Advanced Yoga Study
By Swami Dharmananda
 


Five sense organs of cognition or Gyanendriyas  
The sattwic aspect of Ahamkara creates along with manas another five different types of grosser universal energies. These energies are responsible for creating the five sense organs of cognition in all sentient entities. 

Five sense organs of action or Karmendriyas  
The rajasic aspect of ahamkara creates the universal energies that is responsible for creating the five organs of action in sentient entities. These organs help in the interaction with all objects in the universe. 

Five Tanmatras  
The tamasic aspect of ahamkara creates five still grosser energies called Tanmatras. These tanmatras are known as sound, touch, color, taste and smell. These tanmatras are universal energies whose quintuplication (a fixed type of combination )creates the well known Pancha Bhutas the five fundamental elements that creates all the matter we are aware of. 

Pancha Bhutas ( Five great elements) 
The pancha bhutas are akash (space), vayu (air or prana), agni (fire), apah (water) and prithvi (earth). The pancha bhutas create the human body. All the objects in the universe is a product of these five grossest energies that creates the gross matter with which we are familiar. So mahat, ahamkara, manas, five senses of cognition, five senses of action, five tanmatras and five bhutas are the 23 created elements and along with Mula prakriti the elements become the well known 24 elements that goes into the structure of the universe and all the objects that it contains. 

Brahma the creator 
When Ishwara or Heavenly Father willed to create, his omnipotent will impregnated Mula Prakriti the Divine mother and activated the dormant gunas within her. The gunas gets activated and begins acting and interacting with each other. The three gunas are symbolically represented as the three Cosmic Deities Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (Fig-100). These three Deities are the children of the Divine Mother. The rajasic energy within Mula Prakriti gives the impulse to all creation and activities. This energy is personified as Brahma the creator, the sattwic energy is Vishnu and the tamasic energy is Shiva. Brahma is the first of the created beings whose task given to him by the Divine couple is to create the universe. In the beginning Brahma was not aware of how to create. He meditated for 100 Divine years to become aware of how the universe existed in the previous cyclic creation. He therefore patterned the present universe in according to and similar to what existed earlier. He first created the 23 cosmic elements from Mahat to the five Pancha Bhutas. Thereafter, using these elements as the building material he created Satya Loka the highest plane of existence in this universe. (See Kundalini Yoga- Structure of the universe) This is the plane where he himself resides. In one grand portion of Satya loka he established his residence and called it Brahma Loka. Similarly Vishnu and Shiva also has their abodes in Satya Loka. Having created this Satya loka or the causal plane he brought into existence divine causal beings to populate the plane creating them mentally. These mentally created causal beings populating Satya Loka are called Prajapatis or creators of other lower forms of living beings. Brahma himself 

 




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Table of Contents

Introduction to Yoga
Ayurveda
Hatha Yoga
Raja Yoga
Kundalini Yoga
Bhagavad Gita
  Scriptures of Sanatana Dharma
  Background story of the Bhagavad Gita
  Vedanta Philosophy (Gyana Yoga)
  Caste system in Indian society
  Principles of Karma Yoga
  Concept of Yagnya
  Concept of Deities
  Law of re-incarnation
  Law of God’s incarnation
  Spiritual Eye
  Concept of Yuga - World Ages
  Story of creation
  Bhakti Yoga
  The concept of the Gunas
  Daivi Sampada or Divine Qualities
  Faith and charity
Miscellaneous Spiritual Aids

Book Pages
Table of Contents
Respectful Obeisance
Brief life sketch
Achievements
A Compilation
About The Author
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