Satkāryavāda

Biology Medicine

Why Diets and Exercises Don’t Always Work

There was a time when I used to eat a lot—up to four times a day. And yet I was very thin. Then came a time when I did not increase my food intake, and yet I gained a lot of weight. Similarly, there have been times when I ate only once a day, but I did not lose weight. And...

  • January 11, 2022
Philosophy Religion

Understanding Satkāryavāda: Correlation vs. Causation

If you put your hand in the fire, it will be burnt. Science will say: Fire is energy; when you bring your hand in contact with fire, then energy is transferred to your hand, and that causes the burn. Likewise, if you jump off a cliff, you will die. Science will say: The body on top of the cliff has gravitational...

  • October 1, 2021
Philosophy

Nature is Pregnant with Possibility – The Doctrine of Satkāryavāda

I’m currently translating the original text of Sāñkhya Sūtras composed by Sage Kapila, and it discusses the doctrine of Satkāryavāda, and its distinctions with other philosophies. This discussion is important for those interested in understanding Sāñkhya. While the full translation and commentary on the text will take some more time, I thought it might be useful to reproduce some of it...

  • December 7, 2020