On the path of knowledge, human is:
- A particular form of body-mind in the waking state
- The form in which self realisation is possible
- Not the true nature of what one is
- A temporary appearance in consciousness
Human form
The Human Form (Skt. मनुष्य योनी manushya yoni) is considered the most favorable birth for spiritual progress because it combines the capacity for self-awareness, discrimination, and conscious effort.Teachings
- The human form is rare and precious it is the only form in which self-realization is directly possible.
- Animals and other beings lack the cognitive capacity for discrimination that is essential for the path of Knowledge.
- The human form provides the necessary balance of pleasure and pain too much pleasure leads to complacency, too much pain prevents practice.
- Wasting the human form in mere sensory indulgence is considered the greatest loss, as the opportunity for liberation is rare.