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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Sthâvara}}'''. From ''sthâ'' to stay or remain motionless. The term for all conscious, sentient objects deprived of the power of locomotion — fixed and rooted like the trees or plants; while all those sentient things, which add motion to a certain degree of consciousness, are called ''Jangama'', from ''gam,'' to move, to go. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Sthâvara}}'''. From ''sthâ'' to stay or remain motionless. The term for all conscious, sentient objects deprived of the power of locomotion — fixed and rooted like the trees or plants; while all those sentient things, which add motion to a certain degree of consciousness, are called ''Jangama'', from ''gam,'' to move, to go. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Sthavara}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Sthavara}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Sthâvara. From sthâ to stay or remain motionless. The term for all conscious, sentient objects deprived of the power of locomotion — fixed and rooted like the trees or plants; while all those sentient things, which add motion to a certain degree of consciousness, are called Jangama, from gam, to move, to go.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Sthavara