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Samkhya explores the relationship between the Purusha and Prakriti - more specifically, the lack of causal relationship between the Purusha and Prakriti - and how this affects the role of Dharmic action achieving Moksha. Purusha is the soul. It is the immaterial, never-changing, "true" self. The Prakriti is the body. It material, ever-chaninging, "ego"self. Dharma can be defined as virtuous action. Moksha is the liberation of the soul from the body. It is the ultimate goal and the last stage of evolution for the Prakriti. Once the Prakiti realizes its true purpose,it will drop off thus liberating the Purusha. But in reality, the Purushka is already liberated; it's up to the Prakriti to realize that.

However, the Purusha and Prakriti cannot have a causal relationship. This is because the Prakriti exists in time and space. The Purusha exists outside the realm of time and space. It is no where, no when. Therefore it is impossible for something that lives outside time and space to......

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