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SEPTEMBER 1910
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AMADODA NABANGANE
Yiziphi umehluko obalulekile phakathi kweTheosophy ne-New Thinking?
Izisusa, izindlela kanye nokucacisa.
Lo mehluko awususelwa enkulumweni nakwizenzo zalabo ababizwa ngokuthi abososophist noma abacabangi abasha, kepha kusezincwadini zabameleli abangaphambi kwalowo kanye nomcabango omusha. Iningi lamalungu omphakathi wanamuhla we-theosophical umphakathi wenza izimangalo futhi enze ngokungacabangi njengabantu abaningi beNew Thought. Iqoqo ngalinye labantu libonisa uhlangothi lwesimo somuntu olusebenza ngaleso sikhathi. Izimfundiso ze-Theosophy yile: karma, umthetho wobulungiswa; ukuphindukuzalwa, ukukhula kwengqondo kanye nendaba yemizimba yenyama kanye neminye imizimba ngokubuya kwengqondo kusuka empilweni kuya empilweni yemizimba yabantu kuleli zwe lomzimba; umthethosisekelo ophindwe kasikhombisa womuntu, imigomo nokusebenzisana kwabo okungena ekwenzeni umuntu; ubuhle bomuntu, ukuthi bonke abantu bangamandla konkulunkulu nokuthi kusemandleni awo wonke umuntu ukufinyelela esimweni sokupheleliswa okuphakeme futhi abe munye noNkulunkulu oqondayo futhi onobuhlakani noNkulunkulu, i-Universal Mind; Ubuzalwane, ukuthi bonke abantu bavela emthonjeni owodwa waphezulu nokuthi wonke amadoda ahlobene futhi ayalingani ngokufana yize ehluka ngezinga lokuthuthuka, nokuthi ngokomoya onke anemisebenzi futhi ahlobene njengamalungu omndeni owodwa, nokuthi kungumsebenzi welungu ngalinye lazo ukusiza nokusiza abanye ngokwamandla namandla akhe.
Izinhloso ezetuswayo noma eziphakanyisiwe ezincwadini zabasosophist kanye nezabacabangi abasha ziyehluka kakhulu. Izinhloso njengoba zinxuswa yizimfundiso ze-theosophical yilezi: ukulandela izidingo zeKarma ngokugcwalisa izibopho zomuntu, okungukuthi, umsebenzi, ngoba ufunwa umthetho wobulungiswa; noma ngoba ngokwenza kanjalo, umuntu uzokwenza ikarma enhle; noma ngoba kulungile - lapho umsebenzi uyokwenziwa ngaphandle kokwesaba futhi ungenathemba lomvuzo. Ukungafi noma ukuphelela kubhekwe phambili hhayi ngoba ngokuthola kwayo umuntu uzophunyuka emabandleni futhi ajabulele izithelo zawo, kepha ngoba ngokufika kuwo uyakwazi kangcono ukusiza abanye ekunqobeni kokungazi, usizi nosizi futhi nokufinyelela umgomo ofanayo. Izisusa ezenza umuntu omusha ukuba athathe isinyathelo kuqala zingcono ngokwakhe, ngokuvamile izinzuzo zomzimba, kanye nokujabulela lokho, bese utshela abanye ukuthi nazo zingaba nezifiso zazo ngale migqa.
Izindlela i-Theosophy ecebisa ngazo ukuthola ukutholakala kwezinto zayo ukwenza umsebenzi othile lapho ubekwe khona, ngokwenza, ngokungenabugovu ukuze enzelwe abanye, ngokulawula izinkanuko ngokusebenzisa ingqondo, ngokukhanyiselwa nangokusebenzisa isikhathi esifanele, imali kanye nokusebenzela ekusakazeni izimfundiso. Lokhu kwenziwa, ngaphandle kwemali noma izindleko zanoma yiluphi uhlobo. Izindlela zeNgcingo eNtsha zingokwethembisa izinzuzo ezingokomzimba nokwaneliseka kwengqondo, futhi imali ikhokhiswa izifundo ngezifundo ngomqondo kanye nokusebenzisa ngendlela ebonakalayo.
