Bhrigu Yoga
Sukshma Dhe - The second body
The human structure - Sukshma Dhe - The second body, the interior one.
Translator: Shani Evenstain
What is the second body?
The second body, Sukshma Deh, is composed of the 17 Tattvas of the Apanchi Krit Panch Mahabhut. Discussing the first body, we have learned about the Panchi Krit Panch Mahabhut - the process which creates the 25 Tatvas and the first body, and that is responsible for the equal distribution of the Panch Mahabhut [the five elements].
The 17 Tatvas that compose the second body are
Panch Jnanendriyas – 5 sensory organs
Panch karmendriyas – 5 organs of activity
Panch Prana – 5 life energies.
Manas – the mind or consciousness, which analyzes and judges.
Buddhi – the intellect or sense, which decides and determines.
Panch Jnanendriyas
The 5 senses, or knowledge and perception senses.
These are 5 entrance doors of the cognitive senses.
Ghrana – the sense of smell [organ - nose].
Rasane – the sense of taste [organ - tongue].
Chakshus – the sense of sight [organ - eyes].
Tvak – the sense of touch [organ - skin].
Shrotra – the sense of hearing [organ - ears].
The second body, Sukshma Deh, is composed of the 17 Tattvas of the Apanchi Krit Panch Mahabhut. Discussing the first body, we have learned about the Panchi Krit Panch Mahabhut - the process which creates the 25 Tatvas and the first body, and that is responsible for the equal distribution of the Panch Mahabhut [the five elements].
The 17 Tatvas that compose the second body are
Panch Jnanendriyas – 5 sensory organs
Panch karmendriyas – 5 organs of activity
Panch Prana – 5 life energies.
Manas – the mind or consciousness, which analyzes and judges.
Buddhi – the intellect or sense, which decides and determines.
Panch Jnanendriyas
The 5 senses, or knowledge and perception senses.
These are 5 entrance doors of the cognitive senses.
Ghrana – the sense of smell [organ - nose].
Rasane – the sense of taste [organ - tongue].
Chakshus – the sense of sight [organ - eyes].
Tvak – the sense of touch [organ - skin].
Shrotra – the sense of hearing [organ - ears].
Panch Karmendriyas
The 5 organs of activity, or action senses
These are 5 exit doors, 5 means of expressions.
Pani - Hands
Pada - Legs
Vak - Speech
Upastha - Genitals
Payu - Anus
Panch Prana
The 5 life energies
Prana – controls inhalation and exhalation; Situated in the lungs.
Apana – Controls everything that comes out of the body; Situated in the anus.
Sahmana – Controls digestion; Situated in the navel.
Udhana – Controls swallowing; Situated in the throat, above the fifth Chakra.
Vyana – Controls blood circulation; Situated in every cell in the body.
The Manas or Mind
Sankalpah Behalpah = Dharma = Man.
It is the nature of the consciousness, which causes the duality we experience, the conflict we experience within us and in the world. Its nature is to judge, to analyze and to create desire. It can motivate us, but it cannot decide on its own. Its nature is to move constantly. It reflects the mental vibrations as they are reflected from the Chitta [the reservoir of our impressions and memories], and presents the image to the Intellect, or Buddhi when necessary.
The Buddhi or Intellect
If the Manas captures the world, and combined with the Chitta, analyzes it, the nature of the Buddhi or Intellect is to decide, to determine and to confirm a decision and to differentiate between right and wrong.
It is through the combination of the power of the intellect [Buddhi] and the analyzing mind [Manas] that we try to explain the world, a process which involves the Chitta and the Ahamkar. If Chitta is the lake of the mind, in which all kinds of impressions in the form of memories are stored, Ahamkar is the self-assertive Ego, which suffers or enjoys. Both are combined with the Manas and Buddhi, in a way that creates what can be described as two sides of a coin - one side is the Chitta [hidden] and the Manas; and the other is the Ahamkar [hidden] and the Buddhi.
