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In the philosophy of Yoga, derived from the Samkhya system, all matter in the universe is reducible to one primary substance called Prakriti. Prakriti literally means the original power of action. It does not refer to substance in the physical sense but to the potential from which all forms of matter, energy and mind can arise. Prakriti is the original state of pure potential out of which all things become possible. Prakriti is the latent state of substance, like the seed that holds the potential for a great tree. It is the prima materia of the world of which matter, energy and mind are manifestations. Prakriti, we could say, is the causal or original form of all substances, from which their subtle and gross forms arise. It is extremely subtle, ethereal and transcendent, forming the basis for space that is its first material form.

Yoga means unification, which is first the unity of all the dualities and contraries that constitute the energies of life. …

Look to your true Self beyond body and mind that are but your instruments of expression in the manifest worlds. …

Shankara, the Great Yogi Shankaracharya, or Shankara the teacher, is one of the greatest spiritual masters in the history of …

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Many people today look to Patanjali, the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, as the father or founder of the greater …

In this article we will discuss the relationship between Clinical Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Counseling on one hand, and between Ayurvedic …

  What if the most powerful force for energizing all Yoga practices were as obvious and visible as the Sun? …

All that exists in the three heavens rests in the control of Prana. As a mother her children, oh Prana, …