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What is panchkosh ?

Derived from the Sanskrit terms pancha, meaning "five" and kosha meaning
"sheath" pancha kosha refers to the concept in yoga philosophy that there are
five layers of awareness through which all experience is filtered.
The concept of pancha kosha originated from Taittiriya Upanishad.
Wellbeing is said to arise when all five sheaths are integrated and balanced
These five sheaths are:
Annamaya Kosha: means the physical body.
Pranamaya Kosha: is the vital sheath.
Manomaya Kosha: deals with the emotions and sentiments.
Vignanamaya Kosha: is the sheath of intellect and rationality.
Anandamaya Kosha: it is the sheath of eternal bliss or the state of spiritual
consciousness

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