A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c34.13

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*The starting point.* The starting point in the cosmic history is a condition of equilibrium or equipoise consisting in a uniform diffusion of the Reals. The tendencies to conscious manifestation as well the powers of doing work are exactly counterbalanced by the resistances of the inertia or Mass. The process of cosmic evolution ( परिणाम ) is under arrest. ( सत्त्वरजस्तमसां साम्यावस्था प्रकृतिः—Pravachana-Sútra 61, Chap. I. साम्यावस्था अन्यूनानतिरिक्तावस्था अन्यूनाधिकभावेन असंहतावस्था अकार्यावस्था इति निष्कर्षः—विज्ञानभिक्षु, *ibid.* )