22/09/2022
WHAT ARE WE MADE OF?
PAÑCAMAYA I THE FIVE LAYERS OF THE SELF, will be our topic for next Yoga Philosophy class , this Saturday 23rd Sept. [Online], 9-10am (UK time)
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Even though we know that human beings are complex, we know we are dealing with problems or imbalances in a unidimensional way.
Modern society is used to address symptoms rather than looking for the cause and uses one-pointed remedies to tackle them.
E.g. When we have a headache we take paracetamol (no matter which headache or which cause) . If we have emotional problems we seek the advice of a therapist and hope for a single solution. When we feel tired we might go for a coffee or other stimulants to feel more awake, most often ignoring our fatigue.
As we go, we might have gathered an accumulation of symptoms- and an accumulation of single pointed remedies.
But in the old VEDIC TRADITION, the complexity of the human structure was taken into account and therefore the way in which problems were addressed was quite different.
A HUMAN BEING was seen as a HOLISTIC ENTITY with different layers that continuously interact and influence each others. The Taittiriya Upanisat speaks of five such layers:
✨Annamaya, our material structure that is nourished by food
✨Pranamaya, our energetical structure, vitality and life force
✨Manomaya, our mind structure, influenced by the things we have learnt,
✨Vijnanamaya, the structure of our personality
✨Anandamaya, the place of our most fundamental feelings & emotions.
The healthier we are on all the layers of our existence, the more freely we can walk on our own path and FULFIL OUR OWN POTENTIAL.
If your are keen to dive into yoga philosophy and explore these topics …
Join our next Yoga Philosophy group!
- Monthly live zoom course. Recording available.
- Questions given at the end of each class to guide your personal reflexions.
- Life access to a private facebook group
- Yoga alliance continuing education credits
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