Omunye umehluko ukuthi izimfundiso ze-Theosophy zicacile, ngokuya ngomgomo nesitatimende; kanti, ezinhlotsheni ze-New Thought emphakathini kwenziwa izimangalo ezingasho lutho, kanti futhi nokuntuleka kwencazelo ngokwemibandela nefilosofi kuboniswa ezimfundisweni. Izimfundiso ezintsha zomcabango omusha zikhuluma ngobumnene, uma ngabe,, ngekarma nokuphindukuzalwa. Abanye bababhali babo bakhuluma ngemigomo eyisikhombisa noma eminye yayo; babamba ukuthi umuntu ungowaphezulu ngokwemvelo futhi iqiniso, futhi bakholelwa ukuthi amadoda angabazalwane. Kepha kunokuntuleka kweqiniso kuzo zonke lezi zimfundiso zeNew Thought okuwuphawu umehluko kusuka ezitatimendeni eziqondile nezinamandla ezenziwa ezincwadini ze-theosophical.
Izici ezihlukanisayo-ke yilezi: ukuthi isisusa esenza umlandeli we-Theosophy ukungabi nobugovu kanye nensizakalo ngenhloso yokufezekisa uNkulunkulu ongaphakathi, kanti, isisusa esivusa umdlalisi omusha ukusebenzisa lolo lwazi anakho ngalo futhi inzuzo. Izindlela zomsebenzi walowo olandela i-Theosophy ukusabalalisa izimfundiso ngaphandle kwenkokhelo; kanti, umthumeli omusha uthi umqashwa kufanelekile ukuqashwa kwakhe futhi ukhokhisa imali yemihlomulo, noma izinsolo ezinikezwe, ezinikezwa. Umlandeli we-Theosophy unezinto ezithile kanye nezimfundiso eziqondile ngokwazo, kanti ukunamathela kwe-New Thought kungagcini ngokuqondene nemfundiso, kepha kunethemba elinamandla futhi elijabule futhi unethemba lokuthi uzokuthola konke akufunayo. Lokhu kungumehluko ngokuya ngemfundiso nezincwadi, kepha okubizwa ngokuthi i-theosophist kungumuntu futhi buthaka kanye nembala entsha; yilowo nalowo wenza ngokoqobo kwakhe, ngaphandle kokuqiniseka noma izinkolelo ezithile zakhe.
Lapho i-Theosophy iqala khona umcabango omusha. I-Theophilia iqala ngesibopho somuntu empilweni, futhi ihlose ukufinyelela ukuphelela emhlabeni wenyama; futhi ngaloyo ukuphelela, ukuphelela emhlabeni ngokomoya. Umcabango omusha uqala ngokukholwa okujabule nokuqiniseka ngobunkulunkulu bakhe, futhi ubonakala uphela ngokuba nomzimba, ingcebo, ukuchuma nenjabulo — kwesinye isikhathi kuze kube manje.
Iyini imbangela yomdlavuza? Ingabe ikhona ukwelashwa okuwaziwayo noma ingabe enye indlela yokwelashwa kufanele itholakale ngaphambi kokuba ukwelashwa kwayo kusebenze?
