Prashna Upanishad 6.4
intermediate
स प्राणमसृजत प्राणाच्छ्रद्धां खं वायुर्ज्योतिरापः पृथिवीन्द्रियं मनः। अन्नमन्नाद्वीर्यं तपो मन्त्राः कर्म लोका लोकेषु च नाम च॥
sa prāṇamasṛjata prāṇācchraddhāṃ khaṃ vāyurjyotirāpaḥ pṛthivīndriyaṃ manaḥ | annamannādvīryaṃ tapo mantrāḥ karma lokā lokeṣu ca nāma ca ||
""He created Prana; from Prana: faith, space, air, fire, water, earth, senses, mind; from mind: food; from food: vigor, austerity, mantras, action, worlds, and name in worlds.""
What This Means:
The Person created Prana first. From Prana came all the elements, senses, mind. From mind came food, and from food came all activities and the worlds.
Going Deeper:
The order of creation: Consciousness → Prana → Elements → Mind → Physical world. The sixteen parts are listed here.
How To Apply This:
Trace everything back to its source: world → food → mind → senses → elements → Prana → Consciousness.
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