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CHAPTER – 2 CONCEPT OF 25 ELEMENTS
ОглавлениеIn the previous chapter, we learned the concept of 5 elements and 3 energies i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Now we will go into deeper details of 5 elements and other fundamentals of Ayurveda. We will learn how this world originated, what are the various components, which a human being is made of.
The 25 elements are —
1 Soul – Atma
1 Nature – Prakriti
1 Ego – Ahankaar
1 Intelligence – Budhi
1 Mind – Manas
5 Knowledge acquiring senses- Tongue, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Skin
5 Working Senses – Hands, Feet, Speech, Reproductive organs, Anus
5 Subtle forms of physical elements (5 Tanmatras) – Hearing, Touch, Sight, Taste, Smell 5 Physical elements- Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether
25 Elements in total
– — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — How this world originated —
Ayurveda firmly believes in the presence of God and Soul. According to Ayurveda, the world originated initially by union of the soul with the cosmic matter or nature (Prakriti).
It first involved the Soul (Purusa) and Cosmic Matter (Prakriti) which combined to form intelligence (Buddhi).
Cosmic matter is lying in nature in inert form initially and is in 3 unmanifested qualities Goodness, Passion, Ignorance. Goodness is Sattva Guna, Passion is Rajas Guna and Ignorance is Tamas Guna according to Ayurveda. Guna means quality in Sanskrit.
These qualities are present in nature or cosmic matter in inert form.
Once these properties (Gunas) of Prakriti (nature) combine with Soul, they give rise to intelligence and ego, which are the active forms of nature.
Intelligence and Ego are products of combination of Nature with soul.
Nature (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) gives rise to ego (Ahankaar) after combining with soul. The ego gives rise to mind (Manas). So 3 types of mental properties arise. People with Sattva, Rajas and Tamas mind arise.
The 3 types of egos combine to form mind, 10 senses and 5 subtle and 5 physical elements.