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thern. The Hindus, Persians and Egyptians are noted for their use of symbols. The Rosicrucians, Masons and other secret societies used them. No doubt later on they forgot their real meaning. The Hindus from time immemorial have been using the symbolic syllable Om which is now interpreted by some to mean the creative, preservative and destructive principles. They even think that the pronounciation of this syllable has a very mystical effect on the occult powers of & inan. But the true meaning bas been lost sight of by the Hindus, althougb it is still preserved by my community-the Jain community. In the same manner the cross or Swastika is mis interpreted by the so-called western expounders of our ancient philosophy. The original idea was very high, but later on the people thought the cross represented only the combination of the male and the female principles. While we are on the physical plane and our propensities are on the material line we think it is , necessary to unite these principles for our spiritual growth. On the higher plane the soul is sexless and, therefore, those who wish to rise higher than the physical plane must get rid of the idea of sex.
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