What are the Pancha Pranas ?
What are the pancha pranas ?
Panch means five & kosha means sheaths. It is an ancient theory found in taittiriya upanishad. In this theory the human personality have five sheaths/layers. This five sheaths is a cover of Ātman/soul/real self . So let’s understand what are the pancha Koshas ? 1. Annamayya kosha ‘Anna’ means food. This is the outer layer. …
The 4 stages of life in Hinduism is known as ashramas. These are Brahmacharya ashrama The very first stage of Hindu child is the student life. This is called brahmacharya ashrama. At this stage student should pay attention on education and service to the guru. Student also practices celibacy (non-married life). Guru teaches student a …