Prana-maya
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 13 - 18
As stated before, kṣetra is the field of activities, and there are two kinds of kṣetra-jña: the individual living entity and the supreme living entity. As stated in the Taittirīya Upaniṣad (2.9), brahma pucchaṁ pratiṣṭhā. There is a manifestation of the Supreme Lord's energy known as anna-maya, dependence upon food for existence. This is a materialistic realization of the Supreme. Then, in prāṇa-maya, after realizing the Supreme Absolute Truth in food, one can realize the Absolute Truth in the living symptoms or life forms. In jñāna-maya, realization extends beyond the living symptoms to the point of thinking, feeling and willing. Then there is Brahman realization, called vijñāna-maya, in which the living entity's mind and life symptoms are distinguished from the living entity himself.
| Page Title: | Prana-maya |
| Compiler: | Alakananda, Sureshwardas |
| Created: | 23 of Jul, 2010 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=1, SB=1, CC=0, OB=3, Lec=0, Con=2, Let=2 |
| No. of Quotes: | 12 |