▁effects ▁at ▁play ▁through ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁she ath s . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁ann am ay ak os ha , ▁the ▁co ars est ▁she ath , ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁earth ▁element , ▁which ▁is ▁guard ed ▁by ▁G anes ha , ▁while ▁the ▁very ▁subt l est ▁she ath ▁An and am aya ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁quant a / ether ▁element , ▁and ▁is ▁guard ed ▁by ▁a ▁black ▁disc ▁of ▁utter ▁darkness ▁over ▁the ▁sun , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁removed ▁only ▁by ▁G anes ha . ▁ ▁A war eness ▁of ▁that ▁reflection ▁of ▁at man / self ▁within ▁the ▁most ▁subt le ▁she ath , ▁An and am ay ak os ha , ▁however , ▁is ▁but ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁disc ern ing ▁that ▁which ▁the ▁elements , ▁energ ies , ▁sens es , ▁and ▁k os ha ▁serve . ▁To ▁that ▁end , ▁one ▁re - ex am ines ▁the ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁k os has ▁in ▁daily ▁dev ot ional ▁med itation ▁after ▁rec itation ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁O M , ▁viz , ▁one ▁O M ▁per ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁elements , ▁the ▁five ▁pr anas , ▁the ▁five ▁ind ri y as , ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁k os ha , ▁equal ing ▁twenty ▁O M , ▁then ▁a ▁twenty - first ▁O M ▁is ▁offered ▁for ▁the ▁in eff able , ▁such ▁that ▁a ▁spiritual ▁disc ern ment ▁of ▁ever - in cre asing ▁subt le ty ▁ar