Those who embed the name of God within their hearts lose their ego. With their five sheaths they contemplate and with the body they have been able to properly adjust these eight to gain praise.
The sheaths (kosh) within the body are the following:
- a) Ananmay – this is the sheath which is the physical body. The body requires nourishment from food. Within the subtle body are three sheaths.
- b) Praanmay – this is the sheath with five different types of air. These are Praan, Apaan, Samaan, Biyaan and Udiyaan.
- c) Manmay – this sheath consists of the five organs of action and the mind.
- d) Vigyaanmay – this sheath consists of the five knowledge organs and the intellect.
- e) Anandmay – this is the sheath in which the person feels bliss which is usually experienced in the unconscious state.
If we take the physical body then there are the ‘sat dhaatoo’, the seven ingredients which are the following:
- a) Bone
- b) Blood
- c) Flesh
- d) Fat
- e) Bile
- f) Semen
- g) Nerve tissue
God is distinct and separate from the five sheaths and is within the ingredients of the body. In this way God brings glory and praise to the being.
The ਪੰਚ ਨਾਰਿ (five practices) are the following:
- a) Khechree
- b) Bhoochree
- c) Chaachree
- d) Agochree
- e) Unmanee
The ਅਸਟ ਸੁਤ (eight adjusted parts) within the body are the following:
- a) Praan
- b) Biyaan
- c) Sumaan
- d) Apaan
- e) Udiyaan
- f) Ira
- g) Pingla
- h) Sukhmana
These are the eight that are properly adjusted and in working order.
For those who have the pure name of God within their hearts, these five spiritual states are with them and they have complete control over the different types of air in the body. In this way the individual loses his ego.
According to the Yoga school of thought the following meanings are given for the five spiritual states:
- a) Khechree – where the individual can catch the dripping nectar inside him using his tongue. In this state he can disappear into the sky and become invisible.
- b) Bhoochree – where the individual can gain focus of the Lord in the point between the nose and the brow. This is where the Praan and the Apaan meet. The Apaan immerses into the Praan and the individual gains the state of Samadhi. In this state they can disappear into the earth.
- c) Chaachree – where the individual can focus on the Lord at the Trikuti which is the point where the nerves merge in the head. This individual can become the form of the Lord. This is where the individual eradicates duality.
- d) Agochree – where the individual reaches the tenth gate in the body. All of their senses merge into the Anahad shabad. This individual can hide themselves in water.
- e) Unmanee – where the individual is within the tenth gate and uses the force of their breath to open the vein known as the Brahamrandhra. Only bliss is experienced here. This location is free of objectification and here the Jiv becomes Parmatma.
By doing these things the ascetic becomes powerful and has the power to merge with the five elements. However, their subtle and minute forms still remain. The whole point of the yoga process is to become separate from the body.
According to the Yoga school of thought the five types of air along with the Ira, Pingla and Sukhmana are:
- 1) Praan – the air that is the life force.
- 2) Biyaan – the air in the whole body.
- 3) Sumaan – the air behind the naval.
- 4) Apaan – the air within the rectum.
- 5) Udiyaan – the air within the throat.
- 6) Ira – the left nerve to the Trikuti which is related to the moon.
- 7) Pingla – the right nerve to the Trikuti which is related to the sun.
- 8) Sukhmana – this is where the Ira and Pingla meet. The point where the air rests in the Trikuti is known as the Sukhmana.
According the Yoga school of thought if a person eradicates their ego then the five and eight explained above will connect.
According to Gurmat the following explanations are given to the thirteen above:
- a) Khechree – to believe that God is omnipresent in the sky.
- b) Bhoochree – to contemplate on the enormous form of God.
- c) Chaachree – to keep the individuals contemplation in the yearning of God.
- d) Agochree – to overcome the five organs and senses.
- e) Unmanee – to achieve the state of turiya.
Another explanation for these is given below:
- a) Khechree – one who sings the praises of God in the true congregation. This is the state of Dharam Khand.
- b) Bhoochree – one who serves through devotion to God. This is the state of Giyaan Khand.
- c) Chaachree – one who is a disciple of the spiritual master. This is the state of Saram Khand.
- d) Agochree – one who accepts the will, wish or command of the spiritual master. This is the state of Karam Khand.
- e) Unmanee – one who is orientated toward the spiritual master. This is the state of Sach Khand.
The translations according to Gurmat for the five types of air and the Ira, Pingla and Sukhmana are given below:
- 1) Praan – where one recognises God.
- 2) Biyaan – where one is without duality and doubts.
- 3) Samaan – where one understands that God is omnipresent.
- 4) Apaan – where one cannot be noticed by the world.
- 5) Udiyaan – where one understands the world to be the form of death.
- 6) + 7) Ira – where the stubbornness for desires are discarded (Pingla) by the mind.
- 8) Sukhmana – one who meditates and brings peace to the mind.
With the Ira (left nostril) one should breathe out, in the same way one should discard their bad actions or deeds. With the Pingla (right nostril) one should breathe in, in the same way that one should take the discourses of the spiritual master and embed them within the heart. The Sukhmana is where the breath rests, in the same way the individual take the teachings of the spiritual master within them.