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Prakriti, purusha and the gunas and their importance to liberation
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Prakriti, purusha and the gunas and their importance to liberation bhagavad gita prakṛti puruṣa Aug 04, 2025

This is part two of an earlier excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita audio recordings (compare to the later video recordings). Swamiji explains why this fourteen fold creation (of prakṛti) and puruṣa, is soaked with supreme consciousness.

“That person who understand this way–what is puruṣa, what is prakṛti, and what is all these three dishes [the three guas**], no matter if he becomes the enjoyer of these three dishes, he will never come in this world. He will never be entangled in this field of repe...

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What is Prakriti and what is its importance for liberation
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What is Prakriti and what is its importance for liberation bhagavad gita kashmir shaivism prakṛti Jul 28, 2025

In this excerpt from the earlier Bhagavad Gita audio recordings (compare to the later video recordings), Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the importance of prakṛti (nature) in Kashmir Shaivism.

“Through prakṛti you’ll rise. It is prakṛti through which you will fall.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte . . . (verse 22 Chapter 13)
prakṛtiriti kāryakāraṇabhave hetuḥ  / (comm. verse 21)

Prakṛti is the cause of kārya and kāraṇa, cause and effect. The field of cause and effect is created...

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