Panchmahabhatuas (The Five Elements)

Ayurveda depicts that everything in this universe is made up of five great cosmic elements or building blocks. These are earth, water, fire, air, and space.

Earth:- Earth element if the solid manifestation of the cosmic consciousness. In all of creation and in living beings, all solid structures, hard and firm tissues, bones, etc. are derived from earth energy molecular element. All five elements are proportionately present even in single cell being or viruses etc.

In a living cell the basic membrane component is earth, inner vacuum is space, water is present in liquid form, D.N.A. and all other chemicals are fire elements, and movement of the cell and movement within it are due to air element.

Water:- Is represented as ever changing liquid state of consciousness. As we are aware a large part of all living bodies is made up of water. Movement of water inside living cells and within complex body mechanisms is responsible for the survival and maintenance of human and all living beings. Our blood and other fluids move between our cells and through our vessels, bringing energy, and carrying away wastes, regulating temperature, bringing disease fighters, and carrying messages from one system to another.

Fire:- Fire is the power of consciousness that transforms solids into liquids, to gas, and back again. It possesses the power to transform the state of any substance in the universe. Fire element transforms food into energy. It creates the impulses of nervous reactions, our feelings and also our thought process.
In human body the solar plexus or the stomach is the seat of fire, and this fire principle regulates body temperature. Fire is also responsible for digestion, absorption and assimilation. It is present in the eyes, therefore we perceive light, and the luster in the eyes is a result of the fire principle. There is fire in the brain as the gray matter, which governs understanding.

Air:- t is the gaseous form of consciousness which is mobile and dynamic. Oxygen in living beings is responsible for all energy reactions. It is a key element for fire to take place. Breathing, movement of intestines are governed by air. Yhe movement of thought, desire and will power are also governed by the air principle.

Space:- Expanding consciousness is space and it is all inclusive. It is the cocoon that is simultaneously the source of all matter and the space in which it exists.

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(Prepared by Divyajyot Ayurvedic Research foundation India. We are conducting research and treatment in Ayurvedic herbal cure of cancer since last 25 years. The data and information contained on this site is based on Ayurvedic herbal wisdom and our research.)