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Samkhya called it Purusha-Prakriti, Tantra defined the dual Ishwara-Shakti, and Vedanta called it Atman-Maya.

Reconciling Samkhya, Vedanta and Tantra

Puruṣa is the pure witness that has no attributes. All attributes are of the nature of Prakṛti, which is saturated with three fundamental qualities, known as guṇas. Guṇas are initially in perfect equilibrium, known as mahat. When Prakṛti is permeated by the formless Puruṣa, the guṇas go out of balance, exploding into the material universe.

Kavitha Chinnaiyan • Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma

In the Vedic religion, Ṛta (/ɹ̩t̪ɐ/; Sanskrit ऋत ṛta "order, rhythm, rule; truth; logos") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it.[1][note 1] In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta is described as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper functioning of the natural,... See more

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It is the three gunas born of prakriti – sattva, rajas, and tamas – that bind the immortal Self to the body. 6 Sattva – pure, luminous, and free from sorrow – binds us with attachment to happiness and wisdom. 7 Rajas is passion, arising from selfish desire and attachment. These bind the Self with compulsive action. 8 Tamas, born of ignorance,

Eknath Easwaran • The Bhagavad Gita

These two categories are prakṛti, or the primordial material matrix of the physical universe, “the undifferentiated plenitude of being,”13 and puruṣa, the innumerable conscious souls or selves embedded within

Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary

The shaded zone is now topped by a blank area, standing for the imbalances that have accumulated over time. They are called vikruti in Ayurveda, a word that means “deviating from nature.”

Deepak Chopra M.D. • Perfect Health--Revised and Updated: The Complete Mind Body Guide

When we look at the Tattva map, we see that Śiva-Śakti is characterized by three powers: icchā (will), jñāna (knowledge) and kriyā (action), which are the primordial creative forces. The first three kañcukas are the limitations of these three powers. Icchā becomes limited as rāga, jñāna as vidyā, and kriyā as kalā.

Kavitha Chinnaiyan • Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma

Guṇas The guṇas determine the structure and function of the material universe (see N77). Tamas gives matter its physical structure. Rajas is movement and dynamism, including change and evolution. Sattva its inherent intelligence. At the microcosmic level, tamas is inertia, rajas is hyperactivity, and sattva is calmness. Sādhanā entails moving from

Kavitha Chinnaiyan • Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma

Even the wise act within the limitations of their own nature. Every creature is subject to prakriti; what is the use of repression? 34 The senses have been conditioned by attraction to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant. Do not be ruled by them; they are obstacles in your path.