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THE EQUINOX
1. Anandamâyâkos'a, Body of Bliss, is innermost. It is still an
illusion. Atma, Buddhi and Manas at most participate.
2. Manomâyâkos'a. The illusionary thought-sheath including
Manas, Buddhi, Chittam, and Ahankâra in union with
one or more of the Gnanendriyams.
3. Viññanamâyâkos'a. The consciousness sheath, which
consists of Anthakârana in union with an organ of action
or of sense—Gnan- and Karm-endriyam.
4. Prânâmâyâkos'a. Consists of the five airs. Here we drop
below Anthakârana.
5. Annamâyâkos'a. Body of Nourishment. The faculty which
feeds on the five Tatwas.
Besides these there are three bodies or Shariras.
1. Karana Sharira. The Causal body, which almost equals the
protoplast.
2. Sukshma Sharira. The Subtle body, which consists of the
vital airs, etc.
3. Sthula Shirara. The Gross body.
THE CHAKKRAS
According to the Yoga,* there are two nerve-currents in
to attempt to extract from these instructions the little sense they may contain
on account of the numerous Auric Eggs, Âkâsic envelopes, Karmic records,
Dêvâchanic states, etc., etc. On p. 89 of “Instruction No. III” we are told that
the Sushumnâ is the Brahmarandhra, and that there is “an enormous difference
between Hatha and Raja Yoga.” Plate III of Instructions No. II is quite
Theosophical, and the third rule out of the Probationers’ pledge, “I pledge
myself never to listen, without protest, to any evil thing spoken falsely, or yet
unproven, of a brother Theosophist, and to abstain from condemning others,”
seems to have been consistently acted upon ever since.
* Compare with the Kundalini the Serpent mentioned in paragraph 26 of