Layers of Body in yogic terminology | Sadhguru Speech

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Summary

TLDRThe video explores the yogic concept of five layers of the body known as koshas, which include the physical body (annamaya kosha), mental body (manomaya kosha), energy body (pranamaya kosha), intellectual body (vijñanamaya kosha), and bliss body (anandamaya kosha). The physical body is considered a heap of food shaped by genetic or karmic information, while the mental body is viewed as a combination of memory and intelligence in each cell. The energy body offers vitality and supports the physical and mental realms. Vijñanamaya kosha serves as a bridge, incorporating knowledge that transcends the ordinary senses. Anandamaya kosha, deemed blissful when experienced, embodies the non-physical nature within. Balance among these layers can alleviate chronic ailments and promote well-being.

Takeaways

  • 🧘 The yogic system describes five layers or sheaths of the body.
  • 🍽️ Annamaya kosha is the physical body, made from food consumed.
  • 🧠 Manomaya kosha is the mental body, composed of memory and intelligence.
  • ⚡ Pranamaya kosha is the energy body that supports physical and mental functions.
  • 📚 Vijñanamaya kosha represents a transitional layer with extraordinary knowledge.
  • 😇 Anandamaya kosha, or bliss body, is a non-physical dimension felt as bliss.
  • 🔍 Genetics and karmic information shape the physical and mental bodies.
  • 🔥 Energy balance in pranamaya kosha leads to physical and mental health.
  • 🌉 Vijñanamaya kosha bridges the physical and non-physical.
  • 💫 Anandamaya kosha is non-descriptive, experienced as bliss.

Timeline

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    The speaker discusses the concept of five layers of the body in the yogic system: annamaya kosha (physical body formed by food), manomaya kosha (mental body, intelligence, and memory), pranamaya kosha (energy body), vijnanamaya kosha (transitory body of extraordinary knowledge), and anandamaya kosha (bliss body, non-physical). The physical body is shaped by embedded genetic or karmic information. The mind or mental body is viewed as intelligence and memory present in every cell, working with genetic information. If individuals do not know how to evolve this information, it becomes a repetitive cycle. The pranamaya kosha powers the physical and mental bodies. The fourth layer, vijnanamaya kosha, is an intermediary between the physical and non-physical, while the fifth, anandamaya kosha, is a non-physical dimension experienced as blissful. Balancing the energy body can lead to physical and psychological well-being, allowing individuals to walk away from chronic ailments.

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Video Q&A

  • What are the five layers of the body in the yogic system?

    The five layers are annamaya kosha (physical body), manomaya kosha (mental body), pranamaya kosha (energy body), vijñanamaya kosha (intellectual body), and anandamaya kosha (bliss body).

  • What is the annamaya kosha?

    Annamaya kosha is the physical body, a heap of food, shaped by genetic or karmic information.

  • How does the mental body function according to the yogic system?

    The mental body, or manomaya kosha, is a combination of memory and intelligence present in every cell of the body.

  • What is the pranamaya kosha?

    Pranamaya kosha is the energy body that animates the physical and mental bodies.

  • What does vijñanamaya kosha represent?

    Vijñanamaya kosha represents a transitory body between the physical and non-physical dimensions, incorporating extraordinary knowledge.

  • Why is the anandamaya kosha called the bliss body?

    It's called the bliss body because whenever it's touched, it brings about a blissful experience, though its exact nature is non-physical.

  • How can one achieve good health according to this system?

    By maintaining balance in the energy body, or pranamaya kosha, one can avoid ill health and achieve physical and mental well-being.

  • Is there a non-physical aspect to these layers?

    Yes, the vijñanamaya kosha and anandamaya kosha represent non-physical aspects.

