manas
मनस् manasThe mind, the faculty of thought, sensation and intention. In the Taittiriya Upanishad's sheaths it is the manomaya kosha, the layer of ordinary mental activity.
Where this term appears
- The Antahkarana: The Fourfold Inner Instrument Essentials
…rent names according to the four modes it is working in. The first is manas .
- The Three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) Essentials
In Ayurveda and in yoga, sattva, rajas, and tamas are used above all to describe the manas , the mind, its constitution and its states.
- What is Shaktipat? Lineages
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- Not This, Not This Treatise
Within that the manomaya kosha , made of manas , mind, the layer of sensation and ordinary thought.
- Vishnu's Emblems: Conch, Discus, Mace and Lotus Deities
The discus is manas , the mind, whose thoughts, the text says, fly swifter than the winds, which is why the weapon spins.
- What is Samkhya? Philosophy
On one side unfold manas , the coordinating mind, together with the five faculties of knowledge that stand behind eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, and the five faculties of action that govern speech, grasping,…
- What is Vaisheshika? Philosophy
And manas , the mind, is a subtle inner organ, itself atomic in size, the gatekeeper that connects the self to the senses and explains why we attend to one thing at a time rather than everything at once.
- Ajna: The Command Treatise
And it is the centre of manas and buddhi , the mind and the higher intellect, the faculty that commands the lower instrument of the body.