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Synonym?

May 16, 1996 04:35 PM
by Dr. A.M.Bain


In message <960516000439_114619165@emout10.mail.aol.com>, RIhle@aol.com
writes
>P.S.:  I was the happiest of men the other day:  I actually found a place (in
>COLLECTED WRITINGS, p.53) where HPB  puts *Buddhi* in parenthesis as a
>synonym for *Spirit*.
>
>Godspeed,
>
>Richard Ihle

Glad you were happy!  I would opine that "Buddhi" and "Spirit" live next
door to each other, but are not synonymous.  "Atma" and "Spirit" share
the same house.  Just an opinion. ("Mahatma" is often translated Great
[Maha] Spirit [Atma].

Alan :-)
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