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NOVEMBER 1907


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Amayi ndi Anzanu

Akhristu amanena kuti munthu ali ndi thupi, moyo ndi mzimu. Theosophist akunena kuti munthu ali ndi mfundo zisanu ndi ziwiri. M'mawu ochepa, mfundo zisanu ndi ziwirizi ndi ziti?

Theosophist amamuwona munthu kuchokera pa zochitika ziwiri. Kuchokera kumodzi iye amwalira, kuchokera kumzake iye ali wosafa. Mbali yakufa ya munthu ili ndi mfundo zinayi zosiyana. Choyamba, thupi la thupi, lomwe limamangidwa ndi zolimba, zakumwa, mpweya ndi moto, zomwe ziri zonse zakuthupi. Chachiwiri, linga sharira, yomwe ndi mawonekedwe, kapena thupi lopangidwa. Thupi ili ndi la ether, chinthu chosasinthika kusiyana ndi kusintha kwa thupi. Thupi ndi thupi ndilo mfundo yomwe imapanga chakudya chosadziwika cha zolimba, zamadzimadzi, mpweya ndi kuwala zomwe zimalowa m'thupi, ndipo zimakhala ndi mawonekedwe ake m'moyo. Chachitatu, ndi prana, kapena mfundo ya moyo. Mfundo imeneyi ya moyo imapangitsa thupi kuti likulitse ndikukula, mwinamwake mawonekedwewo amakhalabe ofanana. Mwa mfundo ya moyo zakudya za thupi lathu zimasungidwa nthawi zonse. Mfundo ya moyo imataya pansi ndikupukuta mkale ndikuiika mu mawonekedwe ndi nkhani yatsopano. Kotero thupi lakale limatengedwa ndikukhazikitsidwa ndi chinthu chatsopano, ndipo moyo umapangidwira thupi la thupi, ndipo thupi la thupi limapatsidwa mawonekedwe ndi kugwirizanitsidwa pamodzi ndi thupi kapena thupi. Chachinai, ndi ngati, mfundo ya chikhumbo. Chilakolako ndi chilakolako chokhumba chamoyo mwa munthu. Ndi chikhalidwe cha chibadwa ndi zinyama mwa munthu, ndipo zimagwiritsa ntchito ndi kupereka malangizo kwa moyo ndi mawonekedwe a thupi lathu. Mfundo zinayi izi zimapanga mbali imeneyi ya munthu yomwe imamwalira, imasiyanitsidwa, imagawanika ndikubwerera ku zinthu zomwe zimachokera.

Gawo losakhoza kufa la munthu liri katatu: Choyamba, manas, malingaliro. Maganizo ndi mfundo yosiyana yomwe imapangitsa munthu kukhala munthu. Lingaliro ndilo lingaliro la kulingalira mwa munthu, zomwe zimaganizira, zimasiyanitsa, kufanizitsa, zomwe zimadziwika zokha ndi kudzidzipatula zosiyana ndi ena. Zimagwirizanitsa ndi chilakolako komanso pa moyo wa thupi zimakhudza chikhumbo chokhala chokha. Zolingalira zifukwa, koma chikhumbo chimafuna; chibadwa chimakhumba, mosiyana ndi chifukwa chomwe chimalamula. Kuchokera ku chiyanjano cha malingaliro ndi chikhumbo zimabwera zochitika zathu zonse mu moyo. Chifukwa cha kukhudzana kwa malingaliro ndi chilakolako tili ndi umunthu wa munthu. Kumbali imodzi, chilakolako chokhumba, chokwiya, chofala kwambiri; wina, wokondweretsa, wokonda mtendere yemwe chiyambi chake ndi chaumulungu. Lingaliro ndilo mfundo yomwe nkhope ya chilengedwe imasinthidwa; Mapiri adalumikizidwa, ngalande zam'madzi, zomangamanga zomwe zimamangidwa komanso mphamvu za chirengedwe zimagwidwa ndikulimbikitsidwa kumanga zitukuko. Wachisanu ndi chimodzi, buddhi, ndi mzimu waumulungu, mfundo yomwe imadziwa komanso imadzimverera yokha kuti ikhale mwa ena komanso ena mwa iwo eni. Ndi mfundo ya ubale woona. Idzimana yokha kuti chilengedwe chonse chikhoza kukwezedwa ku digiri yapamwamba. Imeneyi ndi galimoto yomwe mzimu woyera umagwira ntchito. Chachisanu ndi chiwiri, atma, ndi mzimu wokha, woyera ndi wosaipitsidwa. Zinthu zonse zimagwirizanitsa mkati mwake, ndipo ndilo lamulo lokhazikika mkati mwazinthu zonse. Maganizo, moyo ndi mzimu, ndizosafa, pamene thupi, mawonekedwe, moyo ndi chikhumbo ndi zakufa.

