The entire phenomenal world of plurality is the expression of the ‘macrocosmic intellect’ indicated in the Sāṅkhya philosophy as mahat. According to them prakṛti is the material cause from which evolves the mahat. From mahat in logical steps evolves the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra), mind (mana), the five organs of perception (jñāna indriyas) and the five organs of action (karma indriyas), the five ‘subtle’ elements (tanmātrās), the five ‘gross’ elements (mahābhūtas), by the combinations of which, in different proportions, the world of plurality manifests. When out of gold, the goldsmith beats out a
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