Sri Aurobindo
Writings in Bengali
Translated into English
Patrawaly: Letters to N. and S
2. Parts of the being
This is the vital purusha who has his seat in the emotional vital. There are three layers of the vital purusha — in the heart, in the navel and below the navel. In the heart he is the emotional being; in the navel the being of desire; and below it the sensational being, in other words, busy with the pull of the senses and the small instincts of life.