Brahma splits Brahmanda into three parts: me, mine and what is not mine. This is Tripura, the three worlds. Each of these three worlds is mortal. The ‘me’ is made up of the mind and body. ‘Mine’ is made up of property, knowledge, family and status. ‘Not mine’ is made up of all the other things that exist in the world over which one has no authority. Even animals have a ‘me’ but only humans have ‘mine’ and ‘not mine’. Human self-image is thus expanded beyond the body and includes possessions.
