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=Planes and Parts of the Being=
==The Physical==
Each plane of our being- mental, vital, physical -has its own consciousness. There is the universal physical consciousness of Nature and there is our own which is a part of it, moved by it, and used by the central bank for the support of its expression in the physical world. <ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-physical-consciousness#p5,p6</ref>
==The Vital==
Vital is a thing of desires,impulses, force-pushes, emotions, sensations, seekings after life- fulfillment, possession and enjoyment.
<ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-mind#p29</ref>
==The Mental==
The “Mind” in the ordinary use of the word covers indiscriminately the whole consciousness, for man is a mental being and mentalises everything; it has to do with cognition and intelligence, with ideas, with mental or thought perceptions, the reaction of thought to things.
<ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-mind#p1</ref>
==Soul and Psychic Being==
The soul is a spark of the Divine which is not seated above the manifested being, but comes down into the manifestation to support its evolution in the material world. It is at first an undifferentiated power of the Divine Consciousness containing all possibilities which have not yet taken form, but to which it is the function of evolution to give form.
The psychic being is formed by the soul in its evolution. It supports the mind, vital, body, grows by their experiences, carries the nature from life to life. It is the psychic or caitya purusa. At first it is veiled by mind, vital and body, but as it grows, it becomes capable of coming forward and dominating the mind, life and body.
<ref>https://incarnateword.in/cwsa/35/jivatman-spark-soul-and-psychic-being#p1-p5</ref>
Now let us explore how we can integrate the various parts in us.
=Becoming an Individual=