Post by ARENIS on Oct 26, 2018 12:57:53 GMT
Kurt in his many explorations has outlined his view along the traditional Eastern (Vedic, Buddhist) and from it derived Theosophical theories and cosmologies. It is really worth reading and comparing it to other models of reality.
www.kurtleland.com/astral-projection-log/orientation-astral/133-overview-of-planes-and-bodies
Just an excerpt with the listings (I recommend the entire article!):
www.kurtleland.com/astral-projection-log/orientation-astral/133-overview-of-planes-and-bodies
Just an excerpt with the listings (I recommend the entire article!):
1) The Self (Sanskrit: atman, something like the soul in Western religions) is enclosed in five layers or sheaths (Sanskrit: kosha), with the physical body being the outermost.
2) These sheaths are also vehicles of consciousness that allow the Self to travel in various realms, both physical and nonphysical.
3) Their makeup reflects various degrees of physicality or nonphysicality (subtlety), with the physical body being the most dense (or gross), and the inmost sheath being the finest (most subtle).
These bodies were first described in the Taittiriya-Upanishad (2.2-5), where they are called:
anna-maya-kosha: the body made of food
prana-maya-kosha: the body made of life force
mano-maya-kosha: the body made of mind
vijnana-maya-kosha: the body made of awareness
ananda-maya-kosha: the body made of bliss
In Theosophy, these bodies are given the following English names:
the physical body
the etheric body (or etheric double)
the astral (or desire) body
the mental (or mind) body (and the causal body--see below for explanation)
the buddhic body
2) These sheaths are also vehicles of consciousness that allow the Self to travel in various realms, both physical and nonphysical.
3) Their makeup reflects various degrees of physicality or nonphysicality (subtlety), with the physical body being the most dense (or gross), and the inmost sheath being the finest (most subtle).
These bodies were first described in the Taittiriya-Upanishad (2.2-5), where they are called:
anna-maya-kosha: the body made of food
prana-maya-kosha: the body made of life force
mano-maya-kosha: the body made of mind
vijnana-maya-kosha: the body made of awareness
ananda-maya-kosha: the body made of bliss
In Theosophy, these bodies are given the following English names:
the physical body
the etheric body (or etheric double)
the astral (or desire) body
the mental (or mind) body (and the causal body--see below for explanation)
the buddhic body
