Yoga Sutra II- 23 - SVA SVAMI SAKTYOH SVARUPOPALABDHI HETUH SAMYOGAH - The union of Owner (Purusha) and owned (Prakriti) causes the recognition of the nature and powers of them both."Samyoga (union) is necessary for the Purusha to realize himself with the help of nature." - Swami Satchidananda further comments that this union is not of the individual self with the higher Self, but union of the Purusha and Prakriti, Self and nature. Separately they don't express themselves, however, connected they become known. "They help each other." An analogy is given that in order to print white letters a black background is needed for contrast as you can't see white on white. It is through the Prakriti (black background or nature) that the Purusha (the white letters or Self) is realized. It is through nature that we realize the higher Self. "If not for the Prakriti, we could not know ourselves. So Prakriti isn't just bondage as many people think. It is necessary."
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