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In individual
organisms, conscious energy exists in five sheaths (koshas)
and operates through the entire body :
| 1. Annamayi
Kosha |
The sheath of matter
or the cellular body, created by prana out of anna, food. |
| 2. Pranamaya
Kosha |
The sheath of vital
air or prana, which supports all mental, super-mental
and psychic energy. |
| 3. Manomayi
Kosha |
The sheath of Mind,
the mental body, a variety of feelings and emotions generated
by the chemical soup prepared in the Annamayi Kosha. |
| 4. Vijanamayi
Kosha |
The sheath of knowledge
beyond sensory perception, containing the Buddhi (intellect)
and the Ahamkara (the Ego or I-consciousness). |
| 5. Anandamayi
Kosha |
The sheath of bliss,
containing the chitta or pure being of individualized
consciousness and non-dual cosmic consciousness. |
The understanding of indian psychology is essential
to the understanding of the purpose and methods of yoga.
Also read the abstracts on "Mind,
Ego and Intellect" and on "The
five Koshas" by Wil Geraets.
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