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Koshas -The 5 Layers, Sheaths Of Human Body - What Are They? | Demi Lovato Interviews Sadhguru

Yogi Mystics

In this practice

Key teachings

  • The Five Koshas (sheaths/layers) of the human body: Annamaya, Manomaya, Pranamaya, Vijnanamaya, and Anandamaya
  • The interconnectedness of the Koshas, particularly how the subtle energy body (Pranamaya Kosha) influences physical and mental well-being
  • Yoga's primary focus on working with the energy body to bring about holistic balance and well-being
  • The distinction between perceivable (physical) and subtle (non-physical) dimensions of human existence

Ideal for

  • Students of yoga philosophy and spiritual seekers
  • Individuals interested in the deeper dimensions of human consciousness
  • Anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of the body-mind-energy complex

Lesson

Instructions

Demi Lovato, a famous American singer, songwriter, actor, and podcaster draws out Sadhguru's wisdom, on consciousness, who ...

Steps

  • Philosophical discourse and conceptual understanding of yogic anatomy
  • Mindful listening and contemplation on the nature of self and consciousness

Benefits

  • Deeper understanding of the self and human existence from a yogic perspective
  • Shift in approach from superficial fixes to addressing root causes within the energy system
  • Enhanced appreciation for the holistic nature of well-being
  • Potential for greater inner bliss through understanding the Anandamaya Kosha

Transcript

if your energy body is done in a certain way your physical and mental body will only be a reflection of that if there are no problems in your energy body there shall be no problems in your physical or your mental bodies right now the problem with the modern world is this [Music] say because you're using the word consciousness let me say this so there are many aspects to who you are right now there is a body physical body which is an accumulation the food that we've eaten has consolidated itself like this [Music] there is a mental body mind is not just here it's across the body every cell in the body has its own intelligence and enormous amount of memory isn't it every cell in your body remembers trillion times more than what your conscious mind can remember because it remembers your forefathers your cells must be having some trouble because of so many different origins but still your body is not confused it remembers perfectly well exactly confusion can happen in your head but no cell in your body is confused all that memory is perfectly preserved isn't it the impedance of millionaires so there is a mental body we call this manomaya kosher that means there's a whole mental body so this is hardware that is software you may have good hardware you may have good software but if you don't plug it into quality power both these things are as good as stones isn't it so the third dimension is referred to as pranamaya kosha or the energy body there's an underlying energy body so the whole work of yoga is to handle the energy body in such a way because if your energy body is done in a certain way your physical and mental body will only be a reflection of that if there are no problems in your energy body there shall be no problems in your physical or your mental bodies right now the problem with the modern world is this they're trying to fix the physical body they're trying to fix the mental body no any kind of thing with the energetic system so these three are physical in nature physical body is absolutely physical even mental body is physical even energy body is physical but a very subtle physicality the next dimension of your body is called as vigna my quotient that means it's a transitory body it is not a body that you can perceive with five senses see anything that's physical you can perceive by seeing hearing smelling tasting and touching anything that's not physical you cannot see it you cannot touch it you cannot feel it you cannot smell it you cannot hear it so that's why even if it's right here you will not know it that doesn't mean there is nothing here there's a whole lot of stuff here but you don't feel it because these five senses are no use for those purposes these five senses are wonderful for survival it gives you a picture if your eyes did not work you would walk into the water all right not walk up on the water like you were expecting me to do i was hoping you so well [Laughter] because if i i can walk on the water but then where shall i swim i won't do such a foolish thing so the fourth dimension is transitory it's called vignan my kosher transitory means from physical it's becoming non-physical the fifth dimension of your body is called anandamaya kosha it is purely non-physical in nature if something is non-physical how would you define it i don't know that i could you cannot because only if there is some kind of you know boundary you can define you can say oh this is a woman this is a man this is a house because there is a boundary if there is no boundary how do you define it there is no definition so there is no definition there is no way to describe it because of that we speak of it from our experience so we call it anandamaya kosha which means the bliss body this doesn't mean a bubble of bliss is sitting within you it's non-physical in nature but whenever we touch it we become blissful because of that like it's a child's language in you know in america it's in use for example these are speakers but you know some time ago people would be carrying big tape recorders on their shoulders listening to the music when there were no headphones and stuff they called it a boom box yes okay because it's it's a child's language it's doing boom boom so it's a boom box yes so because whenever we touch this we become blissful so it's the bliss body because we don't know how to define it something that's non-physical not only does it have a boundary also it doesn't have a quantity isn't it right so as we sit here this is my body that's your body this is my mind that's your mind they will never be one [Music]

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
13 minutes
Equipment
none
Target areas
MindConsciousnessEnergy systemSelf understanding
Energy
balancing

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