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The Menu for Life - The Four Basic Principles to Reach a Full Life

The Menu for Life - The Four Basic Principles to Reach a Full Life

Guillermo Benavides Gonzalez

 

Verlag BookBaby, 2019

ISBN 9781543971552 , 200 Seiten

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The human being is the most complex and awe-inspiring creature in the known universe
Of all living organisms, the human being is the most complex and extraordinary. The life of a human being is a constant process of evolution and improvement; as such it can be considered one of the most perfect systems in all creation. Human existence occurs on many interconnected levels or planes; the development and evolution of which integrates physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual aspects.
Maintaining a connection with each other, these planes can produce effects on the natural world and on the relationships that exist within it. As a human being evolves, he or she progresses, or learns to progress, to a greater or lesser extent in each of these planes and to maintain balance and harmony. To achieve this balance a person must act in the most impeccable manner, demonstrating his ability in the events and activities to which he directs himself
Perhaps it is this complexity of life and the stages of which it is comprised that result in the perceived difficulty of discovering the true meaning to life and clouds our judgment and understanding of our mission in the world.
We are more than a physical body
A common idea about the human condition is that a person is composed of a physical body and a non-physical body, a soul. While this is a valid concept, the human being is actually a much more complex system consisting of several energy bodies associated and identified with the emotional, intellectual and spiritual aspects.
While some philosophers and theorists give greater importance to the physical body and others to the soul; to achieve a true and complete spiritual evolution, a human being needs to be aware of his or her true nature influenced and marked by these bodies which he or she needs to develop harmoniously in order to achieve the best possible evolutionary state. A person needs to develop a perfect level of coordination and harmony between all these planes of being and this can be said to be one of the most important goals in life.
In other words, a human being needs to develop not only the physical and emotional bodies: there is a necessity to evolve in all the afore mentioned elements of existence because they are all of equal importance. Each has a clearly established role in the evolutionary journey along which a human must travel. Thus, the integration of all planes of being is what determines a human being's evolutionary pathway, and this is what distinguishes us from the animal world.
To facilitate the understanding of these bodies, in the pages that follow, we will, describe them in a concise and clear way. The purpose of describing these bodies is to demonstrate that the principles on which The Menu for life analysis is founded on are intrinsic elements of human nature.
The seven bodies of human evolution
As previously mentioned, man is a highly developed, complex being consisting of several bodies or planes of being. To explain each of these bodies we will delve into the field of Theosophy; literally meaning “divine wisdom.” The term Theosophy refers to a school of thought that integrates philosophy, religion and science; it draws from the teachings of the great religions of the world and as such it can be seen as a synthesis of all religions. It postulates that a person may come to knowledge and truth by seeking universal brotherhood through development of the spiritual-self, through exploration and through the study of his or her own nature1
Theosophy provides detailed knowledge from physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual perspectives. Theosophy also provides a holistic approach from which a methodological perspective emphasizes that an object of study, in this case the human being, should be studied as an organized whole rather than a sum of its parts. Theosophy therefore allows analysis of perfect and complex composition of man or woman as a highly developed being, which can be understood in an integrated way. One of the central themes of Theosophy is the study of people who have devoted themselves to analyzing both the visible and the invisible: the physical, the spiritual and divine worlds. For these people, having dedicated themselves to these matters, have come to know universal truths about humans.
Theosophy has existed for centuries; in its early years it was an exclusive knowledge only known by the Mystery Schools' initiates. Ammonius Saccas was one of its first exponents and was the founder of the Eclectic Theosophical School in Alexandria in the third century. Later thinkers such as Plato, Plotinus, and Paracelsus promulgated the fundamental principles of theosophy and in more recent years the Russian writer Madame H. P. Blavatsky came to light with her book The Secret Doctrine, a masterpiece of Theosophy, published in 1888, which can be consulted by the reader to have a deeper understanding of Theosophy.
Theosophy makes a masterful combination of Eastern wisdom with the logic and scientific thought of the West, firmly placing them in a philosophical context involving, among others, theories of evolution, reincarnation, the laws of Karma or cause and effect across the different planes in which humans exists. Furthermore, Blavatsky demonstrates a commonality between all religions in terms of knowledge and the relation between the Godhead, man and the universe, seeking divine wisdom in each.
In relation to science, Theosophy opens and explores new ground by establishing knowledge and laws applied to nature, the universe and man. Theosophy also analyzes the principles of existence and it asserts that life exists universally across the seven energy bodies, that there are laws governing the universe and that there is a continuous evolutionary process linking all.
The Theosophy principles
Theosophy is a philosophically interesting thought process well worth knowing and analyzing. The principles and basic assumptions on which it is based were outlined and defined in a 1947 conference of the Theosophical Society Congress2, under the guidance of its president, Mr. Jinarajadasa. The principles and foundations of Theosophy are:
•All things, living or otherwise, exist in unity. The many disparate elements in the world are, in fact, part of a unified whole.
•The whole of existence is determined and governed by unchanging laws. These laws apply to nature, the universe and to man. Theosophy describes the evolution of the system of laws to which we belong.
•Everything in nature has an evolutionary process. Human evolution is governed by super-human hierarchies which are personified by many world religions in the form of a Divine Trinity.
•Divine existence is the source from which energy, life and consciousness arise.
•The spirit represents the unorganized aspects of life; matter represents organized life. The spirit is free; matter is conditional.
•Every human life has an individual evolutionary pattern governed by the following fundamental laws:
The law of rhythm: life and death follow each other in a cycle which is repeated countless times. For instance, the night follows the day, and wakefulness follows sleep in a cycle which repeats itself daily.
The law of action or Karma: this relates each event to those preceding and following it, this is also known as the law of cause and effect. Regarding the existence of man, an individual inherits positive or negative influences from past lives, thoughts and actions.
•An individual has the power to free himself from all limitations of human existence and to be aware of the existence of the Self with God through his own experience. That is to say that by his efforts, and helped by more evolved brothers, people can make progress towards transcendental levels of awareness through their progression along the evolutionary journey.
•True knowledge of divinity is the result of the application of natural laws governing all existence.
•The human mind allows interaction between spirit and matter.
•The Divine Life animates all beings; it is a form of universal brotherhood.
•The human consciousness meets its evolutionary process through successive generations. Every spiritual being evolves in a cycle comprising a series of successive lives.
•The perfection of mankind involves the development of an infinite capacity for knowledge, love and service to others.
According to the viewpoint of Theosophy, Mankind is formed of not one but seven bodies. To attain a clear idea of these, to increase and compliment the reader's knowledge of humanity, they will be summarized in the pages that follow.
The physical body
With the physical body we are able to see and feel. It is composed of innumerable cells, tissues and by various internal systems and organs. It is through this body that we...