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Sam

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joined on 12/29/05
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I am a student of the Samkhya and Yoga philosophies, I do strength training and cardio in addition to asanas, eat healthfully, not a sports nut, not crazy about religion, conservative, like beer.

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Purusa

4. Purusah: Person, Spirit, Self, In-dweller Purusa is the Spirit or Self dwelling within every object appearing as sentient. Samkhya teaches that everything in existence falls into one of two categories, Purusa or Prakriti (spirit or matter). Prakriti is the causal substance of the material world, Purusa is something entirely different. Both are equally real. The existence of a self that is

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Observations On Prakriti And Her Evolutes

Western man, with his knowledge of modern science, may tend to dismiss the Samkhya theories without a second thought. This is unfortunate, because we may still have something to learn from them. Take for example, the five gross elements: earth, water, fire, air, and akasa. Earth, water, fire, and air are familiar to us from the Greeks. Time and space are said to be forms of akasa, a

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Transformation

This aphorism introduces the concepts of transformation and modification, which are attributes of Prakriti. Transformation denotes change into another substance, like a tree that changes sunlight, water, and earth into fruit. Modification implies that the substance retains its character while appearing in different forms, like a plate, cup, etc., which are different forms of clay. While the

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Prakriti

The word Prakriti is usually used in the sense that Prakriti is the first cause or origin of the material world. This primordial Prakriti is the root evolvent, the finest substance from which all other substances are produced. It is eternal and uncreated, but unintelligent. 2. [I] describe or declare eight Prakritis kathayami: declare, describe astau: eight prakritayoh:prakritis, natures,

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Introduction

The work that follows will consist of a series of essays following the outline of the Kapila-Sutram, or Tattva-Samasa. Written by the sage Kapila around the sixth or seventh century B.C., the Tattva-Samasa consists of only twenty-two aphorisms and was taught as an elementary course in the Samkhya philosophy. I would like to express my gratitude to Nandalal Sinha, translator of "The Samkhya

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