Eightfold prakriti dhyana

Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah

Chapter 7, Text 4

bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankara itiyam me
bhinna prakrtir astadha

TRANSLATION

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and ego‑‑all together these eight constitute My separated material energies.

Dhyana : Contemplate on,

1) Earth : Feel the gross-ness in the body. Body is made up of earth element predominantly. Feel the gross ness in the universe.

2) Water : Feel the fluidity of the body. Body is 80% made up of water.

3) Fire : Feel the fire as hunger and anger in the body.

4) Air : Perform nadi shuddhi pranayama 20 rounds, and feel how body consists of air element

5) Ether : Feel all the other four elements arranged in space. Feel the space inside your body, the space which your body occupies and the space outside your body.

6) mind : Observe your feelings

7) Intelligence : The knower, who is the knower in you who takes decisions

8) Ego : ‘I am’ ness