prakṛti

Devanāgarī: प्रकृति Translation: process of matter Similar words:dṛśya, pradhāna Opposite words:puruṣa, dṛś Related concepts:sattva, rajas, tamas, guṇa

Appears in

Yoga Sūtra:

Chapter 1: 19
Chapter 4: 2 , 3

Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

59 , 8 , 3 , 22

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Commentaries around

“In order to discipline the mind,
we need to develop a mental practice that clearly reveals the distinction
between the nature of spirit and matter.”
– T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 12

“If the Saṅga is at the Puruṣa level it will stay;
if it is at the Prakṛti level it will change.”
– TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998

Yoga is about cultivating a profound discernment
of the difference between
the Nature of our Being and
the Being of our Nature.
– Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 12-16

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