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People and Places The Swami 3 The Five Elements

Written by "ar) White on September 889 8::; 5 8 Comments ,ownloa au io file <swami=>mp=?

at 1rp Mark@ What are the five elements( Swami@ The first is earth>

Mark@ Earth> Swami@ The most soli > *ough is the earth> Mark: "atter> Swami@ "atter> "atter> Subtler than that is water> Mark: Water> Swami: Subtler than water is fire> Mark@ Earth9 water9 fire> Swami@ Subtler than fire an invisible is air> Mark@ Air> Swami@ An then the fifth one is A$ou cannot see A$ou cannot perceive an that is space> Mark: 6r ether> Swami@ Ether> Mark@ &eah> Swami@ 'irst ether is born from the supreme selfB from the atmanB the supreme selfB the formless infinite9 which is the highest truth> 'rom that comes first the spaceB the concept of space> Let there be space> 6)> This entire millions of miles of AsCuare miles of area> So let me spea) on space> Mark@ "m Swami@ There is space> There is nothing there in that> An from space slowl$ the win starts blowing an that is consi ere as win > Win $ou cannot see> Mark@ "m> Swami@ Space $ou cannot even feel but win $ou can feel because it touches $ou> Mark@ "m> Swami@ Space $ou can onl$ hear> 1n space if there is a soun AooouuuAsome soun A some vibration onl$ is visible> &ou can onl$ perceive through the earA spaceA an through spaceA in space Aslowl$ the win blows> The win blows> &ou can see theA the vision of the win >> >also the blowingAalso $ou can hear> An also it can touch $ou> 1f there is a cool breeDe we feel /6h there is win > 6h it is win $>0 So $ou have two perceptions> &ou can hear an $ou can touch> Two> An from win comes fire> H$ rogen is but a form of win > Mark@ 'ire( Swami@ Air> Win > Air> A form of air> Win is air an if that burns $ou can see form> The nitrogen>>acet$lene gases an this coo)ing gas> Coo)ing gasB it is onl$ gas> 1t is onl$ li)e a win > Mark@ "m> Swami@ 1t is also li)e a win > -ut if it burns $ou can see the form also> Mark@ "m> Swami@ An when fire is burning9 ,**** $ou hear the soun > Mark: "m> Crac)ling> Swami@ An an an > The soun effects> Mark@ "m Swami@ Hot air Mark@ The heat> Swami@ &ou have two senses an the thir one is $ou can see the form> Mark@ "m>

Swami@ The glowing form> There is a form $ou can see> So $our e$es have come into operation> Mark@ "m> Swami@ &our ears were in operation for space for ether to hear the soun > &our s)in was in operation> Mark@ 'or the win > Swami@ 'or the win to feel the touch> Mark: "m> Swami@ An now $our e$es have come into operation an $ou can see the form> Mark@ "m> Swami@ Three> Mark@ "m> Swami@ An from fire comes water> Mark@ Water> Swami@ Water> When water flows9 firstl$ $ou can see the streams are giving the soun > The first element is air an waterB $ou can feel> WaterB $ou feel wet if $ou put water on the bo $9 $ou feel water> Two> An water $ou can see the form> Water is a liCui 1f $ou hol it in a A 1t can ta)e the form of a river> 1t can ta)e the form of an ocean> 1t can ta)e the form of a small la)e> 1t can ta)e the form of $our bowl in which $ou ta)e itB in the form of a glass> Mark@ "m> Swami@ Whatever form in which $ou can contain9 it is in that form fle+ible> So water has form> An water has taste> &ou can rin) it> 'ire $ou cannot rin)> Win B there is no taste> Space an$wa$ $ou cannot taste so $ou have the fourth sense of perception an that is the perception of taste> &our tongue has come into operation> <Hin i or Pahari(? Swami@ 'our> &ou have four elements> Water> An from water has ensue the earth> Mark@ Taste> Taste> Taste> Swami: The earth> Water is sense of taste> 6)> Water is the fourth element> The fifth element is the earth9 soli earth9 which is the support for human beings to e+ist> 1t is support for these mountains> 1t is support for this vegetation> 1t is support even for water> Mark: "m> Swami: 6ceans rest on the earth> Mark@ "m> Swami@ That is the fifth elementB the earth> An the earth hasA the earth can soun because A when mountainsA when the earth moves $ou can hear the soun A> The earth has the sense of soun of the first elements> Mark: "m> Swami@ An the earth also has the sense of touch because if a stone hits $ouA1f a stone hits $ou9 $ou can see> &ou can feel too> An the earth3s form is there> &ou can see the form> These are all the forms of the earthB mountains9 vegetationB ever$thing is earthl$ form> An the earth $ou can touch also> &ou can taste also> 1t can be taste because when $ou are tasting vegetation9 $ou are tasting a piece of the earth> Mark: "m@

Swami@ When we eat this sab!i9 when we eat this aal9 when we eat this roti9 it is but the earth> 1t is a pro uce of the earth onl$> Mark: "m> Swami@ 1t can be taste an $ou canAan $ou can smellB the sense of smellB it is the fifth sense> The earth isA so $our nose has come into operation> So $ou have the five senses> Mark@ "m>