Gunas Sattva, Rajas and Tamas (Bhagavad Gita)
Gunas: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas; intelligence, energy and mass, according to Samkhya Philosophy of Yoga
Courses: Bhagavad Gita - Jnana Yoga
The concept of Gunas is fundamental to understanding the message of the Bhagavad Gita and the philosophy of Yoga. There are three: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas; intelligence, energy and mass, according to Sankhya Philosophy.
In Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga of the Differentiation of the Three Gunas, the Three Gunas are analyzed in detail, although they are ubiquitous in the Bhagavad Gita as well as in the texts of Philosophy of Yoga.
Rajas and Tamas are the Gunas arising from Prakriti
In Chapter 14 6-9 of the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna explains the Three Gunas, the man must be Sattva (Divine Inheritance).
“Sri Krishna: When the wise man perceives no other cause than the Gunas, and knows Him who is above the Gunas, he attains My being” Bhagavad Gita 15.19.
For Swami Sivananda, Sattva is the highest quality, it is pure, it brings happiness, wisdom and enlightenment. Rajas generates passion, manifested by intense attachment and greed; causes pain and suffering. Tamas is the worst of all, it arises due to ignorance and generates darkness, bewilderment and delusion.
Subject Example (Es): Gunas
The rest of this summary on “Gunas in Bhagavad Gita” is available exclusively to students of the Bhagavad Gita Institute
Jnana and Vedanta, Yoga of the Field, Supreme Person, Threefold Faith, Liberation through Renunciation
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