svabhava
स्वभाव svabhavaInherent nature; one of the rival causes of things weighed in Svetashvatara Upanishad 1.2.
Where this term appears
- Fate or freedom Treatise
At 1.2, it asks whether the cause of things is kala , time; or svabhava , inherent nature; or niyati , necessity; or yadrccha , chance; or the bhutas , the material elements; or the purusha , the conscious self…
- Is manifestation the same as Hindu sankalpa? Journal
It is meant to sit inside your duties and your circumstances, aligned with dharma , the right ordering of life, and with your svabhava , your own particular nature.