Kunezimbangela zomdlavuza eziseduze futhi ezikude. Izimbangela ezisheshayo yilezo ezifakwe empilweni yamanje. Izimbangela ezikude zivela futhi zivela esenzweni somqondo kumazalo omuntu wangaphambilini. Izimbangela ezisheshayo zokuvela komdlavuza zifana nokulimala noma ukuqhubeka kokucasuka, okubangela ukuphazamiseka kokujikeleza kwegazi, ukuqina kwezicubu futhi okunikeza inhlabathi evumayo ukukhula, okukholelwa ukuthi yigciwane lomdlavuza, noma kungenzeka ngenxa yokudla okungalungile umzimba ongakwazi ukukuthaza noma ukugcwala futhi ngenxa yokuthi lelo gciwane lomdlavuza likhula kanjani, noma leso sifo kungenzeka ukuthi sinqande, sicindezele futhi sibulale, kepha sigcina emzimbeni we-fluid ebalulekile ngenkathi kwenziwa ucansi . Ukubulala, ukugcina nokuqongelela emzimbeni wamagciwane okuphila uketshezi olubalulekile kungumhlabathi ovundile obiza leli gciwane lomdlavuza; ngokuqhubeka nalo mkhuba umzimba ugcwele ukukhula ngomdlavuza. Futhi, izimo ezifanayo zingahlinzekwa ukungakwazi komzimba ukuletha amagciwane abalulekile ekuvuthweni, ukwehluleka ukwenza lokho amagciwane okuphila kuyafa nokubola futhi kuhlala ngaphakathi emzimbeni okungakwazi ukuwakhulisa noma ukuwubumba.
Izimbangela ezikude zilethwa ngumqondo kusuka ezenzweni zawo kokunye ukwenziwa kwangaphambilini lapho ingqondo yabamba iqhaza ngokweqile kanye nokuzitika, kepha lapho incarnation ingazange ivune isivuno esiyihlwanyele, ngendlela efanayo nalabo abamlutha ezenzweni zobulili ezingcolile nezingalungile empilweni yamanje kungenzeka manje azivuni, kepha ziyahlwayela, izimbangela zokuvunwa kwesikhathi esizayo-ngaphandle kokuthi zibeke izimbangela eziphikisanayo ngomcabango nangezenzo zamanje. Ngaphandle kokuthi umdlavuza udluliselwe emzimbeni noma utshalwe emzimbeni, wonke amacala omdlavuza abangelwa izimbangela ze-karmic; okungukuthi, zibangelwa isenzo nokuxhumana phakathi kwengqondo kanye nesifiso emkhakheni womzimba womuntu. Lesi senzo phakathi kwengqondo nesifiso kumele ngabe senzekile empilweni yamanje noma empilweni eyedlule. Uma kwenzekile empilweni yamanje, kuzokwaziwa ukuthi yimbangela yomdlavuza lapho ukunakwa kuqondiswe kukho. Uma kungekho nanye yalezizimbangela noma ezinye ezifanayo ezisethwe empilweni yamanje, lapho umdlavuza uvela khona, lesi sifo sibangelwa imbangela ekude engabonakala. Umuntu angenza okuphambene nomthetho isikhashana, kuphela, kepha uhlolwe ngesikhathi. Iseli lomdlavuza nokukhula kwalo kungabhujiswa, kepha igciwane lomdlavuza alikho ngokomzimba futhi alinakubhujiswa nganoma yiziphi izindlela ezingokwenyama. Igciwane lomdlavuza liyindidane futhi liyindlela ekhula futhi ikhula ngayo iseli, yize iseli lomdlavuza libonisa uhlobo lwegciwane lomdlavuza. Iseli lomdlavuza negciwane kungalashwa futhi kuguqulwe ngezindlela zomzimba.
