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Re: Five Elements and Five Senses

Mar 29, 2005 09:03 AM
by bta1012003


Hi Christina:

Thank you for the information. Before I reply with some questions, 
can you give me the source of this table?  

Barbara



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> here I can give you a good table of contents
> 
> From earth to spirit:
> 
> 
> element(Bhutás): - sense organ: - function - form:
> 1 earth = prithvi tattva =nose (nashka) smell(ghanda) vast
> 
> The square in which are all the 5 senses working to hear,to feel, 
to 
> see, to taste and to smell.
> 
> 2. water = Jala = apas tattva - tongue(JHVA) - taste( 
Rasa,Svada)-
> liquit       
> 
> This form looks like half the moon and makes to hear,to feel, to 
see 
> and to taste . ( so no smell)
> 
> 3. Fire= Tejas=taijasa tattva - the eye(Chakshu) -the seeing -
 
> gas 
> (Ranga=color)
> (Rupa= form)
> 
> This makes the triangle with o hear,to feel and to see.( so no 
taste 
> and smell)
>  
> 4. Air= Vayu tattva - skin (Tvachã) - feeling-touch (Sparsha)  
> double gas and etheric.
> This forms the double triangle, 6 pointed star and the senses of to 
> hear and to feel.( so no seeing,taste or smelling)
> 
> 5. Ether=Akasha tattva - ear (Karna) - the hearing(Shabda) - 
> etheric.
> This form is an Oval and produces only hearing.
> 
> 
> After that we have 
> 6. the Mind ( Anapudaka tattva)Puititary gland= hypofyse -Anja 
Chakra
> 
> 7.Spirit ( Adi tattva) Pineal gland = Epifyse - Sahasrara 
chakra
> 
> 
> The corresponding chakras for the first 5 elements are : From 1 
till 
> 5:
> 
> 1= muladhara(rootchakra or tall-bone) 2= swadhisthana(sacral 
centre) 
> 3= manipura(solair centre) 4= anahata(heartcentre)ahamkara,citta 
and 
> jivatma.
> 5= vicuddha(throat chakra) 
> I hope I make it understandable for you.
> Christina
> 
> 
> > To the Theosophical Pundits:
> > 
> > I am trying to study the relationship between the five elements 
and 
> > the five senses. In Diagram V in Blavatsky: Collected 
Writings, 
> > Vol XII, pp 661. ( Apology for not knowing how to send the 
> > link .) Leaving out other columns, the tabulation for the 
senses 
> > and elements is as follows:  
> > 
> > Elements	Senses	Organs of Sensation
> > 
> > 1.	Earth	Smell	Nose
> > 2.	Water	Taste	Tongue
> > 3.	Air	Sight	Eyes
> > 4.	Fire	Touch	Organ of excretion
> > 5.	Ether	Hearing	Ears
> > 
> > 6.	Divine Flame Jnana	Astral Body	
> > and Heart
> > 
> > 7.	Akasa	The Highest	The Light of Kundalini
> > Synthesis Sense
> > 
> > My questions are:
> > 
> > 1.	The correspondence for Air – Sight – Eyes does not make sense 
> > to me. I would think Fire is closer to sight than air. Am I 
> > missing something?
> > 
> > 2.	The correspondence for Fire – Touch – Organ of excretion also 
> > makes no sense. Why organ of excretion? Also, I would think 
that 
> > touch is closer air.
> > 
> > 3.	And the Astral Body and Heart for the Divine Flame? Is HPB 
> > using the word astral in a different way?   
> > 
> > 4.	I would think that Hearing comes before Sight, but this not 
> how 
> > it is tabulated.  
> > 
> > 
> > I appreciate any light on this, 
> > 
> > 
> > barbara






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