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In the Physical Realm, the role of water under the dominion of the guna.

In the Physical Realm, the role of water under the dominion of the guna.

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The chief pursuit of all aquatic science is to come to know the rules that govern aquatic systems. In this pursuit many scientists move in the direction of greater diversity, where the laws that govern ecosystem relationships become increasingly confined to specific circumstances. Uncovering these types of laws can provide useful information for sp...

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... has been described for the causal and subtle realms, physical water, which includes that in the environment, can be influenced by the guna substance from which it is made. A suggestion of how this could operate is given in Table 4. and in the discussion below. ...

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India and China are two important ancient civilizations with a long history and profound philosophies in the world. There are some similar descriptions of water in both cultures, especially in their philosophies. The “water” was considered as the original source of everything, and one of the five elements, also a manifestation of Ultimate Reality, and the forms of water often compared with the river as the individual self and the sea as the Ultimate reality. This paper will analyze the inherent meaning of “water” in the early scriptures of the two countries, and compare the similarities and differences of "water" in the two cultures based on Upanishads in ancient Indian philosophy, Tao Te Ching, and Zhuangzi in early Taoism philosophy.