Kunokwelashwa kokulashwa komdlavuza, futhi nokwelashwa kuye kwenziwa. Ukwelapha kuye kwenziwa ukwelashwa kweSalbbury. Lokhu kwelashwa kwaziwa iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane, kepha bambalwa odokotela abake bazama. Ukwelashwa kweSalbbury kwezifo akuzange kutholane nomsebenzi wobudokotela. Abambalwa abake bazama ngobulungiswa, baba nemiphumela emangalisayo ekwelashweni kwezifo eziningi okuthiwa zingalapheki. Isisekelo sokwelashwa kweSalbbury ukudliwa kwenyama ebilisiwe eyenziwe kahle lapho wonke amanoni nefayithisi nezicubu ezixhunyiwe kususiwe, futhi lokho kudla kuhambisana nokuphuzwa kwamanzi ashisayo kungakapheli ihora nesigamu ngaphambi nangemva kokudla . Lokhu kwelashwa kulula kakhulu futhi akubizi kakhulu kodokotela abaningi. Noma kunjalo lokhu kwelashwa, uma kusetshenziswa ngokunembeza, kugadla ezimpandeni, futhi kuthinte ukwelashwa cishe kwaso sonke isifo esaziwayo. Inyama ebilisiwe ephekwe kahle, okukhishwe kuyo izicubu namafutha, namanzi enikeza izinto ezilula futhi ezibaluleke kakhulu zokugcinwa kwemizimba yezilwane enempilo. Ukudliwa kwenyama ebusayo nokuphuza amanzi amsulwa kuthinta umzimba wenyama nomlingani waso we-astral, umzimba wesimo. Inyama ethambile ngeke inikeze lokho okuthandayo ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwanoma imaphi amagciwane angaletha izifo emzimbeni lapho inyama ethengwayo ithathwa khona. Lapho ukulethwa kokudla kugodliwe yisifo futhi ukudla okunjalo kuthathwa emzimbeni njengoba kungenakusetshenziswa yilesi sifo, kodwa kunempilo emzimbeni, isifo siyafa. Ngakho-ke lapho inyama yenkomo egayiwe ingeniswa emzimbeni, ayizukuhlinzeka ngokudla okuthandayo kumdlavuza noma kwezinye izifo ezingamagciwane, futhi uma okunye ukudla kuvinjelwe, ukukhula okungenampilo emzimbeni kancane kancane kuyafa bese kunyamalala ngenqubo yendlala. Lokhu kungathatha iminyaka futhi umzimba ubonakale ukhubazekile futhi uzizwe ubuthakathaka futhi ukhathele ngokomzimba. Lesi simo singenxa yokwehla kwezingxenye zomzimba ezigulile, kepha uma ukwelashwa kuphikelela emzimbeni kuzophinda kube nempilo. Okwenzekayo ngesikhathi senqubo ukuthi umzimba wokugula odala uyavunyelwa ukuthi kancane kancane ufe bese uqedwa, futhi endaweni yawo lapho kukhula khona futhi kuthuthukiswe kancane, omunye umzimba owakhiwe phezu kwenyama ebambekile. Ukuphuzwa kwamanzi abilisiwe kuthathwe kusashisa ihora nesigamu ngaphambi nangemva kokudla kubalulekile njengokudla kwenyama, futhi inyama akufanele idliwe ukwelapha izifo ngaphandle kokuphuza amanzi ashisayo futhi ngezikhathi ezishiwo. Ukuphuzwa kwenqwaba yamanzi ashisayo kuyenza i-asidi kanye nokulimala bese kudlula emzimbeni, futhi ngalolo manzi le ndaba idluliselwe emzimbeni. Inyama ingukudla komzimba; amanzi anisela futhi ahlanze umzimba. Inyama ebondayo yakha amangqamuzana aphilile omzimba, kepha inyama ayikwazi ukuthinta noma ukuthinta ngqo igciwane lomdlavuza elingabonakali. Amanzi ashisayo enza lokhu. Amanzi ashisayo athinta futhi aguqula igciwane lomdlavuza namanye amagciwane emzimbeni futhi alungisa lokhu kuzidingo zomzimba.
