Bodies and World refers to the relationship between the three bodies (gross body, subtle body, causal body) and the world of experience. On the path of knowledge, both bodies and world are understood as layers of memory within the universal memory.

The Three Bodies

• The gross body (sthula sharira) is the physical body — the densest layer of memory, experienced through the senses.

• The subtle body (sukshma sharira) consists of the mind, intellect, ego, and senses — it operates in waking and dreaming states.

• The causal body (karana sharira) contains the seeds of all desires and karmas — it survives death and carries tendencies across lives.

The World

• The world is not separate from the bodies — it is the field of experience that appears in the universal memory.

• What we call the 'external world' is the universal memory appearing as objects. The 'internal world' is the same memory filtered through individual layers.

• Bodies and world are both experience — they are seen, known, and witnessed by the experiencer, who is beyond both.

Related Concepts

Gross body, subtle body, causal body, layers of memory, universal memory, experience, experiencer