What are these Elements and where do they come from? The Taittiriya Upanishad provides a concise and clear statement: ‘From the Atman came space, akasha. From space came air, vayu. From air came fire, agni. From fire came water, ap. From water came the earth, prithivi.’ When these five elements first emerge one after the other, they are extremely subtle and are called tanmatra. They combine with

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