Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 1.1.16
द्रव्याश्रय्यगुणवान् संयोगविभागेष्वकारणमनपेक्ष इति गुणलक्षणम् ॥१६॥
dravyāśrayya-guṇavān saṁyoga-vibhāgeṣu akāraṇam anapekṣa iti guṇa-lakṣaṇam ॥16॥
[द्रव्य-आश्रय्य (dravya-āśrayya) - residing in a substance; गुणवान् (guṇavān) - possessing distinguishing features; संयोग-विभागेषु (saṁyoga-vibhāgeṣu) - in conjunctions and disjunctions; अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - not a cause; अनुपेक्षः (anapekṣaḥ) - independent; इति (iti) - thus; गुण-लक्षणम् (guṇa-lakṣaṇam) - is the definition of quality;]
Qualities take shelter in dependent combination and disjunction of substances, uncaused by the mind. This is the characteristics of qualities (guna).
"uncaused by the mind" - indicates a reality that is independent of the mind.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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