

Issues with sexual capacity & bladder control and more can likewise be an indication of an imbalanced water component. At the point when the Water component is out of equilibrium, we might encounter issues with imagination, and mental unbending nature. It appears in the body as blood, lymph, tears, salivation, sweat, pee, semen, and bosom milk. The water component is mitigating and erotic and interfaces us with our sentiments and feelings. The Water component is related to the second chakra, Svadhisthana or Chakral Chakra, situated between the belly button and pubic bone. As we all studied during our preliminary school, our body is contains upto 60% of water (adult body) and very essential part of our live. In human body, blood and other fluid are refer to Water. This element has no odor (smell) but can be heard, felt, seen and tasted. The second most important element is “water”, jala in Sanskrit. And thus Yogic Meditation plays a large role in striking this balance. Mother Earth – the basis of all beings, the place where we all are rooted, hence attached to the root chakra.Any imbalance of energy through this chakra will affect the emotional well-being of the human believe it or not, even the emotion of greed stems from an imbalance of the Mooladhaar Chakra caused by the Earth element’s dominance. The physical body with muscles and bones refers to Earth.Įarth is usually associated with grounding and calming factors in life as it is related to the ROOT CHAKRA or the Mooladhaar Chakra means the basic chakra of life. This element is perceived by five senses those are Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch and Sight. The first element of panchamahabhuta is “Earth” which is translated at Bhumi in Sanskrit. 5 Elements of Nature & Their CharacteristicsĮach of these five elements has its own functions and characteristic described below: Earth (Bhumi) For instance, when earth and water elements get imbalanced, then KAPHA Dosha takes place, for instance, indicating cough, cold, etc. When fire and water elements get imbalanced, then Pitta Dosha happens, which for example, indicates acidity. The imbalance of Vata/Air elements creates VATA Dosha. But when the balance gets disturbed or when one element dominates, then it turns up giving faulty functions in the body called the DOSHA or the problem. And this correct function of the body parts is corresponding to the energy generated by these five elements, which corresponds to the CHAKRAS. Each part of the body is correlated to this balance for the correct functioning of the body.

Even our own bodies were created in various combinations yet balanced with each other.

The five elements are the building blocks of everything, each living being that exists on the Earth. Hindus believe that, upon death all these 5 elements of human body are dissolved to respective element of nature, so that it can balance the cycle of nature. Thus, its luminous emptiness forms the base of spiritual experience while doing Yoga and Meditation.Īccording to Hindu mythology, every human body essentially are made from five elements which are Earth (Bhumi), Water (Jala), Fire (Agni), Air (Vayu) and Space (Aakash). Celestial Space, as we said, is the mother of all these five elements. Or in short, we can say any life erupted on Earth only after these five elements came into co-existence with each other. Thus, their origin dates back to as old as the Earth itself. HISTORY OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF NATUREĬelestial Space, or Nature, is supposed to be the mother of all five elements on the Earth. But do we know about the important elements from which our body is made? In Hindu mythology, it is called “ panchamahabhuta” the fiver main elements of nature. We do yoga to strengthen our body and we do meditation for peace of mind. In this article, you will learn about those basic but very important concept of our body. When it comes to body cleansing process in Ayurveda or any other natural healing process, 5 elements of nature plays very important part. You must have heard about five elements of nature and I am sure you are having some basic understanding about it as well.
