It is necessary or a prerequiste to develop and understanding of the Samkhya Philiosphy of Tattva's when one studies Yoga, Tantra, Jyotisha and Ayurveda.
The five mahābhūtas
1.1
pṛithvī - earth
1.2
jala - water
1.3
tejas - fire
1.4
vāyu - air
1.5
ākāśa - ether
2
The five tanmātras - subtle mediums of the sensations
2.1
gandha - the transit
medium for the olfactive sensations
2.2
rasa - the transit medium for the taste sensations
2.3
rūpa - the transit medium for the visual sensations
2.4
sparśa - the transit medium for the touch sensations
2.5
śabda - the transit medium for the auditive sensations
3
The five karmendriyas - organs of action
3.1
pāyu - the excretion organ
3.1.1
Its role in the awakening of Kundalini
3.2
upastha - the sexual organs
3.2.1
Differentiation and complementarity related to
the sexual organs
3.2.2
Symbolism of the androgyne
3.2.3
Tantric practices related to the sexual organs
3.3
pāda - the locomotion organ
3.3.1
Subtle anatomy of the feet
3.3.2
Symbol of force
3.3.3
Symbol of devotion
3.3.4
Symbol of humility
3.3.5
Symbol of purity
3.3.6
Spiritual sacrifice
3.3.7
Symbol of domination
3.3.8
Symbol of transcendence
3.3.9
The foot in Hatha yoga
3.3.10
Feet positions in meditation
3.3.11
Walking meditation
3.3.12
Sacred dance
3.4 pāni - hand, the organ of apprehension
3.4.1
Subtle anatomy of the
hand
3.4.2
Correspondence of the five fingers with the five elements
3.4.3
Functions and symbols of the hand
3.4.4
Role of the hand in Hatha yoga
3.5
vāk -
the speech organ
3.5.1
Relationship with other tattvas
3.5.2
Mouth and assimilation of food
3.5.3
Articulation of speech
3.5.4
Speech as a creative power
3.5.5
Three creative voids
3.5.6
Levels of speech
3.5.7
Limiting power of words
3.5.8
Occult power of the word
3.5.9
Word as a medium for spiritual initiation
3.5.10
Words in meditation
4
The five jñānendriyas - sense organs
4.1
ghrāṇa - nose
4.2
rasanā - tongue
4.3
cakṣu - eye
4.4
tvak - skin
4.5
śrotra - ear
5
Antaḥkaraṇa - the inner instrument
5.1
manas - the lower mind
5.2
ahaṃkāra - the empirical ego
5.3
buddhi - the intellect
5.4
prakṛti tattva
5.5
puruṣa
6. Ṣat kañcukas
6.1
niyati - spatial limitation
6.2
kāla - limitation in time
6.3
rāga - incompleteness, the limitation of desire
6.4
vidyā - the limitation of knowledge
6.5
kalā - limitation in power
6.6
māyā - the origin of illusion and duality
7. Śuddha tattvas
7.1
śuddha vidyā
7.2
īśvara
7.3
sadāśiva
7.4
śakti
7.5
śiva
8.
The five mahābhūtas
1.1
pṛithvī - earth
1.2
jala - water
1.3
tejas - fire
1.4
vāyu - air
1.5
ākāśa - ether
2
The five tanmātras - subtle mediums of the sensations
2.1
gandha - the transit
medium for the olfactive sensations
2.2
rasa - the transit medium for the taste sensations
2.3
rūpa - the transit medium for the visual sensations
2.4
sparśa - the transit medium for the touch sensations
2.5
śabda - the transit medium for the auditive sensations
3
The five karmendriyas - organs of action
3.1
pāyu - the excretion organ
3.1.1
Its role in the awakening of Kundalini
3.2
upastha - the sexual organs
3.2.1
Differentiation and complementarity related to
the sexual organs
3.2.2
Symbolism of the androgyne
3.2.3
Tantric practices related to the sexual organs
3.3
pāda - the locomotion organ
3.3.1
Subtle anatomy of the feet
3.3.2
Symbol of force
3.3.3
Symbol of devotion
3.3.4
Symbol of humility
3.3.5
Symbol of purity
3.3.6
Spiritual sacrifice
3.3.7
Symbol of domination
3.3.8
Symbol of transcendence
3.3.9
The foot in Hatha yoga
3.3.10
Feet positions in meditation
3.3.11
Walking meditation
3.3.12
Sacred dance
3.4 pāni - hand, the organ of apprehension
3.4.1
Subtle anatomy of the
hand
3.4.2
Correspondence of the five fingers with the five elements
3.4.3
Functions and symbols of the hand
3.4.4
Role of the hand in Hatha yoga
3.5
vāk -
the speech organ
3.5.1
Relationship with other tattvas
3.5.2
Mouth and assimilation of food
3.5.3
Articulation of speech
3.5.4
Speech as a creative power
3.5.5
Three creative voids
3.5.6
Levels of speech
3.5.7
Limiting power of words
3.5.8
Occult power of the word
3.5.9
Word as a medium for spiritual initiation
3.5.10
Words in meditation
4
The five jñānendriyas - sense organs
4.1
ghrāṇa - nose
4.2
rasanā - tongue
4.3
cakṣu - eye
4.4
tvak - skin
4.5
śrotra - ear
5
Antaḥkaraṇa - the inner instrument
5.1
manas - the lower mind
5.2
ahaṃkāra - the empirical ego
5.3
buddhi - the intellect
5.4
prakṛti tattva
5.5
puruṣa
6. Ṣat kañcukas
6.1
niyati - spatial limitation
6.2
kāla - limitation in time
6.3
rāga - incompleteness, the limitation of desire
6.4
vidyā - the limitation of knowledge
6.5
kalā - limitation in power
6.6
māyā - the origin of illusion and duality
7. Śuddha tattvas
7.1
śuddha vidyā
7.2
īśvara
7.3
sadāśiva
7.4
śakti
7.5
śiva
8.
- More to come, this is a beginning
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