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=== Manomaya kosha ===

=== Manomaya kosha ===

Manomaya means composed of [[Mind|manas]] or [[mind]]. The mind (manas) along with the five sensory organs is said to constitute the manomaya kosa. The ''manomaya kosa'', or “mind-sheath” is said more truly to approximate to personhood than ''annamaya kosa'' and ''pranamaya kosha''. It is the cause of diversity, of ''I'' and ''mine''. [[Adi Shankara|Sankara]] likens it to clouds that are brought in by the wind and again driven away by the same agency. Similarly, man’s bondage is caused by the mind, and liberation, too, is caused by that alone.

The next of the koshas is Manomaya kosha. Mana means mind. The mind (manas) along with the five sensory organs is said to constitute the manomaya kosa. It is the level of processing thoughts and emotions. It is in direct control of the operation, through the prana, of the physical body and senses. The ''manomaya kosa'', or “mind-sheath” is said more truly to approximate to personhood than ''annamaya kosa'' and ''pranamaya kosha''.  

 

This Kosa is the cause of ''I'' and ''mine''. Man generally says: I think. I fancy. I am in grief. I am deluded. I am hot-tempered. I am the enjoyer, I am a sickly person. I am the desirer. I am the seer, the taster, the smeller, toucher. I am a deaf person. I am a blind man, and so on. Here the functions of the Manomaya Kosha are falsely attributed to the Atman. Mind is associated with the Vrittis, viz., lust, anger, greed, etc. It has no steadiness. So it is a Vikari. Atman is changeless (Nirvikara) and silent witness. In reality you are the Atman. Therefore, you are not the Manomaya Kosha.

 

In meditation, we become aware of Manamaya kosha, explore it, and then go inward, to and through the remaining koshas.

=== Vijnanamaya kosha ===

=== Vijnanamaya kosha ===