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Hi,
This is only my understanding as ive discovered it.
Tattwa= principle
from the base of the tree of life we start with
1. Principle of Innocence and Wisdom
2. Principle of the Guru
3. Principle of Seeking, the highest of which is to
seek God.
4. Principle of the Heart. to be fearless and
resting in the lotus.
5. Principle of Universal Consiousnes. part and
parcel of the whole.
6. Principle of Forgiveness. What Christ taught.
7. Principle of the Universal Goddess. To know your
Mother.
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Tattwa in Sanskrit means "Element". These are the five elements
which constitute nature (Prakriti).
Namely air, fire, water, earth, and ether. These are sensed through our
sense of smell, touch, sight, taste and sound. One sense corresponds to
one tattwa.
According to the Sankhya school of thought (Yoga is based on Sankhya
philosophy) there are two basic forces in the universe, viz, the
prakriti (nature) and Purusha (The soul). Both are timeless, without
beginning or end.
The Sankhya philosophy believes that life results when these two meet.
The meeting of these create things like Intellect, Memory, Mind,
etc(All these have technical sanskrit names and pretty well defined).
The aim of Yoga is " Chitta Vritti Nirodha" or removing the
modifications/disturbances of the mind ,or making the mind still. When
this happens the Purusha is able to see itself as different from
Prakriti and thus becomes free.
As you can see the Tattwas are just the building blocks of nature. The
Grossest form of Prakriti.
I know this does not make things very clear, for a more detailed
treatment of the subjects you will have to lookup english translations
of the Sanskrit origional (many are available) "Yoga Sutra by
Patanjali". Patanjali's book is the "Bible" of yoga.
Somendra
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