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26-598: (Redirected from Three Bodies ) Three body may refer to: Religion [ edit ] Three bodies doctrine , doctrine in Vedanta: the gross body, the subtle body, and the causal body Trikaya , the Buddhist Nirmāṇakāya or "created body", Sambhogakāya or "body of bliss", and the Dharmakāya or "Truth body" Science [ edit ] Three-body problem ,
52-480: A grand scale to the general public", explaining that Sivananda was advocating a practice that everybody could do, combining "some asanas, a little pranayama , a little meditation and bhakti; well, a little of everything". The 9th All-India Divine Life Convention was held at Venkatagiri on March 16, 1957, which was presided by Sathya Sai Baba and attended by Satchidananda Saraswati and Swami Sadananda. Following this Sathya Sai Baba visited Rishikesh. Materialising
78-490: A problem in physics and classical mechanics Euler's three-body problem , a problem in physics and astronomy Three-body force , a force appearing in a three-body system Science fiction [ edit ] The Three-Body Problem (novel) , a 2008 science fiction novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin Three-Body , a 2023 Chinese adaptation of the novel The Three-Body Problem (film) , an unreleased film based on
104-680: A rudrakasha mala with gold links, he presented it to the Sivananda. Sivananda insisted on a strict lacto-vegetarian diet for moral and spiritual reasons, arguing that "meat-eating is highly deleterious to health". Divine Life Society thus advocates a vegetarian diet. Swami Sivananda died, described as entering Mahasamadhi , on 14 July 1963 beside the River Ganges at his Sivananda Ashram near Muni Ki Reti . Sivananda's two chief acting organizational disciples were Chidananda Saraswati and Krishnananda Saraswati . Chidananda Saraswati
130-513: A sense that medicine was healing on a superficial level grew in Dr. Kuppuswami, urging him to look elsewhere to fill the void, and in 1923 he left Malaya and returned to India to pursue his spiritual quest. Upon his return to India in 1924, he went to Rishikesh where he met his guru , Vishvananda Saraswati, who initiated him into the Sannyasa order, and gave him his monastic name. The full ceremony
156-555: A variety of subjects. He established Sivananda Ashram, the headquarters of the DLS, on the bank of the Ganges at Muni Ki Reti , 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Rishikesh , and lived most of his life there. Sivananda Yoga , the yoga form propagated by his disciple Vishnudevananda , is now spread in many parts of the world through Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres . These centres are not affiliated with Sivananda's ashrams , which are run by
182-409: Is a method which known to have been taught by Ramana Maharshi , Nisargadatta Maharaj , and his teacher Siddharameshwar Maharaj . By subsequently identifying with the three lower bodies, investigating them, and discarding identification with them when it has become clear that they are not the "I", the sense of "I am" beyond knowledge and Ignorance becomes clearly established. In this investigation
208-413: Is composed of many diverse components, produced by one's karmas (actions) in past life out of the elements which have undergone panchikarana i.e. combining of the five primordial subtle elements. It is the instrument of the jiva 's experience, which, attached to the body and dominated by ahamkara , uses the body's external and internal organs of sense and action. The Jiva, identifying itself with
234-406: Is considered as the most complex of the three bodies. It contains the impressions of experience, which results from past experience. Sukshma sarira or the subtle body is the body of the mind and the vital energies, which keep the physical body alive. Together with the causal body it is the transmigrating soul or jiva , separating from the gross body upon death. The subtle body is composed of
260-617: The Four Yogas of Hinduism ( Karma Yoga , Bhakti Yoga , Jnana Yoga , Rāja Yoga ), for action, devotion, knowledge, and meditation respectively. Sivananda travelled extensively on a major tour in 1950, and set up branches of the Divine Life Society throughout India. He vigorously promoted and disseminated his vision of yoga. His Belgian devotee André Van Lysebeth wrote that his critics "disapproved of both his modern methods of diffusion, and his propagation of yoga on such
286-681: The Divine Life Society. Swami Sivananda was born as Kuppuswami to a brahmin family on 8 September 1887. His birth took place during the early hours of the morning as the Bharani star was rising in Pattamadai village on the banks of the Tamraparni river in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu . His father, Sri P.S. Vengu Iyer , worked as a revenue officer, and was a great Shiva Bhakta ( Bhakti ) himself. His mother, Srimati Parvati Ammal,
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#1732772733937312-862: The banks of the Ganges River , distributing spiritual literature for free. Early disciples included Satyananda Saraswati , founder of Satyananda Yoga . In 1945, he created the Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy, and organised the All-world Religions Federation. He established the All-world Sadhus Federation in 1947 and the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy in 1948. He called his yoga the Yoga of Synthesis , combining
