Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
According to the Samkhya philosophy, the entire universe can be divided into two main categories: Prakriti and Purusha also known as Maya or illusion and True Reality respectively. Everything that is changeable, which is not infinite, is part of Maya Purusha, on the other hand, is the only reality, the only immutable element in the universe: the Self, the soul. Everything within Prakriti, the illusory world, consists of three Gunas. Here Guna’s meaning is qualities. These three qualities are present in all objects to varying degrees, one quality is always more present or more dominant than the others. The three Gunas are Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. The three Gunas are present in everything; food, humans, animate and innate objects.
According to the Samkhya philosophy, the entire universe can be divided into two main categories: Prakriti and Purusha also known as Maya or illusion and True Reality respectively. Everything that is changeable, which is not infinite, is part of Maya Purusha, on the other hand, is the only reality, the only immutable element in the universe: the Self, the soul. Everything within Prakriti, the illusory world, consists of three Gunas. Here Guna’s meaning is qualities. These three qualities are present in all objects to varying degrees, one quality is always more present or more dominant than the others. The three Gunas are Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. The three Gunas are present in everything; food, humans, animate and innate objects.
