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Together with the causal body it is the transmigrating soul or jiva, separating from the gross body upon death. The subtle body is composed of the five subtle elements, the elements before they have undergone panchikarana, [citation needed] and contains: sravanadipanchakam – the five organs of perception: eyes, ears, skin, tongue and nose [2]
The subtle body in Indian mysticism, from a yoga manuscript in Braj Bhasa language, 1899. A row of chakras is depicted from the base of the spine up to the crown of the head. A subtle body is a "quasi material" [1] aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical ...
Karmendriya is an Indian philosophical concept. Karmendriya is the "organ of action" according to Hinduism and Jainism. [2] Karmendriyas are five, and they are: hasta, pada, bak, anus, upastha. [2] [3] [4] In Jainism these are the senses used by the experiencing soul to perform actions. [2]
A simplified view of the subtle body of Indian philosophy, showing the three major nadis or channels, the Ida (B), Sushumna (C), and Pingala (D), which run vertically in the body. [21] Indian philosophy describes prana flowing in nadis (channels), though the details vary. [21] The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (2.I.19) mentions 72,000 nadis in the ...
Nadi is an important concept in Hindu philosophy, mentioned and described in the sources, some as much as 3,000 years old.The number of nadis of the human body is claimed to be up to hundreds-of-thousands and even millions.
Hinduism – predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. [1] Its followers are called Hindus , who refer to it as Sanātana Dharma [ 2 ] ( Sanskrit : सनातनधर्मः , lit.
In Hinduism, many compound words are made using rūpa to describe subtle and spiritual realities such as the svarupa, meaning the form of the self.It may be used to express matter or material phenomena, especially that linked to the power of vision in samkhya, [2] In the Bhagavad Gita, the Vishvarupa form, an esoteric conception of the Absolute is described.
The body of light, sometimes called the 'astral body' [a] or the 'subtle body,' [b] is a "quasi material" [1] aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, posited by a number of philosophers, and elaborated on according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings.