But every thing has its own place. We must first know enough of our own body, our own house, our village and its surroundings, the crop that grow there and its history before going on to anything else. General knowledge broad-based on this primary knowledge, alone can enrich our life. The human body is composed of what the ancient philosophers have described as the five elements. These are earth, water, vacancy, light and air.
All human activity is carried on by means of the mind aided by the ten senses.
These are the five senses of action, i.e. hands, feet, mouth, anus and the genitals, and the five senses of perception, i.e. the nose, of taste through the tongue, of seeing through the eyes and of hearing through the ears. Thinking is the function of the mind and some people have called the eleventh sense. In health all the senses and the mind act in perfect co-ordination. The inner working of the human machine is wonderful. The human body is the universe in miniature.