Passage 3

In English

The five vital airs, , , , and are the constituent elements of (the primordial sound). represents steadiness of our body, mind and intellect. represents the . The deals with the different aspects of , and . It says that these Three are like a triangle with the Self as the apex and the body and mind as the two points at the base. The body is gross, while the Self is subtle and the mind is a combination of the two. Just as , and are everywhere, the mind is also all-pervasive as stated in the . The mind is the cause of pain and pleasure, happiness and misery, bondage and liberation. It should be properly directed towards (Awareness). The body is inert matter and cannot function without the principle, which is radiation. (vibration) animates the whole body. All the three are constituents of . Man experiences in the deep sleep state - and perceives worldly things in the waking state - .