Sri Aurobindo's Conversations with Pavitra. Part 13. Purusha and Prakriti

Sri Aurobindo: At first Prakriti does struggle against herself — certain parts against certain others. But Purusha is not totally inactive. This inactivity, reduced to the single role of passive witness, is that of spiritual practice of Sankhya. Purusha is Sakshi or Witness. But even then he can either give or refuse his consent, he is the giver of sanction: anumanta. And Prakriti does not work only for herself, she works for Purusha also — she executes. But Purusha is more than that. It is not he who executes, his activity is not effective, but he is also the Knower and Lord (Ishwara). And what he decides, Prakriti executes.