In this book Pablo Sender offers significantly more than a metaphysical exposition of the subject matter. Part I describes an approach to the SD that turns its study into a form of yoga, helping the student gain deeper insights into higher realities.

Part II explores the main teachings of the SD volume on Cosmogenesis, expounding upon them in a clear and systematic way. Diagrams and charts are provided throughout, and all non-English technical terms are translated, removing a common stumbling block encountered by students.

Finally, Part III presents an innovative method to apply teachings on cosmic principles to the human mind and consciousness. It also includes a series of meditations and exercises designed to help the earnest student grow in self-knowledge and meet the experiences of daily life from the profound perspective put forth by Blavatsky’s remarkable text.

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The book not only explores the philosophy but also has chapters devoted to the application of these teachings.

Part I. FOUNDATIONS
1. Aims of The Secret Doctrine (SD)
2. HPB on the Nature of the SD
3. HPB on Science and the SD
4. The SD and Its Study
5. The SD and the Yoga of Wisdom
6. The Four Basic Ideas
7. Practical Tips for Studying the SD

Part II. TEACHINGS
8. A Conversation on God and Creation
9. A Conversation on Celestial Beings
10. Pages from a Prehistoric Period
11. First Fundamental Proposition – Absolute Reality
12. First Fundamental Proposition – Stages of Manifestation
13. Second and Third Fundamental Propositions
14. Pre-Cosmic Reawakening
15. Cosmic Manifestation
16. Cyclic Evolution
17. Introducing the Stanzas of Dzyan
18. The Birth of the Creative Logos
19. Celestial Builders and Their Work
20. Formation of the Earth and Birth of Humanity
21. Seven Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan

Part III. PRACTICAL APPLICATION
22. The Psychological Key of Interpretation
23. A Psychological Approach to the Fundamental Propositions
24. A Psychological Approach to the Stanzas of Dzyan
25. Ethical Dimension of The Secret Doctrine
26. Meditations on the Real
27. Meditations on the Logos and Its Manifestation
28. Bringing The Secret Doctrine into Everyday Life