This presentation talks abput Original Indian concept of holistic development .Holistic Development

1. Dr. Maunas
Thaker
2023

2. • Am I thoughts?
• Am I the physical body or
something less tangible?
• Who am I?
• What is my purpose?
• Am I my mind?

3. The Answers sought in India
The Indian concept of self is found in Vedas,
Upanishadas,
Shrimad Bhagavat Geeta
And many other references

6. नान्तःप्रज्ञं नबहिष्प्रज्ञं नोभयतःप्रज्ञं नप्रज्ञानघनं नप्रज्ञं नाप्रज्ञम् ।
अदृष्टमव्यविाययमग्राह्यमलक्षणमहिन्त्यमव्यपदेश्यमेकात्मप्रत्ययसा
रं प्रपञ्चोपशमं शान्तं हशवमद्वैतं ितुर्थं मन्यन्ते सआत्मासहवज्ञेयः।।1.1.7
।।
Definition of self in Mandukya
Upanishada

7. Who am I?
• नअन्तःप्रज्ञम् -Swapnavastha
• नबहिष्प्रज्ञम् -Jagritavastha
• नउभयतःप्रज्ञम्-Arthjagrita
• नप्रज्ञानघनम्-Shusuptavastha
• नप्रज्ञम्-Godly-allknowing
• नअप्रज्ञम्-Allunknowing
• अदृष्टम् (नदृष्टम् )-Visible
• अव्यविाययम् (नव्यविाययम् )-
• अग्राह्यम् (नग्राह्यम्)
• अलक्षणम् (लक्षणहविीनम्)
• अहिन्त्यम् (नहिन्त्यम्)
• अव्यपदेश्यम् (नउपदेश्यम्)
• एकात्मप्रत्ययसारम्
• प्रपञ्चोपशम्
• शान्तं
• हशवम्
• अद्वैतम् ितुर्थं मन्यन्ते
• सआत्मासहवज्ञेयः।।

8. meaning
That is known as the fourth quarter: neither
inward-turned nor outward-turned
consciousness, nor the two together; not an
indifferentiated mass of consciousness; neither
knowing, nor unknowing; invisible, ineffable,
intangible, devoid of characteristics,
inconceivable, indefinable, its sole essence being
the consciousness of its own Self; the coming to
rest of all relative existence; utterly quiet;
peaceful; blissful: without a second: this is the
Ātman, the Self; this is to be realised.

10. In Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna
describes the self as..
• a permanent individual, an eternal
conscious entity who interrelates with
other selves. Bhagavad-gita gives us
exact information of the self as an
imperishable, nonmaterial particle, a
spiritual soul (atma), who gives
consciousness to the otherwise dead
body.
• http://www.krishna.com/search-self-fulfillment

12. • भृगुवै वारुहणः।वरुणं हपतरमुपससार।अधीहिभगवो
ब्रह्मेहत।तस्माएतत्प्रोवाि।अन्नं प्राणं िक्षुःश्रोत्रं मनो
वािहमहत।त्ँिोवाि यतोवाइमाहनभूताहनजायन्ते।येन
जाताहनजीवन्तन्त।यत्प्रयन्त्यहभसंहवशन्तन्त।
तहद्वहजज्ञासस्व।तद्ब्रह्मेहत।सतपोऽतप्यत।स
तपस्तप्त्वा।।3.1.1।।
।।इहतप्रर्थमोऽनुवाकः।।

13. Taittiriya Upanishada
(Anuvaga 1 of Bhriguvalli)
• Bhrigu, the son of Varuna, approached his father
Varuna, saying, "Sir, please teach me Brahman". To
him,
• Varuna said thus: "Food (annam), Life (pranan), Sight
(sakshu), Hearing (srodhram), Mind (manas), Speech
(vaak)". To him, he said: "whence indeed these
beings are born; whereby, when born, they live;
wherein when departing they enter; That seek you
to know; That is Brahman." He resorted to devotion.
He, having practiced devotion.

14. • अन्नं ब्रह्मेहत व्यजानात्। अन्नाद्ध्येव
खन्तिमाहन भूताहन जायन्ते। अन्नेन
जाताहन जीवन्तन्त। अन्नं
प्रयन्त्यहभसंहवशन्तीहत। तहद्वज्ञाय। पुनरेव
वरुणं हपतरमुपससार। अधीहि भगवो
ब्रह्मेहत। त्ँिोवाि । तपसा ब्रह्म
हवहजज्ञासस्व। तपो ब्रह्मेहत। स
तपोऽतप्यत। स तपस्तप्त्वा।।3.2.1।।

