MAHABHUTA TATTVA-S, SANATANA DHARMA, SANATANA PANTHA AND LIFE-STYLES
Cetana i.e. Absolute Consciousness and Prakriti i.e. Absolute Nature, together constitute entire existence. It is Prakriti that migrates into grosser modifications i.e. Vikrti to raise Mul-Prakrti , Mahatattva , Ahamkara and Tanmatra. Tanmatra further evolves into Sabda-Tanmatra ( for perception of sound ), Sparsa-Tanmatra ( for perception of touch ), Rupa-Tanmatra ( for perception of light ), Rasa-Tanmatra ( for perception of taste ) and Gandha - Tanmatra ( for perception of odour ) which cause creation of five elemental Mahabhuta Tattva -s i.e. Akasa , Vayu , Agni , Jala and Prthvi . Five Mahabhuta -s are graded based on their respective subtlety with subtlest one being Akasa and the grossest one, Prithvi . Five Mahabhuta -s transform themselves in innumerable ways to cause creation of everything that we know, perceive and cognise in the entire universe. This mystical transformation is also accompanied by innumerable permutations and combinations among themselves to allow c...