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Tattva 35 — Water (Ap / Jala)
Water: the element of liquidity and cohesion, fourth of the five great elements.
Ap (also called jala) is the gross element of water — the fourth of the five great elements, the principle of liquidity, flow, and cohesion that holds things together and moistens them. Denser than fire, it carries the quality of taste. In the tattva descent it unfolds from the subtle element of taste, drawing manifestation nearer to full solidity.
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