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'''Prakriti or Prakruti''' (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.<ref name="Description"/> | '''Prakriti or Prakruti''' (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.<ref name="Description"/> | ||
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| + | ==Gunas Of Prakriti== | ||
| + | Everything within Prakriti, the illusionary world, consists of three gunas (qualities). These three qualities are present in all objects in various degrees, one quality is always more present or dominant then the others. The three gunas are Sattva (purity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (darkness, destruction).<ref name="Gunas Of Prakriti"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name="Description">Meaning of Prakriti is borrowed from Wikipedia</ref> | <ref name="Description">Meaning of Prakriti is borrowed from Wikipedia</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Gunas Of Prakriti">Referred the article by Ram Jain (E-RYT 500) is the founder of Arhanta Yoga Ashrams</ref> | ||
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Prakriti or Prakruti (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.[1]
Gunas Of Prakriti
Everything within Prakriti, the illusionary world, consists of three gunas (qualities). These three qualities are present in all objects in various degrees, one quality is always more present or dominant then the others. The three gunas are Sattva (purity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (darkness, destruction).[2]
