Pancha kosha (5 sheaths), are like coverings of the Atma (symbolized by Om). 2/9
The truth principle/Atman is behind the ego (ahamkara or "I-sense"). It is mutually exclusive to have both ego and self-realization, and upon dissolution of ego self-realization is only achievable. The Atman is not an objective experience (as the everything else) 1/9
Pancha kosha (5 sheaths), are like coverings of the Atma (symbolized by Om). 2/9
The physical body which arises from the grains of the earth and returns to it on decomposition. This includes the 5 organs of perception(jnanendriyas), viz, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin and 5 organs of action (karmaendriyas), viz, speech, 4/9
2)Vital-air sheath (pranamaya-kosha)
These are the physiological functioning capacity of the physical body. These are prana (faculty of perception), apana (faculty of excretion), samana (faculty of digestion), 5/9
3)Mental sheath(manomaya-kosha)
The mind, a continuous flow of thoughts, regulates the pranamaya kosha and receives the external stimuli from sense organs. The mind is limited to realms it has previously experienced. 6/9
The judging capacity of the brain which helps discriminate and discern the external stimuli. The intellect is the river bank when the mind is the river of thoughts. The intellect is less limited than the mind as it is able to think 7/9
5)Bliss sheath (anandamaya-kosha)
The innermost of the sheaths, is even more subtler. It consists of our vasana's/ignorance/deep sleep. In our deep sleep we experience this relative bliss, however, it is transient 8/9
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