Tattva

Tattva is a Sanskrit word that means 'thatness', 'principle', 'reality' or 'truth'."tattva - of the truth" from BG 2.16  According to many Indian schools of philosophy, a tattva is an element or aspect of reality conceived as an aspect of deity.

References

Books
 Prasad, Ram (1997). Nature's Finer Forces: The Science of Breath and the Philosophy of the Tattvas. Kessinger. 
 Ramacharaka Yogi (1997). Science of Breath. Kessinger. 
 Singh, Jaideva (1979). Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas.
 Tattvakosha - An Encyclopedia on Absolute Truth in a Vedic paradigm.
 Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Tattva Jnana. Devi Mandir. .

Other websites
 Uses of 'tattva' in Puranic and Gaudiya Vaishnava literature .
 Articles  on Absolute Truth in a Vedic paradigm.

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