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APPENDIX – I - KOSAS 1. ANNAMAYAKOSA
By the Grace of our Master we all have had many occasions to feel the vastness, unlimited and free nature of consciousness that we are able to describe only as Void or Nothingness. This is best expressed by the word Imperience. But we are also aware that the moment we come out of that state of consciousness, we find ourselves to be something. The relationship that subsists between the Nothingness and this Something is what makes us ponder over the very nature of consciousness.
It is stated in our tradition that Pure Consciousness because of the operative principle of Prakriti forms into 4 functional parts called Mahat (Simple Awareness), Buddhi (Awareness of endowment), Ahankar (Awareness of being a doer), Chitta (Awareness of performance). But due to the continued activity of the operative principle of Prakriti on Chitta there is the formation of five different Kosas or layers of consciousness. In order to understand the capabilities of different individuals it
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