Esoteric
Glossary
M – N
Macrocosm The
greater body of manifestation in which we (the microcosm) live.
Mahachohan
Lord of Civilisation. Head of the third great department of the Hierarchy. Embodiment
of the 3rd ray or 3rd aspect of Deity - Active Intelligence, which gives birth
to the 4 rays of attribute.
Mahamanvantara
A great cycle of manifestation for a solar system. A "manvantara" is
a lesser cycle within this greater cycle, but still of vast duration by human
standards - 308,448,000 years.
Maitreya
Buddha Forthcoming Buddha of Compassion. The Christ.
Manas The
mind, the mental faculty, that which distinguishes the human from mere animal.
The individualising principle; that which enables the individual to know that
he or she exists, feels and knows. Divided into two parts - higher mind/lower
mind.
Mandala A
mystical diagram in which are drawn symbols representing aspects of Deity, and
used to invoke that energy.
Mantrams A
form of words or syllables rhythmically arranged, so that when sounded, certain
vibrations are generated. "The word made flesh."
Manu The
representative name of the great Being who is the Ruler or primal progenitor of
the human race. "Manu" and "Manas" come from the sanskrit
root "man" - "to think".
Manvantara
Period of activity as opposed to a period of rest. Frequently used to express a
period of planetary activity and its seven races.
Maya Illusion
on the physical plane; that which the whole planet is enmeshed. The result of
manifestation; an aspect of time; the world of physical forces in which we
dwell; related to the form-building activity of the planetary Logos Himself.
(see "Glamour")
Masonry
Ancient esoteric tradition whereby an attempt is made to align with the forces
of Deity, through ritual, allegory and symbol, and thereby anchor those forces
upon the physical plane. The "Builders" of Masonry are an allegory
for the building, by the soul, of the causal body. Some more modern orders
admit women.
Master One
who has taken the fifth Planetary initiation and the first Sirian or Cosmic
initiation; a Master of the Wisdom is One Who has effected the transfer or
polarisation from the three atoms of the personal life - as included in the
causal body - into the three atoms of the Spiritual Triad. He is consciously
spirit-intuition-abstract mind or Atma-Buddhi-manas, and this is not
potentially but in full effective power, realized through experience; One Who
knows the meaning of consciousness, Life and of Spirit (see Adept).
Mayavi Rupa
Sanskrit "illusory form". Body of manifestation created by a Master
through an act of will, for use in the three worlds.
Meditation
The means by which the higher consciousness is contacted; the result of an
inward-turning tendency, of the capacity to abstract the consciousness from
form and substance and to center within itself; the mind's power to hold itself
steady in the light; a technique of the mind which eventually produces correct,
unimpeded relationship, another name for alignment; the establishment of a
direct channel between one source, the Monad, and its expression. (see
Alignment)
Microcosm The
little universe, or a human manifesting through its body, the physical body.
Mind The
mental faculty that attracts, repels, coordinates and produces cohesion. (see
Manas)
Monad The
immortal essence of ourselves which uses the soul to incarnate through, just as
the soul incarnates through our personality. The One. The threefold spirit on
its own plane. The unified triad of atma, buddhi and manas - Spiritual Will,
intuition, and Higher Mind - or the immortal part of the unit which
reincarnates in the lower kingdoms and gradually progresses through them to the
final goal; dynamic will or purpose remaining unrevealed until after the third
initiation; Life, the sustaining force; a Lord of persevering and ceaseless
devotion to the pursuit of a seen and determined objective; Human Monads in
their seven types are found on the plane of spirit as it is the plane of
duality. The deva Monads are also found there.
Monadic
consciousness The great universal Oneness: Life, the sustaining force - the
unified triad of Spiritual Will, intuition, and Higher Mind. Monadic
consciousness embodies divine life - purpose and intent, and uses the soul in
order to demonstrate through that soul the inherent purpose of deity. Building
of the bridge between lower and higher mind is the first step towards achieving
monadic consciousness, and thus the first step towards the Way of the Higher
Evolution.
Mother of the
World Great "deva lord" who embodies the substance of all planes of
perception. She is responsible for the Law of Karma working out through her
many deva "agents".
Nadi A
channel for the conveying of prana in the etheric vehicle.
New Group of
World Servers On the physical plane, without any exoteric organization,
ceremonials, or outer form, there is integrating - silently, steadily and
powerfully - a group of men and women who will supersede eventually the
previous hierarchical effort. They are of all races; they speak all languages;
they embrace all religions, all sciences and all philosophies. Their
characteristics are synthesis, inclusiveness, intellectuality and fine mental
development. They own to no creed, save the creed of Brotherhood, based on the
One Life.
Nirmanakayas
The perfected beings who renounce nirvana (the highest state of spiritual
bliss) and choose a life of self sacrifice, becoming members of that invisible
host which ever protects humanity within karmic limits.
Nirvana The
Way into new fields of spiritual experience and of divine development -
incomprehensible as of yet, even to the initiate of the third degree; this Way
is revealed only when the antahkarana is built and completed and the disciple
becomes focussed in the Triad as consciously as he / she is now focussed in the
threefold lower nature; the culmination of all knowledge and absolute wisdom.
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