Evolution of Form. 



expression in form. This expression is sought cos- 

 mically and individually, alike by the life of Ishvara 

 and the life of the Self. Cosmically they make the 

 planes of the manifested universe, the five planes 

 on which we are evolving. That which manifests 

 as existence, the power of Being, has as its form the 

 Akasha of the higher realm'; that which manifests 

 as love, the power of Bliss, has as its form of mat- 

 ter Vayu ; that which manifests as intelligence, 

 the power of Knowledge, has as its material Agni. 

 These are the three fundamental manifestations in 

 form. The other two are reflections : That which 

 is love, reflecting itself in the lower form of matter 

 the denser matter of Varuna takes on the aspect 

 of desire and passion, and becomes kama. That 

 which is existence, reflecting itself on the yet grosser 

 form of Prithivi, shows forth what we call objective 

 reality. See how the planes correspond, the one 

 with the other. Try and make a picture of a 

 mountain reflected in a lake ; and if you have that 

 in your mind, you will follow exactly the way the 

 reflection takes place. There is no reflection of 

 intelligence because it is the central quality ; the 

 intelligence is the centre of the five, two are above 

 it and two are below it. It is the central region, 

 the pivot on which the whole has to turn. If you 

 look above to the higher regions, we find love and 



