The "prakāśa-vimarśa" theory affirms the world is based on two principles: the self shining conscious light ("prakāśa") and its ability to contain a reflection of itself and of the creation ("vimarśa"). To reflect itself is to know absolute bliss ("ānanda") – thus, free will ("svātantrya"), conscious reflection ("vimarśa") and bliss ("ānanda") are three concepts describing the same reality. Bliss ("ānanda") is the internal state of consciousness, its natural state. The same is true of svātantrya: it too is a fundamental quality of the subject.