338-439: The body, in its waking state enjoys gross objects. On its body rests man's contact with the external world. The sthula sarira ' s main features are sambhava (birth), jara (old age or ageing) and maranam (death), and the "waking state". The sthula sarira is the anatman . The Taittiriya Upanishad describes five koshas , which are also often equated with the three bodies. The three bodies are often equated with
364-521: The causal body is not the atman , because it also has a beginning and an end and is subject to modification. Shankara , not seeking a personal god, goes beyond Anandamaya Kosha in search of the transcendent Brahman . The Indian tradition identifies it with the Anandamaya kosha , and the deep sleep state, where buddhi becomes dormant and all concepts of time fail, although there are differences between these three descriptions. The causal body
390-459: The controller. It is the beginningless limitation of the atman , it has no beginning like the sthula sarira . The "dream state" is a distinct state of the subtle body, where the buddhi shines itself owing to memory of deeds done in the waking state. It is the indispensable operative cause of all the activities of the individual self. Sthula sarira or the gross body is the material physical mortal body that eats, breathes and moves (acts). It
416-585: The five koshas (sheaths), which cover the Atman : The three bodies are an essential part of the Yoga physiology. Yoga aims at controlling the vital energies of the bodies, thereby attaining siddhis (magical powers) and moksha . According to the Advaita Vedanta tradition, knowledge of the "self" or atman can be gained by self-inquiry , investigating the three bodies, and dis-identifying from them. It
442-411: The five subtle elements, the elements before they have undergone panchikarana , and contains: Other Indian traditions see the subtle body as an eighth-fold aggregate, placing together the mind-aspects and adding avidyā, kama, and karma: In samkhya , which does not acknowledge a causal body, it is also known as the linga-sarira . It puts one in the mind of the atman , it reminds one of the atman ,
468-506: The guru of Nisargadatta Maharaj , also describes the causal body as characterized by "emptiness", "ignorance", and "darkness". In the search for the "I am", this is a state where there is nothing to hold on to anymore. Ramanuja concludes that it is at this stage that consummation of the atman with the Paramatman is reached and the search for the highest Purusa , i.e., of Ishvara , ends. According to other philosophical schools,
494-465: The human being is composed of three shariras or "bodies" emanating from Brahman by avidya, "ignorance" or "nescience". They are often equated with the five koshas (sheaths), which cover the atman . This doctrine is an essential doctrine in Indian philosophy and religion, especially Yoga , Advaita Vedanta , Tantra and Shaivism . Karana sarira or the causal body is merely the cause or seed of
520-480: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_body&oldid=1225358086 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Three bodies doctrine According to three bodies doctrine in Hinduism ,
546-534: The novel 3 Body Problem (TV series) , a 2024 American adaptation of the novel See also [ edit ] Three-body problem (disambiguation) Trinity , the Christian doctrine of one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Three body . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1732772733937572-442: The subtle body and the gross body. It has no other function than being the seed of the subtle and the gross body. It is nirvikalpa rupam , "undifferentiated form". It originates with avidya , "ignorance" or "nescience" of the real identity of the atman, instead giving birth to the notion of jiva . Swami Sivananda characterizes the causal body as "The beginningless ignorance that is indescribable". Siddharameshwar Maharaj ,
598-495: The three bodies are recognized as not being anatman . The later Theosophists speak of seven bodies or levels of existence that include Sthula sarira and Linga sarira . The guru Paramahansa Yogananda spoke of three bodies in his 1946 Autobiography of a Yogi . Swami Sivananda Be Good, do Good, be kind, be compassionate. Swami Sivananda Saraswati ( IAST : Svāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī ; 8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963 ), also called Swami Sivananda ,
624-603: Was a yoga guru , a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta . Sivananda was born in Pattamadai , in the Tirunelveli district of modern Tamil Nadu , and was named Kuppuswami . He studied medicine and served in British Malaya as a physician for several years before taking up monasticism. He was the founder of the Divine Life Society (DLS) in 1936, Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy (1948) and author of over 200 books on yoga , Vedanta , and
650-467: Was conducted by Vishnudevananda, the mahant (abbot) of Sri Kailas Ashram. Sivananda settled in Rishikesh, and immersed himself in intense spiritual practices. Sivānanda performed austerities for many years while continuing to nurse the sick. In 1927, with some money from an insurance policy, he ran a charitable dispensary at Lakshman Jhula . Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society in 1936 on
676-499: Was religious. Kuppuswami was the third and last child of his parents. As a child, he was very active and promising in academics and gymnastics. He attended medical school in Tanjore , where he excelled. He ran a medical journal called Ambrosia during this period. Upon graduation, he practiced medicine and worked as a doctor in British Malaya for ten years, with a reputation for providing free treatment to poor patients. Over time,
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