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=== बलम् || Strength ===
 
=== बलम् || Strength ===
<blockquote>बलं वाव विज्ञानाद्भूयोऽपि ह शतं विज्ञानवतासेको बलवानाकम्पयते स यदा बली भवत्यथोत्थाता भवत्युत्तिष्ठन् परिचरिता भवति परिचरन्नुपसत्त भवत्युपसीदन्द्रष्टा भवति श्रोता भवति मन्ता भवति बोध्दा भवति .... बलमुपास्स्वेति (Chan. Upan. 7.8.1)</blockquote>Meaning : Continuing his explanation Sanakthkumara says : Strength is greater than knowledge. One powerful man shakes a hundred men of knowledge. A man of power rises (is superior), attends to, approaches, sees, hears (to his superiors and teachers), reflects, understands, acts and hence knows. It is by this Strength that the earth stands, so does the sky, heavens, mountains, devatas and mortals, and all other beings and so does the world. Meditate upon Strength.     
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<blockquote>बलं वाव विज्ञानाद्भूयोऽपि ह शतं विज्ञानवतासेको बलवानाकम्पयते स यदा बली भवत्यथोत्थाता भवत्युत्तिष्ठन् परिचरिता भवति परिचरन्नुपसत्त भवत्युपसीदन्द्रष्टा भवति श्रोता भवति मन्ता भवति बोध्दा भवति .... बलमुपास्स्वेति || (Chan. Upan. 7.8.1)</blockquote>Meaning : Continuing his explanation Sanakthkumara says : Strength is greater than knowledge. One powerful man shakes a hundred men of knowledge. A man of power rises (is superior), attends to, approaches, sees, hears (to his superiors and teachers), reflects, understands, acts and hence knows. It is by this Strength that the earth stands, so does the sky, heavens, mountains, devatas and mortals, and all other beings and so does the world. Meditate upon Strength.     
    
By Power is meant the intuitive faculty of the Mind, brought about by the use of food.     
 
By Power is meant the intuitive faculty of the Mind, brought about by the use of food.     
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=== अन्नम् || Food ===
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अन्नं वाव बलाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यद्यपि दशरात्रार्नाश्र्नीयाद्यद्यु ह जीवेदथवाऽद्रष्टाऽश्रोताऽमन्ताऽबोध्दाऽकर्ताऽविज्ञाता भवत्यथान्नस्याऽऽयै द्रष्टा भवति श्रोता भवति मन्ता भवति बोध्दा भवति कर्ता भवति विज्ञाता भवत्यन्नमुपास्स्वेति || (Chan. Upan. 7.9.1)    
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अन्नं वाव बलाद्भूयस्तस्माद्यद्यपि दशरात्रार्नाश्र्नीयाद्यद्य    
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Meaning : Sanathkumara continues : Food is greater than Strength. For if one does not eat for ten days, though he lives, he is unable to see, hear, reflect, understand, act and know. But 'आयै' meaning 'upon one whom food reaches', he is able to do all these things. Meditate on Food.    
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apa (), Tejas|तेजस (), Akash|आकाश, smriti, asha( desires) and Prana|प्रणा.  
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It is the bala (strength) of the grain that makes mind strong with right disposition.  Thus grain is higher than knowledge and strength. Anna || अन्न is born of water and without rains there is no Anna || अन्न.                          
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Dhyana| is superior to Chitta.                        
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=== आपः ||  Water ===
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<blockquote>आपो वावान्नाद्भूयस्यस्तस्माद्यदा सुवृष्टिर्न भवति व्याधीयन्ते प्राणा अन्नं कनीयो भविष्यतीत्यथ यदा सुवृष्टिर्भवत्यानन्दिनः प्राणा भवन्त्यन्नं बहु भविष्यतीत्याप एवेमा मूर्ता येयं पृथवी यदन्तरिक्षं ...... मूर्ता अप उपास्स्वेति || (Chan. Upan. 7.10.1)</blockquote>Meaning : Sanathkumara continues : आपः || Water is greater than food. When water is scarce, प्राणा  or vital spirit is troubled as there is less food. When water is sufficiently available, प्राणा or vital spirit rejoices and plenty of food is available. Water verily manifests in different forms, like earth, sky, heavens, mountains, wind and all living beings. All forms are water, Meditate upon water.                          
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It is the bala (strength) of the grain that makes mind strong and right disposition.  Thus grain is higher than knowledge..  If one does not get nourishment for ten days then whatever one sees, hears, contemplates, performs action and experiences the results of one’s work will be lost due to under-nourishment. Therefore grain can be seena as a part of brahma. 
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Apa (water) manifest from Tejas|तेजस it is the cause of the rain, without this there can be no rain.  Therefore Tejas|तेजस is greater than rain.  Similarly Akash|आकाश (Sky) is greater than Tejas|तेजस. The personification of Tejas|तेजस, sun, moon, stars and Agni|, these are dependent on sky. Without sky one will not be able to hear, or calling others is not possible.  Hence this Akash|आकाश  is also Brahman.  
 
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Anna|अन्न is born of water and without rains there is no Anna|अन्न.  The manifested forms, all lokas| (), Devas|देव (), Sthavara () and living beings have their source in water.  Therefore, water is Brahma|ब्रह्म. 
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Apa (water) manifest from Tejas|तेजस it is the cause of the rain, without this there can be no rain.  Therefore Tejas|तेजस is greater than rain.  Similarly Akash|आकाश (Sky) is greater than Tejas|तेजस. The personification of Tejas|तेजस, sun, moon, stars and Agni|, these are dependent on sky. Without sky one will not be able to hear, or calling others is not possible.  Hence this Akash|आकाश  is also Brahman.
      
Smriti|स्म्रिति (the inner dharma coming from the antah Karan(from inner core) is greater than the Sky as without Smirti|स्मृति , it is not possible to hear, contemplate and understand even with so many people being together.  Only Smriti|स्म्रिति gives rise to the discrimination of children and animals.  And therefore, Smriti|स्म्रिति is also Brahman, Smriti|स्म्रिति awakens when desire is there. It causes all human transactions and attaining cattle and children. Hence आशा || asha (hope) is greater then all the above discussed.   
 
Smriti|स्म्रिति (the inner dharma coming from the antah Karan(from inner core) is greater than the Sky as without Smirti|स्मृति , it is not possible to hear, contemplate and understand even with so many people being together.  Only Smriti|स्म्रिति gives rise to the discrimination of children and animals.  And therefore, Smriti|स्म्रिति is also Brahman, Smriti|स्म्रिति awakens when desire is there. It causes all human transactions and attaining cattle and children. Hence आशा || asha (hope) is greater then all the above discussed.   

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