Darkness, inertia, passivity. One of the three constituents (gunas) of the Cosmic Substance, viz., sattva, rajas and tamas.
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Tat-Sat
That is the truth ( tat, that + sat, truth, Being, Reality’. The sacred text is
‘Om Tat Sat’ in which Brahman is identified by each of the three words.
Tattva The true essence, Reality, ( tad, tat, that + tva, abstract suffix, i.e. ‘that-ness’).
Turiya The superconscious state of samadhi, ( turiya, fourth) the fourth state of soul in which it becomes one with Brahman, the highest awareness.