Inner and Outer Evolution

GA 91 — 6 September 1904, Berlin

13. From the Arhats to the Mahatmas

Let us consider once again the lines of development which have flowed together in the time of which we have spoken. Development does not go in a straight line, so that when you have a stage, you had only to retrace it, but [gap in transcript]

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In the middle of the Lemurian race we have a confluence of various streams. Above all, the psychic of man was already there. Was on other plan. Has gone through seven races and rounds there. What took possession of the body at that time, was after long development on a certain point of maturity. This soul, which took possession at that time, we ask probing questions of. The first and second root races were still soulless. Souls could not take possession because earth was not so mature.

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It was necessary first for the earth to produce bodies so mature that their degree of maturity corresponded to that of the souls. There we have two streams of development flowing together. Earth develops bodies, and the other stream was the soul development, which took place in other worlds, and now coincides with first stream. We must take into account that development does not proceed so smoothly.

If we take into account the earthly stream. It was only a certain number of bodies so far matured that they could be inhabited by souls at that time, not everything has ge/gap in transcript] sh/gap in transcript] gr/gap in transcript]. Besides, the whole body development was so far that only most advanced souls knew something to do with these bodies. So we have first of all a group of people with advanced souls. This is a special human race: highly evolved Arhats, a small crowd. The souls of these arhats were already beyond the stream of development of that time. That is, they already foresaw what the others could only achieve in longer development. So they could really be leaders of man, because they foresaw. Now the number of the excellent bodies was exhausted by them. The others had to be content with inferior ones. Manas could make do with these tools only in an awkward way. These bodies could develop only so far as the Atlantean; then they had to die out little by little. The Ursemites were the basis for the fifth root race. These had found more mature bodies, and had moved up behind. This is the third group.

First group: particularly advanced arhats.

Second group: who got only dull spirit and died out.

Third group: those who always follow, depending on the readiness of the bodies.

From these are recruited those who are able to go over into the fifth race and form other future races.

The Arhats are highly evolved entities who, where they incarnate, stand higher than a normal human being can. Hence, able to live on higher planes and have higher intercourse. Hence, able to take high orders: Messengers of the gods, kings and leaders were these Arhats. At the most, they were able to draw some to themselves, but on the whole, these people were directed quite unconsciously. This still lasted through the whole Atlantean period. Only the generation, which develops out of the Ursemites, delivers those, who are able to take their fate into the hand. And these were therefore capable of being taught by the messengers of the gods. Hence properly called: Heroes.

So also in myth we have to take the matter literally. Now to a certain extent these people could be initiated, and this is what the myth recorded, and also danger: Tantalus was allowed to eat with the gods. He was human and was allowed to consult in the decisions of the gods. Therefore seduction great. For people who were mortal - could load karma on themselves. What Tantalos brought forth as his own son is the finite. It is the greatest offense that an initiate can commit, to mix finite resolutions with eternal ones. And it is easy to deceive gods, because for them even the finite, which is wrapped in the veil of maya, is eternal. In a sense, it is easy to deceive initiates. Tantalos does it and brings the most terrible upon himself and his descendants. From all this we see that men were incapable of directing themselves until the end of the fourth race; those higher beings still directed them into the fifth.

Even in the beginning of the fifth race they still needed the leader Manu. He separated the most able ones from the rest and directed them to the region Gobi; some hundred families, which were withdrawn from the rest and only educated by instruction of the Manu. He taught the original religious mental images of the fifth race, arts, use of fire, preferably. Then astronomy, alchemy, these fundamental sciences. Above all, strict morality. Earlier, when people were guided, they did not need moral principles; that began now. People should become independent. Therefore it was necessary to educate in freedom; otherwise purpose would not be achieved if forced. And because free, many did not follow. Therefore very sifted, these Ursemites. The few had followed completely freely.

First colony went towards front India: first subrace, Indo-Aryan. Till now people were children under guidance of Arhats; now they gradually begin to be able to use the faculties to work themselves up, to be initiated. These first rishis were the first initiated human beings; the earlier ones were descended gods. Entirely new beings are appearing. Initiates descended from the earth itself, who could become leaders; about fifteen to sixteen million years ago. Since then always incarnated, and these are the entities called masters. Only the sixth root race will have entities descended from humanity itself that will guide people, as Manu. Transition from messengers of the gods to human masters, mahatmas.

And now this Manu is at the head of the theosophical movement, creating preparation for the sixth root race, so that within the theosophical movement happens what happened in the Atlantean time. Master Morya is the first human Manu who will establish the sixth root race, whereas in the past they were messengers of the gods, divine Arhats incarnated in the Lemurian period and gest/abbreviation not resolvable], and they are also called Sons of the Fire Mist because the Earth was in that state at that time.

Third root race perished by fire.

Fourth root race has perished by water.

Fifth root race has perished by immorality.

That is, in the end, egoism will appear in even stronger form, in the form of a furious struggle for existence, with will; whereas until now unconscious, and only those who have learned to be unselfish, will form the sixth race. This will emerge as a more unselfish race with revival of the Christ principle, again emergence [gap in transcript]

Doom by fire

Doom by water

Doom by Will In this foresight of the struggle of all against all, the Theosophical Society wants to lay the nucleus of universal brotherhood. It is not thought out arbitrarily, but out of the world plan.

The Masters have spoken for the first time because it is incumbent upon the Masters to create the material for the sixth race.

The stopping forces are called Mammon, and only in secondary meaning money has been given this name; Mammon is the god of stopping progress.