Kugawanika kwaumunthu kwa munthu kukhala thupi, moyo ndi mzimu sikuwonekera bwino. Ngati thupi likutanthawuza mawonekedwe enieni, ndiye bwanji nkhani ya moyo wosiyana, mawonekedwe okhazikika ndi nyama mwa munthu? Ngati mwa Mzimu mutanthawuza chinthu chomwe chingatayike kapena kupulumutsidwa, izi zimafuna kufotokoza mosiyana ndi chikhristu. Mkhristu amagwiritsa ntchito moyo ndi mzimu komanso amodzimodzi ndipo amawoneka kuti sangathe kufotokoza moyo ndi mzimu komanso kuti athe kusonyeza kusiyana pakati pa aliyense. Theosophist ndi machitidwe ake asanu ndi awiri amapereka kwa munthu kufotokoza kwa munthu, zomwe ziri zosayenera.

 

Mu mau angapo mungandiuze zomwe zimachitika imfa?

Imfa imatanthauza kupatukana kwa thupi lathu kuchokera ku thupi lake, kapena thupi. Pamene imfa imayandikira mawonekedwe a ether amachokera kumapazi kupita mmwamba. Ndiye malingaliro kapena ego amachoka thupi ndi mpweya. Mpweya wochoka umasiya moyo, umasiya thupi la mawonekedwe, ndipo thupi limakwera kuchokera pachifuwa ndipo nthawi zambiri limatuluka kuchokera pakamwa. Chingwe chimene chinagwirizanitsa thupi ndi mawonekedwe ake thupi chikuphwanyidwa, ndipo imfa yachitika. Ndizosatheka kuti aukitsenso thupi lathu. Chikhumbo chokhumba chingagwire malingaliro aumunthu mu ukapolo kwa kanthawi, ngati malingaliro awo mu moyo ataganizira za zilakolako zake momwemo, pomwepo zimakhalabe ndi zilakolako za nyama mpaka nthawi yomwe zingathe kusiyanitsa pakati pawo ndi iwo, ndiye amapita kumalo abwino a mpumulo kapena ntchito zomwe zimagwirizana ndi maganizo ake apamwamba, osangalatsidwa nazo pamene akukhala m'thupi. Kumeneko kumakhalabe mpaka mpumulo wake utatha, ndiye kuti umabwerera kudziko lapansi kuti upitirize ntchito yake kuyambira pamene unatsala.

 

Ambiri mwa zauzimu amanena kuti pazochitika zawo miyoyo ya omwe adafa ikuwonekera ndikuyankhulana ndi abwenzi. Theosophists amanena kuti izi siziri choncho; kuti zomwe zikuwoneka sizomwezo koma chigoba, spook kapena thupi lokhumba limene mzimu wataya. Ndani ali olondola?

Timalingalira kuti mawu akuti theosophist akhale olondola kwambiri, chifukwa chiyankhulo chimene munthu angalankhulane pamsonkhanowu ndichimodzimodzinso ndi zomwe zimaganizidwa panthawi ya moyo ndipo zokambiranazo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ku zinthu zakuthupi, pamene gawo la Mulungu la munthu amayankhula za zinthu zauzimu.

