Navigating the Mind at Sea

The Three Bodies and the Ocean Within

- By Capt Sunil Nangia

The second cup of coffee was growing cold, but our conversation only grew warmer. What began as casual talk about ships and schedules had drifted into uncharted waters the kind that don't appear on any nautical chart.

Across the table, Capt. Amresh Kumar Jha, Master Mariner and Vice President of Kanoo Shipping India, leaned back, his eyes calm yet piercing, like a man who has spent a lifetime studying both storms and silence. “Sunil,” he said with a quiet smile, “when we talk about shaping our destiny — what are we really talking about? More voyages, bigger ships, a better life? Or something deeper?”

Charting the Inner Map

He began sketching invisible diagrams in the air as he spoke. “We humans have three bodies,” he explained, “the physical, the subtle, and the causal. Think of them as three layers of existence.”