In this article we explain the composition of the human body and its various subtle bodies. Modern science has gone in some depth into understanding the physical body. Yet its understanding of the other aspects of human existence is still very limited. For example the understanding of the human psyche and intellect is still more or less limited to their physical aspects. On the other hand, spiritual science has studied the entire human existence in great detail.
A living human being is made up of the following bodies.
The gross body (sthūladēha)
The vital body (prāṇa–dēha)
The mental body (manodēha)
The intellect or causal body (kāraṇdēha)
The subtle ego or supracausal body (mahākāraṇdēha)
The soul or the God Principle in every human being (ātmā)
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