The ancient Sāṁkhya system describes reality through the polarity of Puruṣa (pure consciousness) and Prakṛti (primordial nature). These two principles never touch, never mix, yet the nearness of consciousness to
The Map and the Vehicle: How Sāṃkhya and Kriya Yoga Lead to Authentic Spiritual Experience By: Ryan Kurczak This article was made possible by our Kriya Yoga Online Patreon Community.
The Bhagavad Gita, one of the foundational texts of yogic spiritual philosophy, is at its core, a Sāṅkhya text—not in a narrowly classical sense, but in its foundational metaphysical assumptions, its psychological analysis, and its path to liberation (mokṣa). It is a theistic evolution of Sāṅkhya rather than a break from it.