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Chhaya
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(Chaya, Sanskrit) Literally a ‘‘shade,’’ ‘‘simulacrum,’’ or ‘‘copy.’’ In the esoteric philosophy, the word signifies the astral image of a person, and with this idea are bound up some of the most intricate and recondite teachings of human evolution. The Secret Doctrine of H. P. Blavatsky contains many invaluable hints as to the part played by the chh¯ay¯as of the pit .ris in human development.
It is a word also which is applied with similar meaning to kosmical matters, for the esoteric student should never forget the ancient maxim of Hermes: ‘‘What is above is the same as what is below; what is below is the same as what is above.’’ Briefly, then, and so far as human evolution is concerned, the chh¯ay¯a may be called the astral bodyIn theosophical terms, this is the mirror-image of the physi… More (q.v.) or image.