manas
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- manasic adjective
Etymology
Origin of manas
< Sanskrit: mind
Example Sentences
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It is only when these are connected with bodies that they possess knowledge through the activity of manas.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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
All changes are due to changes in the body, the senses, the manas and the objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
It was the development of the lower manas that was the keynote of the selection; for the Fifth Root-Race was to show out that development of the lower manas.
From London Lectures of 1907 by Besant, Annie Wood
The manas can only become active in association with the self, which is the real agent.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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