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APPENDIX I - KOSAS
buffers we have to pass through in our Yatra to Infinity.
It is customary to compare this aspect of Vijnanamaya Kosa with that of mirror which can reflect Cosmic Consciousness. This layer is capable of grasping all existence in space and time. It is capable of perceiving the tanmatras and bhutadis unlike the Manomaya kosa. Because of this capacity it has a broader perspective of things and situations and is capable of enabling the aspirant develop divine qualities of mercy, tolerance, forgiveness, patience, humility and many other such attributes. It is precisely because of this broadness of perspective one is capable of developing and delving into the areas of absorbency in meditation. This is the subtlest layer of the causal mind. In this layer the sense of “I” ness is latent, and not yet fully manifest. There is golden effulgence and a great, overwhelming, attraction for the Supreme. Establishment in this kosa on a regular basis is described as Savikalpa Samadhi.
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