History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s4.15

c39.s4.15

Vijnana-bhikshu notes that all the *gunas* (Reals) cannot be ubiquitous If this were the case, that disturbance of equilibrium, that unequal aggregation with unequal stress and strain, with which cosmic evolution begins, would be impossible. The *gunas*, which give rise to *akasa* and Mind-stuff, must be held to be ubiquitous, and this will suffice for the ubiquity of *Prakriti*