Sunday, November 1, 2009

Five fires in man

Apparently there are five kinds of fire principles (or "Agni") in man:
  • Udara(agni): burning caused by hunger; fire in the stomach
  • Manda(agni): burning caused by excessive eating; indigestion in the stomach
  • Kaama(agni): burning sensation in the mind due to excessive passions and desires
  • Soka(agni): burning sensation due to grief (due to worldly losses and disappointments) and sorrow (due to yearning for God)
  • Badavaa(agni): burning feeling caused due to dire diseases and death
Source: Sathya Sai Baba, Pg 40, Vol 2, Fundamentals of Sri Sathya Sai Educare

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