Our physical body is constituted of the five chief elements, which compose even the whole universe.

• The skin, flesh, and bones show earth properties;
• And the blood, perspiration, and saliva represent the water element.
• The heat in the body and the digestive fire in the system denote the fire element.
• The breath and its inner work within the body, which enable us to stretch and contract, and the power of movement, which does not allow us to keep still for one moment, represent the air element.
• The ether element in us is that which controls our activities and gradually consumes All other elements. It is for this reason that a child is more active, while an aged person is still and inclined to inactivity.