Antaḥkaraṇa

In Hindu philosophy, the antahkarana (Skt.) is often translated as the "internal organ," and refers to the mind. In the Vedāntic literature, the Template:IAST (internal organ) is organised into four parts:

1. Template:IAST (ego) — the part that identifies the Atman (the Self) with the body as 'I'),
2. Buddhi (intellect) — the part that controls decision taking
3. Manas (mind) — the part that controls sankalpa (will or resolution)
4. Chitta (memory) — the part that deals with remembering and forgetting

In his Occult Glossary, Gottfried de Purucker described antaḥkaraṇa in this way:

Antaskaraṇa (Sanskrit) Perhaps better spelled as antaḥkaraṇa. A compound word: antar, "interior," "within"; karaṇa, sense organ. Occultists explain this word as the bridge between the higher and lower manas or between the spiritual ego and personal soul of man. Such is H. P. Blavatsky's definition. As a matter of fact there are several antaḥkaraṇas in the human septenary constitution - one for every path or bridge between any two of the several monadic centers in man. Man is a microcosm, and therefore a unified composite, a unity in diversity; and the antaḥkaraṇas are the links of vibrating consiousness-substance uniting these various centers.

mind, namely buddhi (intellect, a.k.a. anandamaya kosa or karanopadhi) or higher mind, and manas (vijnanamaya kosa,) the middle level or levels of mind that according to Theosophy exist as or include the mental body. Antahkarana is called the link between the middle and higher mind, and is described as the reincarnating part of the mind.

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