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the Pranamaya Kosha. So it is the inner self of the PranamayaKosha.Mind or Manas is that inner sense or internal organ orinstrument consisting of Sankalpa and Vikalpa. It is the seat ofvolition. Just as the Annamaya Kosha is made of food-stuff, soalso the Manomaya Kosha is formed of mind-stuff.Manomaya self is the inner self of the Pranamaya. [tpermeates the Pranamaya Kosha. The Pranamaya Kosha isfilled by the Manomaya Kosha. The Manomaya Koshacontains the organs of knowledge (Jnana Indriyas), viz., ear,skin, eye, tongue and nose. The real senses are within. Whatyou see outside the physical eyes, etc., are mere instruments.The Manomaya Kosha is more subtle and expansive than thePranamaya Kosha. The Pranamaya Kosha is more subtle andexpansive than the Annamaya Kosha.The Manomaya Kosha or the mental sheath abides withinthe Pranamaya Kosha like the bladder of a football. Throughthe functioning of the Manomaya Kosha only you say, "Ithink, I imagine." For the sake of contemplation, it is said tobe of human form made up of five members, vtz., head, rightwing, left wing, trunk and tail. Just as the water assumes theshape of the vessel in which it is kept, just as the melted metalputs on the form of the mould into which it is poured, so alsothe human form of the Manomaya sheath follows that of thePranamaya.The Sruti leads the aspirant, who has withdrawn himselffrom the Pranayama and the Manomaya, still farther within,beyond even the Manomaya Kosha.Vijnanamaya is the determinative knowledge (Nishchaya).This determinative knowledge (Adhyavasaya) is an attribute(Dharma) of the intellect (Buddhi). It is the determinativefaculty which guides the mind and comes to right conclusionor determination. When the mind is in a doubting conditionwhether to do an action or not, Vijnanamaya renders help byTHE PANCHA KOSHAS 191