We are so much more than our physical bodies but we often fail to recognize this fact because these bodies are the ones we most clearly perceive with our five external senses. Our body that grounds us into the physical world and dominates our perceptions when we are alive. It is the slowest vibrational body with the most solid definition. It is the most limited body and yet we must possess a physical body in order to develop spiritually and ultimately realize enlightenment.

We are however a combination of four different bodies. One is physical and three are energetic. The latter three are identified as the mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. These four bodies are individual sheaths composed of four distinct vibrations of matter that surround each life stream, providing the vehicles for the personal entity’s journey through time and space. The mental, emotional and spiritual bodies are located only in subtle matter – that is matter that has a vibratory frequency that lies beyond our physical sensory perceptions. They are composed of fields of energy moving around and through our physical bodies. The sum of these various energetic layers is also known collectively as our aura.

We are however a combination of four different bodies.

Our mental body is the energy field in which we store all of our core beliefs about ourselves, about others and the universe. It assists us to process information, solve problems and generate higher abstract thought. This is where mundane thoughts, analytical reason, logic and everyday memories are produced. Whereas positive feelings like love tend to make ourselves accept and connect with other things and people, the mind always keeps us separate.