The five sheaths are the physical, vital, mental, intellectual and blissful. These are all products of nature. They are like the layers of an onion. Just as the onion dwindles into an airy nothing when all the layers are peeled oil so also the body-idea vanishes when the sheaths are eliminated.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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