Hindu thinking has the concept of three nature forces, the so-called three gunas:

”The three influential principles which regulate and govern environmental and biological processes emanate from the field of primordial nature and pervade the universe. They are qualities of cosmic forces with attributes. The Sanskrit word used to designate them is guna. (An influence that regulates cosmic forces). Sattva (sat, is-ness, truth, being) guna is the force of equilibrium expressive as goodness, purity, harmony, balance, happiness, virtue, and knowledge. Rajas (raj, to glow, to be dynamically active) guna is the force of energy and motion expressive as passion, action, contention, and desire. Tamas (tam, to decline or perish) guna is the force of inaction, darkness, inertia, and obscurity