EARTH: attributes - smell, taste, form, touch, sound made up of all five elements WATER: attributes - taste, form, touch, sound lighter than earth, hence has the capacity to flow and move FIRE: attributes - form, touch, sound lighter than

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EARTH attributes - smell, taste, form, touch,
sound made up of all five elementsWATER
attributes - taste, form, touch, sound lighter
than earth, hence has the capacity to flow and
moveFIRE attributes - form, touch, sound
lighter than water, hence has the capacity to
rise and spread in all directionsAIR
attributes - touch, sound wafts about
everywhere and is more pervasive than
fireETHER attributes - sound unrestrained
in its capacity to pervade among the elements.
Where does ether exist? It exists everywhere
because sound pervades the entire creation.

- Sathya Sai Baba, May 15, 2000
THE FIVE ELEMENTS AND THE FIVE SENSES
When you investigate the truth about the five
basic elements, you will find that they are all
within you also. You should strive to make proper
use of these elements and sanctify your life.
Think of God incessantly. Sing His glory. earth
water fire air ether
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INNER INSTRUMENTS OF THE BODY AIM Constant
Integrated Awareness in Speech, Action and
Feelings
MANOMAYA KOSA - Taste - Form - Touch - Sound
ANNAMAYA KOSA - Smell - Taste - Form - Touch
- Sound
VIJNANAMAYA KOSA - Form - Touch - Sound
PRANAMAYA KOSA - Touch - Sound
ANANDAMAYA KOSA - Sound
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• SOUND
• TRUTH In the beginning was the word. OM, the
  Pranava is
• the basis for creation.
• RIGHT ACTION Listen to the Om within. Sound
  carries powerful vibrations to the body. Listen
  to sacred sounds. Speak softly and sweetly.
  Hear only good.
• PEACE Practice silence. Talk less, why disturb
  the atmosphere. Practice silent prayer and peace
  will follow.
• LOVE Singing creates love for God. Harmony
  occurs and all are united. Practical application
  for plants, water crystals.
• NONVIOLENCE Sacred sounds discourage violent
  thoughts and actions.

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• TOUCH
• TRUTH Touch is created to enjoy the 5 elements.
  
• You are swimming in God.
• RIGHT ACTION Use touch to help others. Use
  discrimination to avoid temptations. Do good. Be
  good.
• PEACE Actions should benefit society and bring
  about harmony.
• LOVE Hands that serve are holier than lips
  that pray. Loving thoughts from the head go to
  the hands. 3HV.
• NONVIOLENCE Control anger with higher
  conscience. Never use violence in touch.

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• SIGHT
• TRUTH Sight has fire within. Vision is meant
  for appreciating the beauty in nature and all
  life.
• RIGHT ACTION See only good.
• PEACE Practice seeing the good in everything,
  even bad sights. This will create peace in one
  own mind and the minds of others.
• LOVE See Sais sweet Form. See His Form in
  others. Smile with love at friends, parents, and
  those in distress so they may see your loving
  face.
• NONVIOLENCE Dont frown or have a long face
  which makes everyone feel bad to see you. 

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• TASTE
• TRUTH Taste is created to enjoy Satwic foods
  that are nourishing for the body.
• RIGHT ACTION Control the sense of taste. Eat
  vegetarian foods that not only save animals but
  preserve resources on the earth. Drink pure
  water.
• PEACE Satwic, vegetarian food creates
  harmonious thoughts. Animal food creates animal
  thoughts. Food should be prepared in a clean
  environment.
• LOVE Serve good Satwic food with love to
  helpless and hungry. Teach others about the
  power of Satwic food.
• NONVIOLENCE Dont waste food. Dont waste
  water. Practice environmental awareness.

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• SMELL
• TRUTH The sense of smell is related to the
  earth and is created to enjoy fragrances.
• RIGHT ACTION Practice inhaling clean air which
  carries Prana, the vital energy from the sun.
• PEACE Certain fragrances such as Vibhuti and
  incense are conducive for prayer and meditation.
• LOVE There are fragrances from the earth,
  flowers, and herbs that have the power to heal.
  Example essential oils.

