Beings Are Of Five Sheaths

Human beings are made of five layers. Human is more than sensory organs, More than mind and more than inteligence. Knowing each layer is nearing Brahman. Annamaya All beings that exist on the earth Are born of food; from food all are born, Having been born, they grow by food. Each is other's food, on death becomes food. Pranamaya All beings that exist on the earth breathe. Pranamaya is the life force inside, Identified by and dependent on breaths. Those who worship prana live a full span. Manamaya Manamay is mind, characterised By thought, will, wish and striving for better. It forms as the inner sheath of pranamaya. Knowing mind is the third knowledge. Vijnanamaya Vijnanamaya refers to intelligence, Known by knowledge, ethicks and reasoning. It is characterised by faith, truth, justice And power to perceive and reason. Anandamaya It is the deepest hidden layer. It is characterised by love, joy and bliss In ananamaya one realizes The empirical and the spiritual worlds. ‘Bliss is Brahman; from bliss beings are born; by bliss, when born, they live; into bliss they enter at their death' Birth and death are of the Annamaya-Kosa. Hunger and thirst are of Pranamaya-Kosa. Delusion and grief are of the Manomaya Kosa. Atman is ever pure and unattached. The Annamaya kosa is of the physical body. The Pranamaya kosa, the Manmaya kosa And the Vijnanamay kosa are of the subtle body The Anandamaya is of the causal body. Peeling each layer is knowing the self. Absolute consciousness itself has become The multiple consciousness in gross bodies, Which are subsumed in pure consciousness. (Based on the Taittiriya Upanishad) 26.06.2019