The Mediator And Other Theosophical Essays

IN man's attempt to state the nature of the substratum of the universe, it has been common in the past to describe the One Life as a Person. This Personality of God is often imaged as having one attribute of man's physical nature, which is breathing. In the Hindu tradition, the word Atman is from a root meaning "to breathe," and a verse in the Rig Veda describes the One as breathing. Turning westwards, the phrase "Spirit of God" is constant in Judaism and Christianity, the word "spirit" coming from a Latin root signifying breathing.