 

Ngati moyo wa munthu ukhoza kukhala wamndende pambuyo pa imfa ndi thupi lake lachikhumbo, bwanji moyo uwu suwonekere pazigawo ndipo ndi chifukwa chanji kunena kuti sichikuwonekera ndikukambirana ndi sitters?

Sizosatheka kuti moyo waumunthu uziwoneka pazochitika ndikuyankhulana ndi abwenzi, koma ndizosatheka kwambiri, chifukwa "oyang'anira" sakudziwa kutulutsa mkaidi wam'ndende ndipo chifukwa mawonekedwe awo angafunike kutumidwa ndi yemwe amadziwa momwe, kapena ayi ndi chilakolako chachikulu cha munthu yemwe ali moyo komanso wa moyo waumunthu wopunduka. N'kulakwitsa kunena kuti maonekedwe ndi miyoyo ya othawa chifukwa moyo waumunthu umene sungathe kusiyanitsa pakati pawo ndi zilakolako zake nthawi zambiri umadutsa mchitidwe wofanana ndi wa butterfly kuti uzindikire chikhalidwe chake. Ngakhale zili choncho, sizikutha kugwira ntchito ngati mmene zimakhalira. Moyo waumunthu umene uli wokhoza kudzifunira wokha kudzisiyanitsa wokha kuchokera kwa nyama ukana kukhala ndi zochuluka zogwirizana ndi nyama iyo yomwe imayambitsa kuzunzika kotere.

Chifukwa cha zochitika zosazolowereka monga maonekedwe a moyo waumunthu wopunduka pamsonkhanowu ndi kulankhulana ndi mphindi imodzi pamitu yina, monga mwachitsanzo, monga chidziwitso cha uzimu kapena ufilosofi kwa yemwe akukhudzidwa kwambiri. Mauthenga a mabungwe amene amadzikweza pansi pa mutu wa munthu wina wamasiye, amalankhulana ndi kuyankhula za zinthu zosafunikira ndi lingaliro linalake pa nkhani inayake yomwe inakambidwa ndi mmodzi wa oyang'anira. Ngati abwenzi athu omwe anali atachoka anali ndi chiyankhulo choyendayenda ngati ali ndi ife panthawi ya moyo wawo wapadziko lapansi, ife, monga abwenzi, takhala tikuwadandaula, komabe ife tikanatikakamiza kuti tiwaike m'malo opulumukira, chifukwa akhala akuwonekera mwamsanga kuti iwo adataya malingaliro awo. Izi ndi zomwe zakhala zikuchitika kwa anthu omwe amawonekera pamisonkhano. Iwo ataya kwenikweni malingaliro awo. Koma chilakolako chomwe timalankhula chikhalapobe, ndipo chikhumbochi chimangokhala ndi chiwonetsero choyera cha malingaliro omwe adagwirizanitsidwa ndi omwe akuwoneka pachisudzo. Ziwoneka izi zikudumpha kuchokera ku mutu umodzi kupita ku wina popanda kuwonetsa chifukwa kapena kulingalira kulikonse kwa lingaliro kapena mawu. Monga amisala, amaoneka ngati akufuna chidwi mwa phunziro, koma mwadzidzidzi amataya phunziro, kapena kugwirizana kwawo, ndi kulumphira kumalo ena. Munthu akamachezera munthu wopusa, amatha kukomana ndi milandu ina yapadera. Ochepa angalankhulane momveka bwino pamitu yambiri, koma ngati nkhani zina zimayambanso kukhala zachiwawa. Ngati zokambiranazo zikupitirira nthawi yaitali, mfundo yomwe idasiya kukhala munthu idzapezedwa. Zili choncho ndi spooks kapena mawonekedwe chilakolako amene amawoneka pa masewero. Amalongosola zachikhalidwe komanso zachilakolako zakale za moyo ndi dziko lapansi ndikudzifotokozera molingana ndi zilakolako zawo, koma nthawi zonse zimakhala zosavuta kumva pamene nkhani zina zowonjezedwa sizigwirizana ndi chikhumbo chawo. Ali ndi chinyama cha nyama ndipo, ngati nyama, amatha kusewera pamunda ndikudutsa mumsewu kuti asatuluke ndi amene akutsata ndi mafunso otsatira. Ngati kusaka kukuchitidwa, omverayo amafunsidwa ndi wofunsayo chifukwa "nthawi yake yatha ndipo amayenera kupita" kapena mwina anganene kuti sakudziwa momwe angayankhire zomwe akufunsidwa. Ngati moyo waumunthu udawonetseredwa, udzakhala wolunjika komanso wodalirika m'mawu ake ndi zomwe adanena kuti zidzakhala za mtengo wapatali kwa munthu amene atchulidwa. Chikhalidwe cha kuyankhulana kwake chikanakhala koyenera, mwamakhalidwe, kapena mwauzimu, sikungakhale nkhani zowonjezereka, monga momwe zimakhalira nthawi zonse pamisonkhano.

