Manas and Karma

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Man now knows himself as a separated unit of consciousness. He now distinguishes between himself and all other materialized selves. He now realizes himself as distinct from every other functioning sphere of matter from the materialized Logos to the cell in his own physical body, and the cell in all bodies on the physical plane. This separate instinct, this distinguishing self-centeredness has been the nursery wherein the infant, man, has segregated himself until he is of full strength, and able to take his share in the work of his group. When man can sa y "I am That" he is beginning to sense his oneness with his group. When groups make a similar assertion they are beginning to realize their identity with all other groups. "I am" refers to the personality consciousness on three lower planes, or to all that is considered as inferior to the causal body. It concerns a man's realization of his place upon the globe within a chain. When you can say "I am That I am," (nenu nenaina nenu) then have merged yourself with your divine essence, and is freed from form.

Man is Spirit or the Self, working through matter or the Not-Self, by means of the intelligence or manas. Karma works through manas. Concrete mind in its various divisions becomes the synthesis of the lower, the abstract mind is the transmutation into Spiritual Triad made possible via the formless repositories of karmic purpose. Thus is man set free, and the microcosm attains BEING without the necessity of form-taking. When the microcosm has transcended the three worlds of matter has become the five pointed star, he passes into the consciousness of the Monad, or pure Spirit, via the fourth plane of buddhi. For him the buddhic plane is the plane of karmic correspondence.