Umzimba owakhiwe phezu kwalesi sisekelo uhlanzekile futhi unempilo futhi uyithuluzi elihle lokusebenza kwengqondo. Ngokwelashwa okunjalo akugcini nje kuphela ukuthi umzimba womuntu wenyama kanye ne-astral ushintshiwe futhi wenziwa unempilo, kodwa izifiso zizobe sezithintekile, zivinjelwe futhi ziqeqeshwe. Ukwelashwa kwezifo kwaseSalisbury kuphela okubhekana ngqo nomzimba wenyama okuyinkundla yengqamuzana lomdlavuza kanye nomzimba we-astral okuyisihlalo segciwane lomdlavuza. Ngokwelashwa kweSalisbury ingqondo nayo iqeqeshiwe, ngokungaqondile, ngoba ukuzimisela okukhulu kanye nentando kufanele kusetshenziswe ingqondo ukuze kubambe umzimba kanye nezifiso ngokuqinile ekwelashweni. Abaningi bayehluleka ekwelashweni ngenxa yokuthi ngeke babambelele kukho nangenxa yokunganeliseki ngokwengqondo nokuhlubuka okuvame ukuvela kulabo abazamayo futhi abangakunqobi. Uma ukuhlubuka kuqedwa futhi ukunganeliseki kuthathelwe indawo isimo sengqondo sesineke nokuzethemba, nakanjani kuyoba khona ikhambi. Ngokuqeqesha umzimba womuntu ngezindlela ezinengqondo, ingqondo iyazifundisa ngokuhlinza futhi ifunda ukuphatha umzimba hhayi nje kuphela kodwa nokungahlaliseki kwayo nokungaphumuli. Lapho kukhona ubudlelwano obuvumelanayo phakathi komzimba nesifo sengqondo angeke uthole ikhaya kulowo mzimba. Igciwane lomdlavuza kanye neseli ngeke kubangele izifo ngaphandle uma umthethosisekelo womzimba ungakwazi ukukusebenzisa. Kunamagciwane amaningi omdlavuza namaseli cishe kuwo wonke umzimba womuntu. Eqinisweni izinkulungwane zezigidi zamagciwane zigcwele emzimbeni womuntu. Noma yikuphi kwalokhu kuzodala izifo eziyingozi uma isimo somzimba singenjalo njengoba kuzogcina amagciwane ehlelekile futhi alondoloze umzimba ohlelekile. Amagciwane ezifo nokho akwaziwa agcwele emzimbeni, kodwa umzimba nengqondo akukanikezi izimo ezizokwenza ukuthi la magciwane aziwe emhlabeni wonke njengezifo ezikhethekile. Bangase babizwe ebufakazini nganoma isiphi isikhathi lapho ingqondo iqaphela isifo esingenzeka, futhi izimo ze-pathological zihlinzekwa ngokudla okungalungile nokuphila.
Igciwane lomdlavuza neseli kungokwesikhathi emlandweni nasentuthukweni yohlanga lwesintu lapho umzimba womuntu wawukucansile. Ngaleso sikhathi bekungeke kwenzeke ukuthi lesi sifo manje esibizwa ngokuthi umdlavuza ngoba lelo kwakuyiseli elijwayelekile elalisetshenziswa ekwakheni imizimba. Umjaho wethu wamanje ufinyelele iphuzu ekuziphendukeleni kwawo okuletha endizeni efanayo naleyo umjaho udlule kukho ukungasebenzi kwawo, okuwukuthi, indiza okwenzeka kuyo ukuqalwa noma ukuthuthukiswa kweziduna zabesilisa abathandanayo kwezocansi imizimba yabesilisa yobulili nemizimba yabesifazane esesiyayazi manje.
Umzimba wenyama wakhiwe futhi ugcinwe ngokudalwa okungapheli nokubhujiswa kwamagciwane. Yimpi yamagciwane. Umzimba usungulwe ngohlobo oluthile lukahulumeni. Uma igcina uhlobo lwayo lohulumeni igcina ukuhleleka nempilo. Uma ukugcinwa kungagcinwa, amaqembu aphikisayo angena kuhulumeni futhi abangele ukuphazamiseka, uma engabangeli uguquko noma ukufa. Umzimba awukwazi ukuhlala ungasebenzi noma ungasebenzi. Amabutho wamagciwane akha umzimba namanye amabutho wamagciwane awavikela ekuhlaselweni nasekuhlaselweni kwamagciwane aphikisayo kumele akwazi ukuthatha futhi ahlomise abahlaseli. Lokhu kwenziwa lapho umzimba udla ukudla okwakhayo, iziphuzo zamanzi amsulwa, uphefumula umoya omusha, futhi umuntu ujabulisa imicabango ephilile futhi uzama ukucabanga ngethonya nezenzo ngokwezinhloso ezilungile.
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