 

Ngati maonekedwe omwe ali pa masewerowa ndi ma shells, spooks kapena matupi omwe amafuna, omwe awonongedwa ndi miyoyo ya anthu pambuyo pa imfa, nchifukwa ninji amatha kuyankhulana ndi otters pa phunziro lodziwika bwino kwa munthuyo, ndi chifukwa chiyani kodi nkhani yomweyi idzabweretsedwa mobwerezabwereza?

Ngati spooks kapena mawonekedwe chilakolako analumikizana pa dziko lapansi ndi mayina awo amati, amadziwa nkhani zina, monga ngati wamisala, koma okha automatons, iwo kubwereza mobwerezabwereza kumasuka maganizo ndi zikhumbo za moyo. Mofanana ndi galamafoni iwo amalankhula zomwe zinanenedwa mwa iwo, koma mosiyana ndi galamafoni iwo ali ndi zokhumba za chiweto. Monga zilakolako zawo zinali zokhudzana ndi dziko lapansi, momwemonso ziliri tsopano, koma popanda choletsa chifukwa cha kukhalapo kwa malingaliro. Mayankho awo akufotokozedwa ndipo kawirikawiri amawonetsedwa ndi mafunso omwe afunsidwa, ndipo zomwe ndizo zimawoneka mu malingaliro a wofunsayo ngakhale kuti sakudziwa. Mwachitsanzo, wina akhoza kuwona kuwala kukuwonetsedwa pa chipewa cha wovala kapena chinthu china chimene iye sangachidziwe. Pamene wofunsayo akudziwitsidwa ndi chinachake chimene sanamudziwepo, akuchiwona kuti n'chodabwitsa ndipo ndithudi akuganiza kuti chikanangodziwika ndi iye yekha ndi wodalirika, pomwe ndizo zowonekera m'malingaliro a wopemphayo kapena mwinamwake ndilo lingaliro la zochitika zomwe zimayambidwa ndi mawonekedwe a chilakolako ndi kufotokozedwa nthawi iliyonse yomwe mwambowo umaloledwa.

 

Choonadi sichingakanidwe kuti mizimu nthawi zina imanena zoona komanso imapereka uphungu womwe ukawatsatila udzapindulitsa onse okhudzidwa. Kodi theosoph, kapena wina wotsutsana ndi zamizimu, angakane kapena kufotokozera mfundo izi?

Palibe theosophist kapena munthu wina wokhudzana ndi choonadi amayesa kukana zenizeni, kapena kutaya choonadi, kapena kuyesa kubisa mfundozo, kapena kuwafotokozera. Cholinga cha munthu aliyense wokonda choonadi ndikumvetsa zenizeni, osati kuzibisa; koma chikondi chake pazinthu zenizeni sichifuna kuti avomereze kuti ndizoona zonena za munthu wopusa, kapena za spook, kapena chipolopolo, kapena chikhazikitso, chokhazika pamsonkhano monga bwenzi lokondedwa. Amamvetsera zonena zomwe zimaperekedwa, kenako amatsimikizira kuti zowona ndi zoona kapena zabodza ndi umboni wapita patsogolo. Zoona nthawi zonse zimatsimikizira okha. Kuchokera mkamwa mwawo, oyera mtima amadziwonetsera okha kuti ndi oyera, filosofi kukhala akatswiri; nkhani ya anthu opanda nzeru imawatsimikizira kukhala opanda nzeru ndi ziphuphu zimatsimikizirika kuti ndizokha. Sitikukhulupirira kuti theosophists amatsutsana ndi zenizeni zauzimu, ngakhale amakana zonena za zamzimu kwambiri.

