Talk:United Lodge of Theosophists

I do no understand this clause; "As an effect lies in germ form deep within its cause". I am a native english speaker but I can make no sense of it. Does it use language that would only be familiar to a Theosophist or is my vocabulary simply weaker than I had realized? (previous comment left in 01:23, 10 May 2006 by Icarus Down)

I agree I cannot make sense of it either, in fact the whole article needs heavy work Dwarf Kirlston 20:00, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

The phrase has a profound meaning and to understand it, one must be have internalized the core concept of Karma. For that, I would refer you to an excellent article on Karma by Willam Q Judge APHORISMS ON KARMA. But at a high level what it means is that, an effect is fully determined by it's cause or causes. And when viewed from the other side, the cause contains it in the seeds of all its effects which merely unfold over time. In effect, nothing that is manifest is without an "efficient cause" Four_causes.