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Models of the Aura — Vedic Tradition’s Five Koshas
Vedic Tradition of India — The Five Koshas
The five koshas, or layers, of the human energy field from the perspective of the Vedic tradition of India are:
Physical body – Annamaya kosha
Anna means food. The outermost of the koshas is called the sheath of food, or Annamaya kosha. This layer is the physical body.
Energy body – Pranamaya kosha – subtle breath, life force
Prana means energy. It is the life force that moves the breath, supports the function of the senses and animates the body.
Mental body – Manamaya kosha – the mind
Mana means mind. In this body the thoughts and emotions are processed. It controls the operation of the physical body through the energy body. To function in the most life supporting way, it needs to be informed by the wisdom body where intuition resides.
Wisdom body – Vijnanamaya kosha – ego, intellect and intuition
Vijnana means knowing. This kosha underlies the processing, thinking aspect of the mental body. It evaluates, discriminating between this and that, useful and not useful.
Bliss body – Anandamaya kosha
Ananda means bliss. The bliss body is the innermost layer of our existence as humans, the most subtle manifestation of consciousness. Ananda is not the intense happiness we may call bliss that is experienced in the mental body. It is a more subtle, transcendent experience.
For a general discussion of the koshas, click here.