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The ''Seven Creations ''are found in almost every Purâna. They are all preceded by what Wilson translates — “ the indiscrete Principle,” absolute Spirit independent of any relation with objects of sense. They are — (1) ''Mahattattwa'', the Universal Soul, Infinite Intellect, or Divine Mind ; (2) ''Bhûta ''or ''Bhûtasarga'', elemental creation, the first differentiation of Universal indiscrete Substance ; (3) ''Indriya ''or ''Aindriyaka'', organic evolution. “ These three were the Prâkrita creations, the ''developments of indiscrete nature ''preceded by indiscrete principle ” ; (4) ''Mukhya'', the fundamental creation of perceptible things, was that of inanimate bodies † ; (5) ''Tairyagyonya'', or ''Tiryaksrotas'', was that of animals ; (6) ''Urdhwasrotas'', or that of divinities ‡ (?) ; (7) ''Arvaksrotas'', was that of man. (''See Vishnu Purâna.'') | The ''Seven Creations ''are found in almost every Purâna. They are all preceded by what Wilson translates — “ the indiscrete Principle,” absolute Spirit independent of any relation with objects of sense. They are — (1) ''Mahattattwa'', the Universal Soul, Infinite Intellect, or Divine Mind ; (2) ''Bhûta ''or ''Bhûtasarga'', elemental creation, the first differentiation of Universal indiscrete Substance ; (3) ''Indriya ''or ''Aindriyaka'', organic evolution. “ These three were the Prâkrita creations, the ''developments of indiscrete nature ''preceded by indiscrete principle ” ; (4) ''Mukhya'', the fundamental creation of perceptible things, was that of inanimate bodies † ; (5) ''Tairyagyonya'', or ''Tiryaksrotas'', was that of animals ; (6) ''Urdhwasrotas'', or that of divinities ‡ (?) ; (7) ''Arvaksrotas'', was that of man. (''See Vishnu Purâna.'') | ||
This is the order given in the ''exoteric ''texts. According to esoteric teaching there are seven primary, and seven secondary “ creations ; ” the former being the Forces ''self-evolving ''from the one ''causeless ''force ; the latter, showing the manifested Universe emanating from the already differentiated ''divine ''elements. | This is the order given in the ''exoteric'' texts. According to esoteric teaching there are seven primary, and seven secondary “ creations ; ” the former being the Forces ''self-evolving'' from the one ''causeless'' {{Style S-Small capitals|force}} ; the latter, showing the manifested Universe emanating from the already differentiated ''divine ''elements. | ||
Esoterically, as well as exoterically, all the above enumerated Creations stand for the (7) periods of Evolution, whether after an “ Age ” or a “ Day ” of Brahmâ. This is the teaching ''par excellence ''of Occult Philosophy, which, however, never uses the term “ creation,” nor even that of evolution, “ with regard to ''primary ''‘ Creation ’ : ” but calls all such ''forces ''“ the ''aspects ''of the Causeless Force.” In the Bible | Esoterically, as well as exoterically, all the above enumerated Creations stand for the (7) periods of Evolution, whether after an “ Age ” or a “ Day ” of Brahmâ. This is the teaching ''par excellence ''of Occult Philosophy, which, however, never uses the term “ creation,” nor even that of evolution, “ with regard to ''primary ''‘ Creation ’ : ” but calls all such ''forces ''“ the ''aspects ''of the Causeless Force.” In the Bible | ||