The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2163 page)

 
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(Skt.). In
S
khya
, one of the three strands (
gu
as
) of material nature (
prak
ti
). It is present in varying degrees in all things except pure consciousness (
puru
a
); it is luminosity. In the material world sattva is manifested as buoyancy or lightness: bright colours, air, light foods, etc. In the individual psyche it is expressed through intelligence, virtue, cheerfulness, etc. It is a predominance of sattva over the other gu
as which begins the creation process in prak
ti. Through sattva, puru
a is most accurately reflected in prak
ti.

 
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