The Secret Doctrine. Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy. Anthropogenesis (Volume 2)

"My Teaching is not Mine, but of Him Who sent Me." (Gospel of John 7:16) Volume two examines the origin and evolution of man. A number of revolutionary esoteric ideas are put forward, including the division of humanity into independent races,... the precedence of man as a species over animals, the birth of the astral body of man prior to the physical body, and more. The "Secret Doctrine" is the main work of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in three volumes. The foundation of this work consists of texts translated from the secret "Book of Dzyan" with the author's comments and explanations. This work also thoroughly examines the fundamental symbolism used by the great religions and mythologies of the world, and "makes an attempt to gather the ancient foundations together and make them into one harmonious and indivisible whole." For those readers who are concerned with the questions of self-knowledge and self-development, who study ancient wisdom and are interested in the origins of philosophical, esoteric teachings and world religions. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831—1891) is a religious philosopher, writer, and traveler, one of the founders of the international Theosophical Society. Her works have been translated into dozens of languages. The "Secret Doctrine" is one of the fundamental works of world esotericism, published in Russian with a circulation exceeding 5 million copies. The translation from English was done by Elena Ivanovna Roerich (1879—1955) — a religious philosopher, writer, public figure, and wife of Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich