HPB-SD(ed.1) v.1 ch.Proem: Difference between revisions

{{Style P-No indent|Secret Doctrine. Brahma (neuter) is called Kalahansa, meaning, as explained by Western Orientalists, the Eternal Swan or goose (see Stanza 111., Comment. 8), and so is Brahmâ, the Creator. A great mistake is thus brought under notice ; it is Brahma (neuter) who ought to be referred to as Hansa-vahana (He who uses the swan as his Vehicle) and not Brahmâ the Creator, who is the real Kalahansa, while Brahma (neuter) is hamsa, and “ A-hamsa,” as will be explained in the Commentary. Let it be understood that the terms Brahmâ and Para-brahmam are not used here because they belong to our Esoteric nomenclature, but simply because they are more familiar to the students in the West. Both are the perfect equivalents of our one, three, and seven vowelled terms, which stand for the {{Style S-Small capitals|One All}}, and the One “ All in all.”}}