ANNAMAYA KOSA:Food Sheath: BodyElement: EarthValue: Right ActionTeaching Technique: Activities / Life Application

“Do Good, Be Good, See Good.”

PRANAMAYA KOSA:Breath: Life Force (also Loving Thoughts)Element: AirValue: LoveTeaching Technique: Devotional Singing “Love All, Serve All.”

 MANAMAYA KOSA:

Mind SheathElement: Water (Like water mind flows down.)Value: PeaceTeaching Technique: Silent Sitting / Meditation

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

VIJANAMAYA KOSA:Conscience Element: Fire (Like fire conscience flows up.)Value: Truth: Consciousness in every cell.Teaching Technique: Story Telling “You and I are One.”

ANANDAMAYA KOSA:Bliss Sheath Element: Akasha Ether—SpaceValue: Non-ViolenceTeaching Technique: Prayer

“Help Ever, Hurt Never.”

INNER INSTRUMENTS OF THE BODYAIM: Constant Integrated Awareness In Speech, Action & Feelings

Food / Physical-Gross(Annamaya Kosa)Value: Right ActionElement: Earth Expresses through the body.

Intelligence / Discrimination(Vijnanamaya Kosa)Value: TruthElement: Fire Expresses through speech and words.

Energy / Life Force(Pranamaya Kosa)Value: LoveElement: Air Flows as an under-current in all the instruments and purifies.

Bliss / Ecstatic(Anandamaya Kosa)Value: Non-violenceElement: Ether Experience of Divinity which fosters the five human values.

Mind / Emotions(Manomaya Kosa)Value: Peace & LoveElement: WaterExpresses through the mental plane.

KOSA - Annamaya Kosa

VALUE - Dharma - Right Conduct

ELEMENT- Earth

SENSES- Smell- Taste- Form- Touch- Sound

The Physical / Gross Body

MIND / EMOTIONS

KOSA - Manomaya Kosa

VALUES - Peace - Love

ELEMENT - Water

SENSES - Taste - Form - Touch - Sound

INTELLIGENCE / DISCRIMINATION

KOSA - Vjnanamaya Kosa

VALUE - Truth

ELEMENT - Fire

SENSES - Form - Touch - Sound

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WE SHOULD LEAD OUR LIVES WITHINLIMITS. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE DISCRIMINATION. WE SHOULD DECI DE WHETHER A THING IS GOOD OR BAD.

WHETHER I T I S RIGHT OR WRONG. THIS TYPE OF DI SCRIMINATI ON IS NOT FOUND IN ANIMALS. AMONG ALL SPECIES, HUMAN LIFE I S RARE.

- - Sathya Sai

ENERGY LIFE FORCE

KOSA - Pranamaya Kosa

VALUE - Love

ELEMENT - Air

SENSES - Touch - Sound

BLISS / ECSTATIC

KOSA - Anandamaya Kosa

VALUE - Non-Violence

ELEMENT - Ether

SENSES - Sound

INNER INSTRUMENTS OF THE BODYAIM: Constant Integrated Awareness in

Speech, Action and FeelingsANNAMAYA KOSA - Smell - Taste - Form - Touch - Sound

MANOMAYAKOSA - Taste - Form - Touch - Sound

VIJNANAMAYA KOSA - Form - Touch - Sound

ANANDAMAYA KOSA - Sound

PRANAMAYAKOSA - Touch - Sound

RELATIONSHIP OF THE FIVE KOSAS TO THE FIVE VALUES      

TRUTH Body—the body is the temple of God.Prana—the breath is the life force of body.Mind—the mind is used to cognize and

reflect on the outer world.Conscience—it is the voice of God within.Atma—Divine consciousness, the Self.

RIGHT ACTION:Body—the body expresses truth in action.Prana—the breath is used to speak truth.Mind—thoughts should follow the conscience to think Truth.Conscience—is used to discriminate right from wrong action.Atma—illumines the intellect.

 PEACE:

Body—should be used to calm actions—yoga.Prana—control of the breath calms mind.Mind—control thoughts to limit desires and attain peace.Conscience—contemplation leads to meditation.Atma—Supreme Peace.

LOVE:Body—expresses love by service to humanity.Prana—breath is used to say God’s Name-soft kind speech.Mind—used to focus Devotion to God.Conscience— compassion comes from the heart.Atma—Supreme Love is Divine energy.

NON-VIOLENCE:Body—expresses non-violence by non harm in action.Prana—the breath expresses non harm in speech.Mind—should be used with non harm in thoughts.Conscience—awareness of reverence for all life.Atma—Cosmic Consciousness is Universal Love.

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INNER MEANING OF M-A-N 

Being born as a human being, one has come to attain Atma Ananda. Such a being is called man, ‘M-A-N.’

M: overcome Maya (illusion). A: experience the vision of the Atma, Divine Self. N: means to attain Nirvana, Liberation.

 This is the important inner meaning of Man. Maya should be given up. One should have the vision of Atma. Nirvana should be attained. Life as a human being has been gifted in order to inquire into these three qualities.

We have to change our outer vision to inner vision. Then it will be possible to understand that the Atma is our very form.

Sai Discourse 07/04/01