The Five layers of being part 1

In Yogic lore, there is something called the Koshas that identify the five levels, layers, or sheaths that make up a human being. The layers are: The Food Body (Annamaya Kosha) 41 The Energy Body (Pranamaya Kosha) The Emotional Body (Manomaya Kosha) The Intellectual Body (Vijnanamaya Kosha) The Bliss Body (Anandamaya Kosha) Let's take a look at how we experience ourselves in relation to the five levels of being that make up our existence as humans.

THE FOOD BODY—ANNAMAYA KOSHA

The Food Body is what we refer to as our Earth element. It’s the part of ourselves that is made up of Earth. When we are conceived in the womb, the physical aspect of us is just a tiny cell. The Earth feeds our physical being, and it grows. We are fed through our mothers in the womb and our cell multiplies. We become bigger in size and form. When we are born, we eat food that comes from the sun, and we grow in physical form. Our bodies change and form as a result of what we eat. The food body is the sheath or layer of ourselves that is made up of food. This is the sheath of the physical self, named from the fact that it is nourished by food. Living through this layer, humans identify themselves with a mass of skin, flesh, fat, and bones. The body is an accumulation of the physical world. When we identify ourselves with this kosha, we say—I am the body. This dimension of ourselves is accumulated and impermanent.

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