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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Yajna}}'''. “Sacrifice”, whose symbol or representation is now the constellation Mriga‐shiras (deer‐head), and also a form of Vishnu. “ The Yajna ”, say the Brahmans, “exists from eternity, for it proceeded from the Supreme, in whom it lay dormant from ''no beginning ''”. It is the key to the'' Trai‐Vidyâ'' , the thrice sacred science contained in the ''Rig ‐Veda'' verses, which teaches the Yajna or sacrificial mysteries. As Haug states in his ''Introduction'' to the ''Aitareya Brâhmana'' — the Yajna exists as an invisible presence at all times, extending from the ''Âhavanîya'' or sacrificial fire to the heavens, forming a bridge or ladder by means of which the sacrificer can communicate with the world of devas, “and even ascend when alive to their abodes”. It is one of the forms of Akâsa, within which the mystic WORD (or its underlying “ Sound ”) calls it into existence. Pronounced by the Priest‐Initiate or Yogi, this WORD receives creative powers, and is communicated as an impulse on the terrestrial plane through a trained ''Will‐'' ''power''. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Yajna}}'''. “Sacrifice”, whose symbol or representation is now the constellation Mriga‐shiras (deer‐head), and also a form of Vishnu. “ The Yajna ”, say the Brahmans, “exists from eternity, for it proceeded from the Supreme, in whom it lay dormant from ''no beginning ''”. It is the key to the'' Trai‐Vidyâ'' , the thrice sacred science contained in the ''Rig ‐Veda'' verses, which teaches the Yajna or sacrificial mysteries. As Haug states in his ''Introduction'' to the ''Aitareya Brâhmana'' — the Yajna exists as an invisible presence at all times, extending from the ''Âhavanîya'' or sacrificial fire to the heavens, forming a bridge or ladder by means of which the sacrificer can communicate with the world of devas, “and even ascend when alive to their abodes”. It is one of the forms of Akâsa, within which the mystic WORD (or its underlying “ Sound ”) calls it into existence. Pronounced by the Priest‐Initiate or Yogi, this WORD receives creative powers, and is communicated as an impulse on the terrestrial plane through a trained ''Will‐'' ''power''. | ||
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