At the time of his physical death, all the lower four principles perish
without any suffering, for these are, in fact, to him like a piece of
wearing apparel which he puts on and off at will. The real MAHATMA is
then not his physical body but that higher Manas which is inseparably
linked to the Atma and its vehicle (the sixth principle)--a union
effected by him in a comparatively very short period by passing through
the process of self-evolution laid down by Occult Philosophy. When
therefore, people express a desire to "see a MAHATMA," they really do
not seem to understand what it is they ask for. How can they, with
their physical eyes, hope to see that which transcends that sight? Is
it the body--a mere shell or mask--they crave or hunt after? And
supposing they see the body of a MAHATMA, how can they know that behind
that mask is concealed an exalted entity? By what standard are they to
judge whether the Maya before them reflects the image of a true MAHATMA
or not? And who will say that the physical is not a Maya? Higher things
can be perceived only by a sense pertaining to those higher things;
whoever therefore wants to see the real MAHATMA, must use his
intellectual sight.
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