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THE PLAN OF GOD
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ANIMAL KINGDOM

LET THE PLAN OF LIGHT AND LOVE
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The Plan

Just as God is the macrocosm for all the Kingdoms in nature, so man is the macrocosm for all the sub-human kingdoms.

ALICE BAILEY
A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

3RD KINGDOM

HUMANITY AS CARING STEWARD
FOR THE LOWER KINGDOMS

GENENRAL
INFORMATION

PLACE IN
BIGGER SCHEME

EVOLUTION

ECONOMIC
PROBLEM

RELIGIOUS
PROBEM

RACIAL MINORITIES
PROBLEM

ENVIRONMENT
PROBLEM

CONFLICTS & WAR
PROBLEM

INTERNATIONAL
UNITY

CLEAN AND FREE
ENERGY PROBLEM

CULTURE & CIVILIZATION

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Classification
Dharmic religion

Scripture
Vedas
  • Traditions: Smriti literature (Itihasa & Puranas — Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas)
  • Exegesis: Vedanta, Mimamsa, and later philosophical commentarial traditions (e.g., Shankara, Ramanuja, Madhva)

Primary philosophical schools
Classical orthodox (āstika) systems:
  • Vedanta — nondual and qualified nondual metaphysics (Brahman–Atman)
  • Samkhya — dualism of consciousness and matter
  • Yoga — meditative discipline (Patanjali)
  • Nyaya — logic and epistemology
  • Vaisheshika — atomistic metaphysics
  • Mimamsa — ritual and scriptural interpretation
Later major Vedanta sub-schools:
  • Advaita
  • Vishishtadvaita
  • Dvaita

Theology
Pluralistic — includes monotheistic, henotheistic, panentheistic, polytheistic, and nondual (monistic) schools

Region
Primarily South Asia (India, Nepal), with historical and modern presence in Southeast Asia and global diaspora

Language
Primarily Vedic and Classical Sanskrit (with later scriptures and traditions in many regional languages)

Territory
Indian subcontinent (with global diaspora communities)

Founder
No single founder — developed gradually through many sages (rishis) and teaching lineages

Origin
c. 1500–500 BCE (Vedic period roots, with earlier cultural precursors)

Place of Origin
Northwestern Indian subcontinent

Separations / Related Traditions
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism

Number of followers
est. 1.2–1.3 billion (individually referred to as Hindus)

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