15. • ।3.2.1।। (He) realized food (i.e. Virat, the gross
Cosmic person) as Brahman. For it is verily
from food that all these beings take birth, on
food they subsist after being born, and they
move towards and merge into food. Having
realized that, he again approached his father
Varuna with the (formal) rest. ‘ O revered sir,
teach me Brahman. ’ To him he (Varuna) said: ‘
Crave to know Brahman well through
concentration; concentration is Brahman. ’ He
practised concentration. He, having practised
concentration –

16. • प्राणो ब्रह्मेहत व्यजानात्। प्राणाद्ध्येव
खन्तिमाहन भूताहन जायन्ते। प्राणेन
जाताहन जीवन्तन्त। प्राणं
प्रयन्त्यहभसंहवशन्तीहत। तहद्वज्ञाय। पुनरेव
वरुणं हपतरमुपससार। अधीहि भगवो
ब्रह्मेहत। त्ँिोवाि। तपसा ब्रह्म
हवहजज्ञासस्व। तपो ब्रह्मेहत। स
तपोऽतप्यत। स तपस्तप्त्वा।।3.3.1।।

17. • ।3.3.1।। (He) knew the vital force as Brahman (As Virat (the
food-Brahman) has an origin, Virat could not fully answer the
description. So Bhrgu pushed on his energy to arrive at
Hiranyagarbha, conceived of as possessing vital energy. Then
he reached the same. Hiranyagarbha as possessed of mental
energy, and lastly as possessed of the energy of knowledge);
for from the vital force, indeed, spring all these beings; having
come into being, they live through the vital force; they move
towards and enter into the vital force. Having known thus, he
again approached his father Varuna with the (formal) rest, ‘ O
revered sir, teach me Brahman. ’ To him he (Varuna) said, ‘
Crave to know Brahman well through concentration;
concentration is Brahman. ’ He practised concentration. He,
having practised concentration –

19. पञ्चकोशा:
• The concept of Pancha Kosha is there in
Taittiriya Upanishada.
• There are five layers or sheaths of the Atman.
• The five sheaths are the covers of Atman. They
are like the petals of a lotus.

21. The Five Sheaths are …
• Annamaya Kosha
• Pranamaya Kosha
• Manomaya Kosha
• Vigyanamaya Kosha
• Anandmaya Kosha

23. Five Koshas: Astral Body
1. Annamaya Kosha - The food sheath
2. Pranamaya Kosha - The vital energy or
breath sheath
1. Manomaya Kosha - The mind sheath
2. Vijnanamaya Kosha - The intellect sheath
3. Ananadamaya Kosha - The bliss sheath

24. Annamaya Kosha: The Food Sheath
अन्नरसेनैव भूवा अन्नरसेनैव वृन्तधं प्राप्य
अन्नरुपप्पृहर्थव्यां यहद्वलीयते तदन्न्म्य: कोश:
स्र्थूलशरीरम् |
• The Physical body gets born from Annarasa,
develops and lastly merges in earth. This
external layer is Annamaya Kosha.

25. Journey of our body…..

26. Some opinions about Annamaya Kosha
• As per Charvaka:
• Our Body is the only reality.
• It is the soul.
• यावद् जीवेत् सुखं जीवेत् ऋणंक
ृ वा घृतं हपबेत् |
• भस्मीभूतस्य देिस्य पुनरागमनं क
ु त:!
• Live happily until you live. Do anything and
everything to nurture your body as after death,
once it’s burnt, there is no coming back.

27. Pranamaya Kosha: The Vital Energy
Sheath
प्राणाहद पञ्च वायव: वागहदन्द्रीयपञ्चक
ं प्राणमय:
कोष: ||
Pranamaya Kosha consists of Pran, Apan,
Vyan, Saman, Udan Vayus and five
Karmendriyas: (Speech, Hands, Legs,
excretion and reproductive organs )

28. Pranamaya Kosha: Vital Energy Sheath
• વાયુ: Vayu
• પ્રાણ: Prana
• અપાન: Apana
• સમાન: Samana
• ઉદાન: Udana
• વ્યાન:Vyana
• કર્મેન્દ્રિઓ
Means of Action
• વાણી- Speech
• હાથ- Hands
• પગ- Legs (Limbs)
• પાયુ- excretion, and
• ઉપસ્થ- reproduction

31. Five Prana (Vayus)
Vayu Area of Body Function
Prana Chest, head Governs intake, inspiration, propulsion, forward
momentum
Apana Pelvis Governs elimination, downward and outward
movement
Samana Navel Governs assimilation, discernment, inner
absorption, consolidation
Udana Throat Governs growth, speech, expression, ascension,
upward movement
Vyana Whole body Governs circulation on all levels, expansiveness,
pervasiveness

