, may work through a conscious and consenting human pupil, called a chela, in a process known as "mediatorship". This is a positive form of spiritual agency. Mediumship: By contrast, a medium allows invisible entities to use them unconsciously as an instrument. This process is deemed less desirable, as it lacks conscious control and can attract various spirits. Sorcery and inferior agents: Whe...

Back concepts   Key Concepts of Theosophy 1) Infinitude Nature is infinite in space and time – boundless and eternal, unfathomable and ineffable. The all-pervading essence of infinite nature can be called space, consciousness, life, substance, force, energy, divinity – all of which are fundamentally one. 2) The finite and the infinite Nature is a unity in diversity, one in essence, manifold in form. The infinite whole is composed of an infinite number of finite wholes – the relatively stable and autonomous things (natural systems or artefacts) that we observe around us. Every natural system is not only a conscious, living, substantial entity, but is consciousness-life-substance, of a particular range of density and form. Infinite nature is an abstraction, not an entity; it therefore does not act or change and has no attributes. The finite, concrete systems of which it is composed, on the other hand, move and change, act and interact, and possess attributes. They are composite, inho...