According to our philosophers
it is an entity arising from the union of Brahmam and Sakti. I have
already explained the connotation attached by our philosophers to the
words Prakriti and Sakti.
I stated that Prakriti in its primary state is Akasa.*
If Akasa be considered to be Sakti or power** then my statement as
regards the ultimate state of Prakriti is likely to give rise to
confusion and misapprehension unless I explain the distinction between
Akasa and Sakti. Akasa is not, properly speaking, the crown of the
astral light, nor does it by itself constitute any of the six primary
forces. But, generally speaking, whenever any phenomenal result is
produced, Sakti acts in conjunction with Akasa. And, moreover, Akasa
serves as a basis or Adhishthanum for the transmission of force currents
and for the formation or generation of force or power correlations.***
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* According to the Buddhists, in Akasa lies that eternal, potential
energy whose function it is to evolve all visible things out of
itself.--Ed. Theos.
** It was never so considered, as we have shown it.
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