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    in the yogic system I'm saying in the
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    yogic system not in yoga in yoga there
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    are more aspects to it in the system
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    that's been written down we talked about
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    five layers of body five sheets of body
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    these are called annamaya kosha mano my
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    Akasha Ramanna my question
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    Vicky Anna my question Arnold amicus
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    Anna means the food that you've eaten
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    the physical body that you carry is just
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    a heap of food what you've eaten or it's
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    a piece of this planet it is taking on
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    this kind of form because of a certain
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    software which is already within you you
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    can call it genetics you can call it
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    karmic you can call it so many things
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    but essentially it's information a
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    certain memory shapes this particular
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    body in a particular way why eating the
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    same potato your nose became like this
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    and somebody's nose became like that is
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    simply because of the type of
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    information that's embedded in that
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    person fortunately if you eat a potato
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    you your nose will not take that shape
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    you know it's a it's a good thing
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    because there's other information which
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    is giving shape to these things so
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    physical body is essentially an
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    accumulation of fruit we we never refer
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    to the mind as mind the yogic system is
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    always looked at it as a mental body
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    because there is intelligence in every
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    cell of your body there is memory in
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    every cell of your body it is a
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    combination of memory and intelligence
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    which you are referring to as my mind
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    isn't it is there one cell in your body
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    which can function with it without its
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    own intelligence is there one cell in
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    your body which can function without
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    memory we know today by checking the DNA
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    of a person it's absolutely unique there
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    isn't another one like that so there is
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    information a very specific information
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    concerned with that person
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    now this information can be altered can
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    be evolved can be made use of
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    information does not mean it is a
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    deciding factor information means it is
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    an enabling factor isn't it but because
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    people have lost the ability to enable
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    their information into a new possibility
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    it is become a deciding factor now so
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    whatever your genetics are whatever your
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    karmic information is this is
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    information if you know how to use it it
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    has a phenomenal possibility if you do
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    not know how to use it it becomes a
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    static cycle creating itself in a
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    certain way so this is your hardware
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    that is your software but these two
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    things cannot do anything by themselves
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    unless you plug it in to quality power
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    so the third layer of the body is prana
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    my question this is the energy body
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    these three are physical in nature when
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    I say physical in nature it is very
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    clear that this light bulb is physical
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    but the electricity behind it is also
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    physical the light that is animating
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    from it is also physical it is getting
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    subtle but still physical so these three
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    are physical in nature the physical body
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    the mental body and the energy body all
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    three are physical in nature the fourth
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    dimension is referred to as Vigyan
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    emotion I know the word vegan is being
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    used very liberally today vegan
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    essentially comes from vicious gun
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    vicious means an extraordinary knowledge
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    knowledge that you can grasp through
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    five senses is considered ordinary
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    knowledge that which you cannot grasp
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    through the five senses but it's been
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    grasped in some other way he is referred
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    to as vicious gun which together becomes
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    vegan so this is Vicky annamaya kosha
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    this is a transitory body between the
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    physical and the non-physical it is a
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    body of transition the fifth one is a
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    completely
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    non-physical dimension this we call is
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    an under mic OSHA which means bliss body
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    this does not mean a bubble of bliss is
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    sitting inside of you you know it is not
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    it is just that it is non-physical in
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    nature that which is not physical in
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    nature you can neither define or
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    describe the nature of what it is
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    because it's not physical so we talk
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    about it in terms of our experience
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    whenever we touch it we become blissful
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    so we are calling it bliss body it's
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    like if somebody's feast sweet to you
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    you call them honey this doesn't mean
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    they're dripping like that we are
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    calling this non-physical dimension
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    within us as bliss body that is not the
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    nature of it but that is our experience
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    of it whenever we touch it we become
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    blissful so we are calling it bliss body
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    the first three are physical if you
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    bring sufficient balance into your
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    pranamaya kosha are the energy body and
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    keep it in full by vibrance your
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    physical body and psychological body or
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    the mental body there can be no ill
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    health in it I can show you hundreds and
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    thousands of people who walked away from
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    their chronic ailments simply by
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    bringing a certain balance to their
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    inner system
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Tags
  • yogic system
  • five layers
  • annamaya kosha
  • manomaya kosha
  • pranamaya kosha
  • vijñanamaya kosha
  • anandamaya kosha
  • physical body
  • non-physical body
  • energy balance