Chapter 7The Sankhya-Yoga System · Prakriti and Shakti or Chit-Shakti

Chapter Two Nature. There is no fixed place, but as the central being he usually stands above the adhar — he becomes also the mental, vital, physical, psychic being.

* The word being is used with all kinds of significances — it is a very imprecise word and can embrace everything. Purusha has a precise significance. It is the Soul or Spirit side of the being as opposed to the Nature side.

* There is one Purusha — its action is according to the position and need of the consciousness at the time.

It is the nature of the action above the ordinary mind or in the cosmic consciousness which is many-sided.

* The Purusha is one thing and the ordinary mental will and force are another. The latter may be unsuccessful in their action. When you are in the Purusha consciousness, that of itself implies a state of concentration and receptivity.

* By development of the inner will it [the Purusha] can become active.

* The Purusha in men is normally passive not active. It is the