The second of four bodies within a human being (the physical, subtle, causal, and supracausal bodies), which is experienced in the dream state.
Sometimes called the etheric body, the subtle body, which is made of finer grades of physical matter than the physical body, interpenetrates the dense physical body. It receives and distributes vital energy, chi, and acts as the "software" for the physical body.
System of channels and focal points within the human organism around which PRANA circulates.
A term referring to any of the subtle-energy bodies which exist in the higher frequency octaves beyond the physical, i.e., the etheric, the astral, mental and causal bodies.
known in Sanskrit as sukshma-sharira, the subtle body is the psychomental aspect of the human body that exists independent of the physical, or gross body, and is often considered to survive the death of the physical body and is involved in the process of rebirth and eternal life.
According to the traditional teachings of Yoga and various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings, the subtle body is an energetic psycho-spiritual body that all sentient beings possess to varying degrees. In humans this body is constituted by several sheaths (kosas) or sub-bodies, each of increasing subtlety and metaphysical significance.
