prakṛti
Root: kṛ Devanāgarī: प्रकृति Translation: the original producer of the material world; nature or process of matter; nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition Similar words:dṛśya, pradhāna Opposite words:puruṣa, dṛś, vaikṛtika Related concepts:sattva, rajas, tamas, tanmātra, dravya, vikṛti, vikāra, guṇa, kṛti, vastuAppears in
Yoga Sūtra: Sāṃkhya Kārikā:3 , 8 , 22 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 50 , 56 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 65
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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 Jīva and Prakṛti.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 12
Yoga is about cultivating a profound discernment
of the difference between
the Nature of our Being and
the Being of our Nature.
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 12-16
“Abhyāsa is the practice of reflecting on the difference
between the nature of Jīva and the nature of Prakṛti,
which brings momentary tranquillity to the mind and
eventually leads to complete and sustained mental tranquillity.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13
“Within the sense of “I” Am-ness,
the I-ness is Prakṛti and
the Am-ness is Puruṣa.
The illusion is the sense of as if One–ness.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6
“Non-perception of Nature is because of subtlety,
not because of non-existence,
since Nature is perceived through its effects.
These effects are intelligence and the rest.
Some are similar to Nature and some dissimilar.”
– Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Eight
“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
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