Tantra - 06 - kosha
Tantra divides the human body into five planes (kosha) each more subtle than the previous: 1. annamaya - the gross body which subsists on food 2. prANamaya - the vital plane of life breath 3. manomaya - the mental plane 4. viGYAnamaya - the plane of Consciousness 5. Anandamaya - the plane of supreme bliss The imagery generally used with the koshas is that of sleep: 1. In deep sleep, the Anandamaya kosha is what stands between the finite world and the Self 2. viGYAnamaya is associated with organs of perception - when somebody is about to wake up, it comes in between the Anandamaya and the finite world 3. manomaya - the separation of I and mine - when somebody is waking, the manomaya plane causes the separation of I and mine. 4. pranamaya kosha - that which makes one realize that he is alive - he exists 5. annnamaya kosha - the awake state