Gawo loyamba la funso ndi: Kodi "mizimu" nthawi zina imanena zoona. Iwo amachita-nthawizina; koma chomwechonso chimakhala chovuta kwambiri pa nkhani ya izo. Popeza palibe chitsanzo chapadera cha choonadi chomwe "Mzimu" waperekedwa, tidzatha kunena kuti choonadi kapena choonadi chomwe anthu ena amanena kuti "mizimu" ndi chikhalidwe chofala. Mwachitsanzo, monga ngati kuti mu sabata mudzalandira kalata yochokera kwa Maria, kapena John, kapena kuti Maria adzadwala, kapena adzapeza bwino, kapena kuti phindu lina lidzagwa, kapena kuti bwenzi adzafa, kapena kuti ngozi idzachitika. Ngati zonsezi zikhale zowona, zimangowonetsera kuti chinthu china-choposa chapamwamba kapena chochepa-chikhoza kukhala ndi maganizo abwino kuposa omwewo, ngati ali ndi thupi. Izi ziri choncho chifukwa thupi lirilonse limazindikira pa ndege yomwe ikugwira ntchito. Pamene tikukhala mu thupi lathupi, munthu amazindikira zinthu zakuthupi kudzera mu zamoyo zakuthupi; ndipo zochitika zimangowoneka pokhapokha panthawi yomwe zikuchitika, monga kutenga chimfine, kapena kugwa, kapena kulandira kalata, kapena kukumana ndi ngozi. Koma ngati wina sali wokhawokha kwa thupi lathu ndipo akadali ndi mphamvu, izi zimagwira ntchito pa ndege yomwe ikutsatira zakuthupi, zomwe ndi astral. Wogwira ntchito pa ndege ya astral angazindikire zochitika zikuchitika pamenepo; Maganizo a ndege ya astral akuchokera pamalo apamwamba kusiyana ndi thupi. Motero, mwachitsanzo, lingaliro kapena zolinga zabwino za munthu kulemba kalata zikhoza kuwonedwa ndi munthu yemwe angathe kuona cholinga chotero kapena kuganiza, kapena chimfine chikhoza kunenedwa mosatsimikizika poona momwe thupi la astral la khalani nawo. Zolakwa zina zingathenso kuneneratu pamene zifukwa zawo zakhazikitsidwa. Izi zimayambitsa nthawi zonse m'malingaliro kapena zochita za anthu, ndipo pamene chifukwa chimaperekedwa zotsatira zimatsatira. Mwachitsanzo: ngati mwala umaponyedwa mlengalenga wina akhoza kuneneratu kugwa kwake asanalowe pansi. Malinga ndi mphamvu yomwe idaponyedwa ndi chigamulo chake, kutuluka kwake kwa mtunda wake ndi mtunda umene udzagwereko kunganenedwe molondola.

