From a distance, the three qualities of Goodness, Darkness and Ignorance, are seen to exist in a state of union and more collectively. They are never seen in a state of separation.
दूरादपि हि दृश्यन्ते सहिताः संघचारिणः। तमः सत्त्वं रजश्चैव पृथक्त्वे नानुशुश्रुम॥ उच्यते॥