Resurrecting the Ancient Knowledge of the Various Planes and Parts of the Being

0:00 In the Kina Upanishad, the powers of the physical plane, the vital plane, and the mental plane all believe they are predominant and can wield their power to achieve whatever they want. These powers are embodied in the form of Agni on the physical plane, Yu on the vital plane, and Indra on the mental plane. The Upanishad confronts these powers with a power they cannot recognize. They try to use their native force against this power, but they all fail. They were able to approach the Eternal with the mental power coming closest to that realization. It is interesting to note that the Rishi of the Upanishad here recognizes different planes and powers of the being and distinguishes them by their native force of action. Reference.

0:55 Srioro, Bindo. The Upanishads. Kino Upanishad In the titanium Upanishad there is a very clear outline of the planes that make up the human existence. The seeker systematically enhances his understanding as he first realizes the physical plane as the divine. This is an incomplete knowledge, he continues, and recognizes the vital plane. This too is not the final answer. He then recognizes the mental plane and thereafter the knowledge plane. Eventually he comes to recognize the plane of Bliss Ananda, which is an aspect of the triune nature of the Supreme Satchit Ananda Reference. Sri Robinda.

1:45 The Upanishads, Titaria, Upanishad. Brugu Valley. The Brahmananda Valley makes this distinction even more clear. Quote Now there is a second and inner self which is other than this, that is of the substance of food, and it is made of the vital stuff called prana. And the self of prana filleth the self of food. Now the self of prana is made in the image of a man. End Quote. It continues with a further elucidation of the 2nd and inner self-made of mind. The recitation continues with the acknowledgement that there is yet a further inner self-made of knowledge. And yet this is not complete either as there is the Self of Ananda, the bliss of existence reference Sri Aurobindo, the Upanishads, Titiria, Upanishad, Brahmananda Valley, other Upanishads describe in depth of various elements that make up the human being.

2:52 Much of this knowledge has been obscured under the pressure of the rise of the materialism of the West which has hypnotized the world in recent times. This is LED further to the type of confusion that Sri Robindo describes about the existence, role and significance of the soul in evolution and its primacy compared to the external being of mind, life and body. Sri Robindo writes quote. People do not understand what I mean by the psychic being because the word psychic has been used in English to mean anything of the inner mental, inner vital or inner physical, or anything abnormal or a cult, or even the more subtle movements of the outer being all in a jumble. Also a cult phenomena are often called psychic. The distinction between these different parts of the being is unknown even in India.

3:50 The old knowledge of the Upanishads in which they are distinguished has been lost. The Jeev Atman, the psychic being Perusha, Antar Atman, the Manomaya Perusha, the Pranamaya Perusha are all confused together. End Quote. Reference. Srioro Bindu and the Mother, the psychic being soul, its nature, mission and evolution. Section 1. Meaning and Nature of the Psychic Being. Pages 4:00 to 5:00.