Gross Body

You are born in a human form based on the collective good deeds of your past lives. The gross body is formed from the five great elements after they have undergone a process of pentamerous self-division and mutual combination known as Pancheekarana. Your gross body is the house of all experiences and undergoes constant modifications from birth to death. The nature and condition of your body are directly related to those of your thoughts. The subtle body (inner instrument) is made of the same five elements, but in their primordial forms. It consists of senses, life forces, mind, intellect, ego, and memory.