All the different branches of Indian philosophy are indebted to the Samkhya system for its in-depth analysis. This is the authoritative text on Samkhya. Sanskrit Text, word by word meaning, and commentary.
This world is nothing. It is at best only a hideous caricature, a shadow of the Real. We must go to the Real. Renunciation will take us to It. Renunciation is the very basis of our true life; every moment of goodness and real life that we enjoy is when we do not think of ourselves.
-Swami Vivekananda