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[ 336 ] a reference to the Vijñānamaya and Anandamayakośas. In an ordinary man, only three kośas are active. In the lower subhuman creation, only the Anandamayakośa is active. In the higher subhuman creation the Annamaya and Prāṇamayakośas are both active and not the Manomaya which appears only in the human stage. The life of an ordinary man is confined to the activities of these three kośas. The so called Vijñānamayakośa has not yet made its appearance in an ordinary man. What is populary known as karma with the concept of which we have dealt with the previous pages is found only during the development of the Manomayakośa-neither before in the subhuman creation nor after in the life of the superman, the evolution of Vijñānamayakośa is practically the beginning of the way to supermanhood. The life of a man during which karma is functioning is the life of a soul in all the planes of life and existence. The higher beings called 'Devas etc. belonging to the upper world and the lower beings belonging to hellish and neither worlds and the beings found on the face of the earth in all its divisions-all these persons are associated with karma as a result of which they occupy a particular status in the world. The Buddhists say. likely to seafa541 The infinite varieties of life consciousness and existence in the different worlds are due exclusively to karma and karma has its origin in the sense of ego with which the human soul is associated. This egocentric complex which is the basis of moral life in society continues so long as karma prevails. We have already pointed out that there is no moral life as there is no karma in subhuman creation. The entire panorama of the world existence constituting our mind and life is based upon karma. All differences in life, mind and outer existence are attributed to varieties in karma. The moral force is at the back of its existence. It must be pointed out that as transmigration in a series of successive lives on different planes is a constant movement: in our mundane existence. All this is due to karma, which is morally, the effect of our egoistic mentality. Evolution of life and matter until the advent of man on the scene was effected by nature. This evolution seems to come to sudden stop
