Vedas 15 - The' Purusha' Comments

It is a great philosophical and scriptural poem where 'Purusha' has been so touchingly and astutely defined in the light of Vedas. Here i quote....... Purusha is the ‘Presiding genius of the Universe', Perpetuated and propagated as The Atman - Pure Consciousness or The Brahman! Thanks for sharing this great poem.10

How beautifully the Purusha has been defined and the contributory forces or factors of nature that have gone into its formation and become its chetna or consciousness (I may be excused for my inaccuracies) . I appreciate this step-wise approach to the subject lest it gets complicated or inscrutable. Thank you, Geeta ji.

Part 6 but yin and yang are parts of an oneness that is also equated with the Tao. The term 'dualistic-monism' or dialectical monism has been coined in an attempt to express this fruitful paradox of simultaneous unity/duality. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (rather than opposing) forces.

Part 5 Do we find a somewhat refined version of the concept of Ying Yang of Taoism here? Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality symbolized by yin and yang. Duality is found in many belief systems, But, Ying-Yang is conceived to interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts.

Part 4 Purusa is the Universal principle that is unchanging, uncaused but is present everywhere and the reason why Prakrti changes, transforms and transcends all of the time and which is why there is cause and effect. Purusa is what connects everything and everyone according to the various schools of Hinduism.

Part 3 The universe is envisioned in these ancient Sanskrit texts, as a combination of the perceivable material reality and non-perceivable, non-material laws and principles of nature. Material reality (or Prakrti) is everything that has changed, can change and is subject to cause and effect.

Part 2 In the Upanishads, the Purusa concept no longer meant a being or cosmic man. The meaning changed into an abstract essence of the Self, Spirit and the Universal Principle that is eternal, indestructible, without form and is all pervasive. The Purusa concept is explained with the concept of Prakrti in the Upanishads.

Hi Geeta, The concept of Purusha is explained in the scriptures along with the concept of Prakriti. In early Vedas, Purusa meant a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life. This was one of many creation theories discussed in the Vedas. The idea parallels Norse Ymir with the myth's origin in Proto-Indo-European religion. Cond)