Classical Indian philosophy articulates possibility through the dualistic interplay of purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (matter), as exemplified in Samkhya and Yoga systems. Potentiality is conceived as the unfolding of latent capacities within this relational framework: consciousness observes, discerns, and realises the possibilities inherent in the material world, while prakriti provides the dynamic field in which forms and processes emerge.
In Yoga, actualisation is guided by disciplined practices that refine awareness, harmonise mind and body, and align action with discerned potential. Possibility is relational and structured: liberation and ethical action are achieved by navigating the interplay between inner consciousness and the material cosmos, recognising interdependence, causality, and temporal contingency.
These systems foreground discernment (viveka) and experiential engagement as central to construal. Potential is not abstract or universalised; it is situated within a relational field where ethical, cognitive, and cosmological dimensions converge. The Samkhya-Yoga synthesis thus exemplifies a relational ontology in which the conditions of possibility are co-constituted through disciplined attunement to the interplay of consciousness and matter.
Modulatory voices: Samkhya Karika, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
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