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 From
the essence of Satva the five senses are created: the ears to hear, skin
to perceive touch, eyes to see, the tongue to taste, and the nose, to
smell. The essence of rajas is manifested as the five motor organs: speech,
hands, feet, genitals and the organs of excretion.
 
Expansion
of consciousness is space and space is all enclosive. We need space to
live, and our bodily cells contain spaces. The synaptic, cellular and
visceral spaces give freedom to the tissues to perform their normal physiological
functions.
The movement of consciousness determine the direction along which
change of position in space takes place. This course of action causes
subtle activities and movements within space. According to the Ayurveda
perspective, this is the air principle. There is a cosmic magnetic field
responsible for the movement of the earth, wind and water.
Where there is movement, there is friction, which creates heat, so the
third manifestation of consciousness is fire, the principal of heat. There
are many different representations of fire in the body. The solar plexus
is the seat of fire, and this fire principle regulates body temperature.
Fire is also responsible for digestion, absorption and assimilation. It
is present in the eyes, therefore we perceive light, and the luster in
the eyes is a result of the fire principal. There is a fire in the brain
as the grey matter, which governs understanding, comprehension and appreciation.
Fire is necessary for transformation, comprehension, appreciation, recognition
and total understanding. In our small universe, the sun is a burning ball
of consciousness and the sun gives us light and heat. In the body, the
representative of the sun is the biological fire: the solar plexus which
gives us heat, digestion, and liver function.
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