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Kandasana
Chapter 5
WISDOM
The Intellectual Body (Vijnana)
his chapter deals with the fourth layer of our being, the Intellec
tual Body (vijnanamaya kosa), whose porous outer frontier lies
next to and mingles with the Mental Body. While the mind leads to
thoughts, the intellect leads to intelligence and ultimately wisdom.
Yoga identifies these different parts of our consciousness, along with
their accompanying fluctuations (vrttis) in such a way that we can use
them both to give our journey direction and to result in our transfor
nlation. In this way, we discover the ability to refuse ice cream or to ac
<:cpt it, but in quantities that will not be harmful. We increasingly
dl·vclop judicious discrimination that, harnessed to self-control, enables
us to set sail in un<:harted watl'rs.