32. The Five Pranas: Vayus
• પ્રાણ – શ્વાસર્માાં લઈએ તે : What we breath in
• ઉદાન– આાંસુ, ઓડકાર, ઉદ્ગાર, ભાષા ઉચ્ચારણ,
ઉલટી વગેરે ર્માટે જવાબદાર
• સમાન- આહારને પચાવી સર્માન રીતે શરીરર્માાં તેના
રસને વહેચી આપનાર વાયુ
• વ્યાન- શરીરર્માાં બધે વ્યાપ્ત થઈને શરીરના
સાાંધાઓને બળ પ્રદાન કરે છે.
• અપાન- ર્મળ, ર્મુત્રાન્દ્દને ધારણ કરે અને યોગ્ય સર્મયે
ન્દ્નષ્કાસન કરે તે

33. What is Prana?
• Life force
• Provide motion to your body
• Passes through 72000 Sukshma Nadis
• If Prana weakens, we fell ill.
• All organs that art means of action are active
due to Prana ( Speech, Hand, Legs, Excretory
and reproductory organs)
• Very important for healing - Yoga

34. Manomaya Kosha: The Mind Sheath
• ર્મન (Mind) + • જ્ઞાનેન્દ્રિય: Senses
• નેત્ર (Eye- Sight))
• કણણ (Ear- Hearing))
• નાક (Nose- Smell)
• જીહ્વા (Tongue- Taste)
• ચર્મણ (Skin- Touch)
Consists of Mind and Five Senses: Gyanendriya

35. Manomaya Kosha: The Mind Sheath
• मनश्च ज्ञानेन्तन्द्रय पञ्चक
ं हमहलवा भवहत स मनोमय:
कोश:
• The Manomaya Kosha is made of Mind and
five Senses.
• ર્મન અને પાાંચ જ્ઞાનેન્દ્રિય ર્મળીને ર્મનોર્મય કોશ
બને છે.

36. What is Mana ?
• Mind is responsible for all desires, wishes:
• To be or not to be?
• To go or not to go?
• To speak or not to speak?
• Wishes, desires, emotions, desires
• All worldly subjects enter into mind through
senses. Or Gyanendriya

37. Vigyanmaya Kosha: The Intellect Sheath
• बुन्तधज्ञानेन्तन्द्रय पञ्चक
ं हमहलवा यो भवहत स:
हवज्ञानमय: कोश: |
• Made of Intellect and five Senses

38. Vigyanmaya Kosha: The Intellect Sheath
• Responsible for taking decisions
• Analyses and Synthesis and coming to
conclusion
• Which branch should be selected?
• What faculty? etc

39. Anandmaya Kosha: The Bliss Body
• एवमेव कारणशरीरभूता हवद्यास्र्थमहलनसवं हप्रयाहदवृहिसहितं
सत् आनन्दमय: कोश: |
• કારણશરીરનાાં રૂપર્માાં અન્દ્વદ્યાર્માાં ન્દ્સ્થત ર્મન્દ્લન સત્વ, જે
ન્દ્પ્રય વગેરે વૃન્દ્િ સહીતનુાં છે, તેને આનાંદર્મય કોશ કહે છે.
• The Anandamaya kosha is the innermost of the
five koshas or "sheaths" that veil the Atman or
Supreme Self.

40. The Sheath of Bliss
Anandamaya Kosha
• Karan Sharir means the unconscious state of
mind – lack of all awareness.
• કારણ શરીર એટલે સુષુપ્ત – અજ્ઞાનાવસ્થા.
• In this state, the connection between sukshma
ands sthula body is delinked. So all the illusions of
intellect are transferred to disillusion.
• The ultimate bliss is experiences in this state. So it
is known as Anandmaya Kosha. The Anand- Bliss
comes from Antaha Karana without any
obstacles.

41. Koshas and their Characteristics

42. Books You must read

43. More Books..

44. The Alchemist
• The Alchemist is a novel that tells the story of an
Andalusian shepherd named Santiago who
actually has become an inspiring figure for
everyone. Those who are afraid of achieving their
goals or those who do not even know the aim of
their lives can take inspiration from this novel.
• Even author Paulo Coelho's parents wanted him
to become a lawyer but Coelho wanted to
become a writer and he has done so. The
protagonist of this novel Santiago's parents
wanted him to become a priest but he wanted to
explore the world and so he became a shepherd.

47. Acknowledgement and Credit
• https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/2/verse/17
• https://www.hindisahityadarpan.in/2016/12/bhagawat-
geeta-ch2-sankhyayog-hindi.html#BG_CH2_
• http://www.krishna.com/search-self-fulfillment
• तैहिरीय उपहनषद्
• श्रीमद् भगवद् गीता