manas
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- manasic adjective
Etymology
Origin of manas
< Sanskrit: mind
Example Sentences
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It is atomic in size and the vehicle of memory; all affections of the soul such as knowing, feeling, and willing, are generated by the connection of manas with soul, the senses and the objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Bhik@su who supposes that the determinate character of things is directly perceived by the senses has necessarily to assign a subordinate position to manas as being only the faculty of desire, doubt, and imagination.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
The seat of the manas is the root of the throat, of buddhi the face, of chitta the umbilicus, and of ahankara the breast.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
The work of the organs, inclusive of the manas, is to act as instruments of cognition and action, while the work of breath is to maintain the body and the organs.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
If the manas is settled steadily in the self, it is the state of yoga when there is neither pleasure nor pain.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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