Mipingo yomwe imagwira ntchito pa ndege ya astral ikhoza kuwona zomwe zimayambitsa pambuyo pake ndipo inganenedwe mwatsatanetsatane chifukwa chotha kuona mu astral zomwe zidzachitike mthupi. Koma wambanda amatha kuona chingwe cha mwala ndikudziwitsanso kuti ndi woyera kapena wophunzira. Izi ndi zinthu zakuthupi. Malangizo omwe atchulidwa momwe angapewere ngozi sikutsimikizira kuti amaperekedwa ndi mzimu wosafa. Munthu wamba akhoza kulangiza ngozi yowonongeka mofanana ndi mzeru. Mwina akhoza kulangiza wina kuima mwa njira yamwala wotsika ndikuletsa kuvulaza kwake. Zingakhale zogonana. Zitha kufunsidwa kuti uphungu wotere ungaperekedwe bwanji ndi spook, ngati spook ndi wopanda nzeru. Tinganene kuti spook ndi yopanda malingaliro amodzimodzi kuti munthu wopusa mopanda chiyembekezo ali wopanda nzeru. Ngakhale kuti amadziŵa kuti ndi ndani, pali kusinkhasinkha pang'ono komwe kumayikidwa pachikhumbo, ndipo chimakhalabe ndi chikhumbo. Ichi ndi chiwonetsero chomwe chimapereka mawonekedwe a malingaliro nthawi zina, koma ziyenera kukumbukiridwa kuti ngakhale kuti chipolopolo chataya maganizo kuti nyamayo ikhalabe. Ng'ombeyo siidatayika komanso yochenjera ya nyamayo yomwe imachokera ku malingaliro amachititsa kuti izi zitsatire, nthawi zina, monga zomwe zakhala zikuchitika kale, zochitika zomwe zimachitika m'dera limene zimagwira ntchito. Zoona zimadziwonetseratu payekha monga chithunzi chikhoza kuwonetsedwa ndi kalilole. Ngati chochitika chikuwonetsedwa pa thupi lachikhumbo ndipo chithunzichi chikugwirizana ndi kapena chikugwirizana ndi wina wa sitters pamsonkhanowu, spook kapena chipolopolo zimayankha pa chithunzi chowonetseredwa chomwe chikuwonetsedwa pa icho ndikuyesera kumveka lingaliro kapena kuwonedwa ngati piyano angayankhe kapena kuyankha kwa munthu amene amagwiritsa ntchito mafungulo ake. Pamene sitita pamsonkhano wataya kapena kusocheretsa chinachake, imfa iyi imakhala ngati chithunzi m'maganizo mwake ndipo chithunzichi chimasungidwa monga kukumbukira kalekale. Chithunzichi nthawi zambiri chimadziwika kapena chikuwonetsedwa ndi thupi lachilakolako kapena spook. Pambuyo pake akuyankha chithunzichi powauza kuti panthawi imeneyo anataya nkhani yotereyi, kapena kuti nkhaniyi ingapezekenso, pomwe iye adaiyika, kapena kuti iyo yatayika. Izi ndizimene zanenedwa zowonjezera komanso malangizo omwe aperekedwa, omwe amasonyeza kuti ali olondola. Koma, pamene pali mfundo imodzi, zimanenedwa mabodza zana, ndipo pomwe malangizo amayamba nthawi yowongoka, nthawi zambiri zimasocheretsa kapena zowononga. Choncho timanena kuti ndikutaya nthawi komanso kuvulaza kufunsa ndikutsatira uphungu wa othawa. Ndizodziwika bwino kuti anthu onse omwe amadya zofooka za ena, kuchita masewera, kapena kutchova njuga, kapena malingaliro pamsika, amalola oponderezedwa awo kuti apambane ndalama zing'onozing'ono, kapena amanyengerera wogwidwa ndi nzeru zake mwa kulingalira. Izi zimachitidwa pofuna kulimbikitsa wogonjetsedwa kuti apitilizebe pangozi yake, koma pamapeto pake izi zimabweretsa kulephera kwake. Zomwezo ndizochitika kwa othawa ndi othawa ndi osaka. Mfundo zochepa zomwe amaziwona zimawasocheretsa kuti apitirize kuchita zawo mpaka, monga speculator, ali otsika kwambiri kuti atuluke. Ma spooks amayamba kulamulira ndipo potsiriza amatha kudabwa ndi wozunzidwa kwathunthu ndikutsatira kulephera ndi kuwonongeka. Ziwerengero za zithumwa ndi zozizwitsa zotsutsa zidzatsimikizira izi izi zowona.

Mnzanu [HW Percival]