Powerpoint Slide of K.V.K. Nehru

1. E VOLUTION THROUGH C HAINS AND R OUNDS Original P OWER P OINT Slides Created by KVK. Nehru The Theosophical Society :: Adyar 2004

2. THE THREE OUTPOURINGS DIVINE or ADI PLANE ANUPADAKA or MONADIC PLANE NIRVANIC or ATMIC PLANE BUDDHIC PLANE MENTAL PLANE ASTRAL PLANE PHYSICAL PLANE FIRST ASPECT SECOND ASPECT THIRD ASPECT BHUH BHUVAH SUVAH MAHAH JANAH TAPAH SATYA SOLAR LOGOS FIRST OUTPOURING SECOND OUTPOURING THIRD OUTPOURING

3. THE SEVEN KINGDOMS ATMIC BUDDHIC MENTAL ASTRAL PHYSICAL 1st ELE. KINGDOM 2nd ELE. KINGDOM 3rd ELEMENTAL KINGDOM MINERAL KINGDOM VEGETABLE KINGDOM 1st Elemental Essence 2nd Elemental Essence 3rd Elemental Essence HUMAN KINGDOM ANIMAL KINGDOM Monadic Essence Super Human ...

4. The Earth Chain L. ATMIC BUDDHIC L. MENTAL ASTRAL PHYSICAL H. MENTAL H. ATMIC Globe D, Earth A B C E F G

5. Cycles within Cycles 7 Sub-races  1 Root-race 7 Root-races  1 Globe-period 7 Globe-periods  1 Round 7 Rounds  1 Chain-period 7 Chain-periods  1 Planetary Scheme 10 Planetary Schemes  Our Solar System

6. Our Planetary Scheme L.A BU L.M AS PH H.M H.A A G B F E C D Moon Chain Earth Chain Chain II Chain I Chain V Chain VI Chain VII

7. The 10 Planetary Schemes of our Solar System # SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P. Notes I VULCAN 3 6? 1 Will produce entities at a level lower than those of the Earth Scheme II VENUS 5 7 1 The most advanced Scheme III EARTH 4 4 3 The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury IV JUPITER 3 2 1 Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons are. It will attain to a very high level V SATURN 3 early 1 Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level VI URANUS 3 --- 1 VII NEPTUNE 4 --- 3 The three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond VIII, IX, X Unnamed. No physical Planets.

8. O CCULT C HRONOLOGY Krita Yuga (4) = 1,728,000 y Trêta Yuga (3) = 1,296,000 y Dwâpara Yuga (2) = 864,000 y Kali Yuga (1) = 432,000 y Mahâ Yuga (MY) = 4,320,000 y 1 Manvantara = 71 MY = 306,720,000 y (Round period) 1 Day of Brahma = 1 Kalpa (Chain Period) = 14 Manvantaras (994 MY) + 6 Sandhis /Inter-Round Pralayas (6 MY) = 1000 MY = 4,320,000,000 y 1 Saura Kalpa = 1 Day of Brahma * 2 * 360 * 100 (lifetime of a = 311,040,000,000,000 y Solar System)

9. Occult Anthropology Period Meaning Root Name Sense & Vehicle m.y. ago of term Race of Race Developed EOCENE The dawn First Polar Hearing 60-50 of new fauna Astro-etheric OLIGOCENE Small Second Hyper- Touch 40-38 intermediate borian Etheric MIOCENE More new Sight 25 Life-forms. Third Lemurian Etheric-physical Less recent PLIOCENE More Fourth Atlantean Taste 12 recent Physical-astral PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth Aryan Smell 1 recent Physical-mental HOLOCENE Complete Recent Present

10. Successive Life Waves 1st EK 2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human Human Human Human Animal Animal Animal Plant Plant Plant Mineral Mineral Mineral 3rd EK 3rd EK 2nd EK 2 Chain 1 3 4 5 6 7 Pralaya

11. The Constitution of the Human Being GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA) ETHERIC DOUBLE (PR Â NAMAYA) ASTRO-MENTAL (K Â MA) CAUSAL (KÂRANA) SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS) MONAD (TURIYÂTMA) THE PERSONALITY

12. Correspondence of Rounds and Principles GROSS PHYSICAL ETHERIC PRÂNA KÂMA MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN 7 th ROUND 6 th ROUND 5 th ROUND 4 th ROUND 3 rd ROUND 2 nd ROUND 1 st ROUND GROSS PHYSICAL ETHERIC PRÂNA KÂMA MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 Root Races

13. Inception of a New Root Race IV 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 V 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 VI 4 3 2 1 7 6 5

14. ‘ EVOLUTION’ of CONSCIOUSNESS UNIVERSAL INTUITIONAL MENTAL MINERAL PLANT HUMAN ANIMAL SPIRITUAL PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL

15. Goals Set for the Chains (Earth Scheme) FIRST INITIATION THIRD INITIATION FOURTH INITIATION FIFTH INITIATION UNKNOWN (VERY HIGH) 1 2 3 4 5 7 6

16. Degrees of Attainment CHAIN PERIOD HUMAN ANIMAL PLANT 1 2 Normal Laggards Fore-runners

17. THE INNER ROUND: Speeding Up A B C G F E D Class II Class I Sishtas of Globe A