'Anna' means food and 'maya' means filled with.
Annamaya kosha represents the gross physical body.
According to this theory, the entire universe is a heap of food. Since this kosha is all about ...
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The force behind movement is called prana.
Prana is the binding force in the universe. It is the life principle and is all-pervasive.
Birth and growth take place due to prana.
The pranamaya ...
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The manomaya kosha is also known as the perceptual body, which constitutes the mind and the organs of perception.
This sheath influences prana and directs our thinking. Feelings such as pleasure ...
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The vigyanmaya kosha is also known as the sheath of intelligence, or the conscious mind.
When ignorance extends further this sheath is formed.
The buddhi (intellect) together with the organs of ...
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'Nanda' means happiness.
Ananda is the happiness that comes from all directions.
The anandamaya kosha is known as the transcendental body, or blissful body, which forms the causal body of ...
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In the anandamaya kosha, one is in the healthiest and most harmonious state possible.
In the vigyanmaya kosha there are movements, and they are channeled in the right direction.
The yogic texts ...
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