神智学释义及词汇表
1．Meaning of The word "Theosophy"
1．“神智学”释义
"Theosophy" comes from the Greek "Theos" and "sophia" meaning literally "Divine Knowledge". It is a body of knowledge accumulated since time immemorial that answers the great questions of life - Who am I， Where am I going， What am I doing here， What is the nature of the soul， What is the origin of the universe and What can be said about the nature of divinity.
"神智学”一词源自于希腊语“Theos”和“sophia”，意思是“神圣的知识”。它是有关解答生命根本问题——我是谁、我从何处来、往何处去、灵魂是什么、宇宙的起源，以及神性的本质——的知识，它是自古至今这种知识的集聚。
The term theosophy (in its Greek and other forms) had been used about 100 or so times over two millennia in western civilization before Madame Blavatsky. The term came to be the most appropriate word to describe her teachings and so， with a capital "T"， Theosophy came to be the name given to that which she taught in the 19th century.
神智论一词（希腊语和其他语言中）在布拉瓦茨基夫人之前的两千多年的西方文明中曾使用过上百次。这个词正好最恰当地描述了她的教义，因此，将“T”大写，神智学是她在十九世纪所教授的学说的名称。
Some have， quite understandably， extended the meaning of the word to cover that entire body of knowledge known to Blavatsky's teachers a portion of which was imparted to her. Some academics have taken to using the word to mean "comparative religion"， now that the word has become well known but this certainly dilutes the specific meaning it acquired during the time of Blavatsky. And regrettably， some writers in the 20th century have based themselves on her writings but subtly altered the teachings and then continued to call their writings Theosophy misleading any number of students in the process.
有些人，相当可理解地，将这个词的意思包括了作为布拉瓦茨基夫人的教师传授给她的那部分的整个知识。一些学者使用这个词以指“比较宗教”，既然这个词已变得众所周知，但这当然冲淡了布拉瓦茨基夫人当时它得名时的特定的意思。并且遗憾的是，在20世纪的一些作家对她的作品巧妙地改变教义并继续把他们的作品称为神智学，这误导了一些学生。
Blavatsky Net defines Theosophy as "what Madame Blavatsky wrote".
布拉瓦茨基网定义神智学为“布拉瓦茨斯基夫人的作品”。
2．Glossary
2．神智学词汇表
adi
The adi plane is the highest of the seven planes. This is the plane of God's being . On this plane there is no separateness or distinction. All things are equal in the face of God. It makes no sense to speak of humans existing on the adi plane.
阿地层
阿地层是自然七层中的最高一层。这是上帝存在之层。在这层中，没有分别或差异。在上帝面前一切平等。在阿地层谈论人类存在毫无意义。
Anima
Anima is a little known psychic ability that allows one to shrink or expand their field of vision so as to be able to observe the super minute and the super gigantic. Anima is also called "micro-psi" or "magnifying clairvoyance". It was by using anima that Besant and Leadbeater could observe atoms and write Occult Chemistry.
作者： doomtoo0 2007-5-13 20:38 回复此发言
1．Meaning of The word "Theosophy"
1．“神智学”释义
"Theosophy" comes from the Greek "Theos" and "sophia" meaning literally "Divine Knowledge". It is a body of knowledge accumulated since time immemorial that answers the great questions of life - Who am I， Where am I going， What am I doing here， What is the nature of the soul， What is the origin of the universe and What can be said about the nature of divinity.
"神智学”一词源自于希腊语“Theos”和“sophia”，意思是“神圣的知识”。它是有关解答生命根本问题——我是谁、我从何处来、往何处去、灵魂是什么、宇宙的起源，以及神性的本质——的知识，它是自古至今这种知识的集聚。
The term theosophy (in its Greek and other forms) had been used about 100 or so times over two millennia in western civilization before Madame Blavatsky. The term came to be the most appropriate word to describe her teachings and so， with a capital "T"， Theosophy came to be the name given to that which she taught in the 19th century.
神智论一词（希腊语和其他语言中）在布拉瓦茨基夫人之前的两千多年的西方文明中曾使用过上百次。这个词正好最恰当地描述了她的教义，因此，将“T”大写，神智学是她在十九世纪所教授的学说的名称。
Some have， quite understandably， extended the meaning of the word to cover that entire body of knowledge known to Blavatsky's teachers a portion of which was imparted to her. Some academics have taken to using the word to mean "comparative religion"， now that the word has become well known but this certainly dilutes the specific meaning it acquired during the time of Blavatsky. And regrettably， some writers in the 20th century have based themselves on her writings but subtly altered the teachings and then continued to call their writings Theosophy misleading any number of students in the process.
有些人，相当可理解地，将这个词的意思包括了作为布拉瓦茨基夫人的教师传授给她的那部分的整个知识。一些学者使用这个词以指“比较宗教”，既然这个词已变得众所周知，但这当然冲淡了布拉瓦茨基夫人当时它得名时的特定的意思。并且遗憾的是，在20世纪的一些作家对她的作品巧妙地改变教义并继续把他们的作品称为神智学，这误导了一些学生。
Blavatsky Net defines Theosophy as "what Madame Blavatsky wrote".
布拉瓦茨基网定义神智学为“布拉瓦茨斯基夫人的作品”。
2．Glossary
2．神智学词汇表
adi
The adi plane is the highest of the seven planes. This is the plane of God's being . On this plane there is no separateness or distinction. All things are equal in the face of God. It makes no sense to speak of humans existing on the adi plane.
阿地层
阿地层是自然七层中的最高一层。这是上帝存在之层。在这层中，没有分别或差异。在上帝面前一切平等。在阿地层谈论人类存在毫无意义。
Anima
Anima is a little known psychic ability that allows one to shrink or expand their field of vision so as to be able to observe the super minute and the super gigantic. Anima is also called "micro-psi" or "magnifying clairvoyance". It was by using anima that Besant and Leadbeater could observe atoms and write Occult Chemistry.
作者： doomtoo0 2007-5-13 20:38 回复此发言
