Anandamaya Kosha or Equanimity or Bliss Anandamaya kosha The fifth kosha is Anandamaya kosha. The Anandamaya kosha or ‘sheath made of bliss’, or ananda is in Yoga and Vedantic philosophy the most subtle or spiritual of the five levels of embodied self. It is not possible to exactly translate the word ananda; its meaning is closer to equanimity than […]
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Vigyanamaya Kosha Vigyanamaya Kosha refers to the intellect or wisdom. Taittiriya Upanishad says: “Deeper still lies another body comprised of intellect – separate from the self comprised of mind, and self comprised of intuitive knowledge. It permeates the three denser bodies and takes up the same form. This one is also like the shape of a person like
Manomaya Kosha or Mental Body Manomaya Kosha refers to the Mental Body. Taittiriya Upanishad says: “Within the vital force is yet another body, this one made of thought energy. It fills the two denser bodies and has the same shape. Those who understand and control the mental body are no longer afflicted by fear.” This third
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Pranayama kosha or Energy Body Taittiriya Upanishad further says: “Inside this is another body made of life energy. It fills the physical body and takes its shape. Those who treat this vital force as divine experience excellent health and longevity because this energy is the source of physical life.” This second dimension or kosha is called pranamaya kosha,
Annamaya Kosha or Physical Body Taittiriya Upanishad says: “Human beings consist of a material body made up from the food they eat; those who care for this body are nourished by the universe itself.” This first dimension or kosha is called annamaya kosha, the physical body or Sthula Shareera. Anna means food. Satvik meaning of anna
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Koshas – Yogic Sheaths of Our Being Over thousands of years, yogis used various practices of Yoga to experientially understand the way we are, and function, vis a vis this whole universe. One of the important basic concepts which helps us understand this is that of Koshas. The Yoga path of Self-realization is one of progressively moving
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