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Panchadashi Lesson - C0614: Summary of FIVE Sheaths

Panchadashi
Module - C
Unit - C06
Lesson - C0614: Summary of FIVE Sheaths
By Raja Subramaniyan

Normally we are living with the wrong understanding of the meaning of the word 'I'. In order to gain the correct meaning one has to enquire about the five sheaths and mentally discard each one of them as not being part of who I am.

Physical sheath is not me because it keeps changing and I am aware of the change.

Physiological sheath is not me because it functions without my knowledge and I am aware of its function.

Psychological sheath is not me because the thoughts keep changing all the time and I am aware of all the thought modifications

Intelligence sheath is not me because it keeps growing and I am aware of its change.

Happiness sheath is not me because it lacks consciousness.

I am an immortal and infinite entity who is temporarily occupying the five sheaths functioning in this world.

As and when I understand this true nature of myself, I am free from the miseries of the world.

All the experiences in the world are a combination of two factors. One is the observing subject and another is the object that undergoes the experience. If I am aware that the observing subject is I, I am liberated and live a joyful life. Instead, if I identify myself only with the object that undergoes the experience then life will oscillate between pleasure and pain.

Example: When we see any object, we really see two things, the object and the light. Generally, we are ignorant of the existence of light, even though we perceive it all the time. (If we do not perceive it, we cannot see the object in the first place)

Similarly, I am the subject that perceives all the objects but I get lost in what is observed. Understanding this truth will enable me to live joyfully.

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