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MISUSE OF THE SENSES
SIGHT Contains the element of fire. Eyes are
endowed with immense power and contain
4,000,000 light rays. Due to unsacred vision,
light rays within eyes are being destroyed.
Vision defects develop. Mind becomes
polluted.   TONGUE Contains 30,000 taste buds.
Due to lack of control, the individual is a
slave to taste, consuming various foods.
Utters unsacred words. Hurts others by harsh
words. Life span is reduced.   HEARING Due to
indiscriminate hearing violent thoughts
occur, leading to violent actions. Fear and
anxiety are increased. Inner peace is lost.
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THE SENSES AND THE FIVE VALUES
SIGHT

1. Sight has fire within. Vision is meant for
   appreciating the beauty in nature and all life.
2. See only good.
3. Practice seeing the good in everything. This will
   create peace in ones own mind and the minds of
   others.
4. See Sais sweet Form. See His Form in others.
   Smile with love at friends, parents and those in
   distress so they may see your loving face.
5. Dont frown or have a long face which makes
   everyone feel bad to see you.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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THE SENSES AND THE FIVE VALUES
TASTE

1. Taste is created to enjoy satwic foods that are
   nourishing for the body.
2. Control the sense of taste. Eat vegetarian foods
   that not only save animals but preserve resources
   on the earth. Drink pure water.
3. Vegetarian food creates harmonious thoughts.
   Animal food creates animal thoughts. Food should
   be prepared in a clean environment.
4. Serve good nourishing food with love to helpless
   and hungry. Teach others about the power of
   satwic food.
5. Dont waste food. Dont waste water. Practice
   environmental awareness.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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THE SENSES AND THE FIVE VALUES
SOUND

1. In the beginning was the word. AUM, the Pranava
   is the basis for creation.
2. Listen to the Aum within. Sound carries powerful
   vibrations to the body. Listen to sacred sounds.
   Speak softly and sweetly. Hear only good.
3. Practice silence. Talk less, why disturb the
   atmosphere. Practice silent prayer and peace will
   follow.
4. Singing creates love for God. Harmony occurs and
   all are united.
5. Sacred sounds discourage violent thoughts and
   actions.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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THE SENSES AND THE FIVE VALUES
TOUCH

1. Touch is created to enjoy the 5 elements. You
   are swimming in God.
2. Use touch to help others. Use discrimination to
   avoid temptations. Do good. Be good.
3. Actions should benefit society and bring about
   harmony.
4. Hands that serve are holier than lips that pray.
   Loving thoughts from the head go to the hands.
   3HV.
5. Control anger with higher conscience. Never use
   violence in touch.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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THE SENSES AND THE FIVE VALUES
SMELL

1. The sense of smell is related to the earth and is
   created to enjoy fragrances.
2. Practice inhaling clean air which carries Prana,
   the vital energy from the sun.
3. Certain fragrances such as Vibhuti and incense
   are conducive for prayer and meditation.
4. There are fragrances from the earth, flowers and
   herbs that have the power to heal.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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The Mind and the Senses The mind is the basis
for the actions of the eye, the ear and the
tongue. In the waking state, the eye sees, the
ear hears and the tongue speaks. In the dream
state, the eyes, the ears and the tongue are
inoperative. The mind alone sees, hears and does
the talking. The mind does all of the functions
of the senses. It is the inner operator of all
the sense organs. Without the control of the
mind, man cannot have peace even for a moment.
One who wishes to lead a happy and peaceful life,
must exercise control over his senses. Man today
has lost peace of mind because he has no control
over his senses. -- Sathya Sai Baba
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The control of the senses is itself a form of
sacrifice which leads to immortality. Sacrifice
of wealth or possessions is no sacrifice at all.
It is the sacrifice of the senses which is the
highest sacrificeIt is the senses that has to
be sacrificed, not the body, which is made up of
the five elements and contains all kinds of
refuse. It is the attachment to the body that
has to be given up What is the value of all the
pleasures you profess to enjoy? If you cannot
sacrifice these trivial and transient
pleasures, how can you experience the Bliss of
the Eternal. -- Sathya Sai Baba
Sanathana Sarathi, April 1994