Friday, 12 April 2024

Study course on the Secret Doctrine

 Source: https://blavatskyarchives.com/senderstcoursesd.htm

STUDY COURSE

ON

 THE SECRET DOCTRINE 

 

[H.P. Blavatsky's magnum opus]

 

 

Conducted by

Pablo Sender & Juliana Cesano

 

 Adyar 2006

This webtext is also available in pdf


CONTENTS

 

Notes and Abbreviations

Introduction

      Contents of the SD

      About the SD

 

Section I: The Secret Doctrine and its Study

      How to study the SD

      The Nature and Method of Occult Teachings

      The Effects of Studying the SD

 

Section II: The Absolute Reality—The First Fundamental Proposition

      The Absolute Reality

      Its two (Absolute) Aspects

      Pre-cosmic Differentiation

      Cosmic Manifestation – The Duality

      Cosmic Manifestation – The Triad

      Manifested “Deity”

      Summary

 

Section III: Cyclic Manifested Universe—The Second Fundamental Proposition

      Manifestation—A Cosmic Illusion

      Cyclic Manifestation

 

Section IV: Seven Planes of Consciousness

 

Section V: The Hierarchies

      The Inner Rulers of the Universe

      Their Consciousness and Intelligence

      No Omniscient Powers

 

Section VI: Septenary Constitution of the Human Being

 

Section VII: The Evolutionary Process—The Third Fundamental Proposition

      The Cycle of Necessity

      Rounds and Chains

      Nirvana

 

Section VIII: Man—The Triple Evolutionary Scheme

      Evolution of Monads

      Root-Races and Physical Evolution

      Evolution of Manas

      An Endless Evolution

 

 Endnotes