The document discusses the seven principles that constitute man according to ancient wisdom or theosophy. It describes each principle - Atma, Buddhi, higher manas, lower manas, kama, etheric body, and physical body. It explains how understanding these seven principles can help man dissociate from identifying with the physical, emotional, and mental aspects. It provides guidance on self-culture practices to purify and refine each principle, such as diet, meditation, disengaging from desires and emotions, developing willpower and one-pointedness of the mind.