The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita - 10.6. Swami Krishnananda.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, August 21, 2021. 7:38. PM. Chapter 10: The One Supreme Absolute Alone Is - 6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So the prakriti so-called, the matter to which reference has been made in the thirteenth chapter, is constituted of three forces – sattva, rajas, and tamas – which is the theme of the fourteenth chapter. The idea that the universe is a solid, material, brick-like substance is removed from our mind by the teaching that the whole universe is force. Here we have a corresponding philosophy of German philosopher Leibniz – the universe is made of force – and this is also of modern physics. As we are told, all great men think alike, whether they are from the East or the West. When we reach the top of the mountain, we will see the same thing, whoever we are. So al...