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Theosophists
have good business and esoteric reasons for using Sanskrit terms. Sanskrit is
not just a language in the sense of verbal communication, it has other
dimensions and attributes that go far beyond practical everyday language.
Sanskrit
is the ancient religious, philosophical and scientific language of
By
its esoteric nature and rarified use, Sanskrit has also been protected from
distortion and pollution by other languages. English has the problem that some
words vary in meaning around the world.
Hindi
is one of the modern languages derived from Sanskrit and despite being a widely
spoken practical everyday language, it must certainly contain some remnants of
the qualities of Sanskrit. It is important, however, to note that Hinduism
still preserves the use of Sanskrit. They go to a lot of trouble to do this, so
they must know something.
Unfortunately
Sanskrit terms are not protected from the inappropriate use, so watch out for
this. Anybody can rip off a Sanskrit word and manipulate it for their own
purposes.
H P
Blavatsky used Sanskrit terms extensively in the Secret Doctrine to convey
concepts which were derived principally from Brahminical
Hinduism. Many of these words don’t just have have no
equivalent in any modern language but also convey ideas that aren’t found
outside esoteric eastern thought. For the same reason H P Blavatsky also used
many Tibetan terms.
The
sound esoteric reasons for the use of Sanskrit are rightly promoted by the
Theosophical movement. Theosophists maintain that Sanskrit is a mystical
language which has occult properties inherent within it. These can be summed up
as follows:-
1
The Root Meaning of the word embodying the idea with potent significance. (This
was the language of sages)
2
The Mystical Sound Value of the word.
3
The force or power of letters, speech or sound.
The current
interest in Sanskrit Mantra Chanting has been generated by renewed interest in
these properties. It is also claimed that Hebrew has similar properties.
Sanskrit Glossary & Pronunciation Guide
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