Link to the Show / Show NotesThe Self has entered this body, this dense jumble. If a man finds him, recognizes him, Heās the maker of everything-the author of all! The world is his-heās the world itself.- Brhadaranyaka UpanishadSpirit is called Purusha. When spirit takes form it is called prakriti. Every object as prakriti is an expression of purusha--Matter expressing Spirit. This world of Matter expressing Spirit is formed by the five elements; they are the building blocks of The Vedic Sciences. Their properties provide the archetypes that underpin all aspects of Vedic thinking. First we will examine the five elements, and then explore their evolution as affected by the three gunas (qualities of nature).Starting with the grossest and moving toward the finest, the five elements are:Earth ā Water ā Fire ā Air - Ether (space).
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