Mind, vital force and speechCh.up.6.5.1.S.B—Food,
when eaten, becomes divided in three ways. The grossest portion of the
food turns into faeces. The medium constituent becomes flesh. The
subtlest part, having reached the heart, enters into the fine nerves
named hitaa, becomes
transformed into the mind-stuff and nourishes the mind. It therefore
follows that the mind is made of matter. It is not considered as eternal
and partless as defined by the Vais’eshikas. (It is of the size of the
body—madhyama parimaaNa). Ch.up.6.5.2.S.B---
Water (or any liquid) when drunk becomes divided in three ways.
The grossest portion becomes urine. The medium constituent becomes
blood. The subtlest part becomes the vital force (praaNa).
Ch.up.6.7.1 says—“The vital force is made up of water. It will
depart from him who does not drink water”. Ch.up.6.5.3.S.B—Butter,
oil, etc, when consumed, become divided in three ways. The grossest
portion becomes bone. The medium constituent becomes marrow, the greasy
substance inside the bones. The subtlest part becomes the (subtle) organ
of speech (vaak). It is a well
-known fact that by the consumption oil, butter and the like, speech
becomes clear and powerful. Ch.up.6.5.4.S.B—Therefore
the mind is made of food, the vital force is made of water and speech is
made of tejas or fire (i.e. butter, oil, etc).
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