It is like a fly that sits on foul things as well as fair things. The presence of this Guna brings about desires and creates a desire to enjoy the objective world.
Vibheeshana is an example of a person with this Guna. They are like bees that visit only fragrant flowers.Ī Saatwic person enjoys good actions, bhajans, reading sacred books and the company of saints. They melt as butter at the joy or grief of others, or at the mention of the Leelas of the Lord. The presence of this Guna(equanimity) encourages people to follow the paths of real joy and happiness. There are some of the qualities that a man possesses who has in him the Sattwa Guna. There is a thrilling joy of mental serenity, a capacity to direct the mental strength of a dynamic and Saatwic mind towards any noble goal. The quality of our thoughts due to the influence of the Sattwa guna is pure and straightforward. There is inward peace and happiness and a greater understanding of subtle ideas.
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The people in whom this Guna predominates have a mind that is free from all agitations. This Guna (tendency in us) is luminosity or brightness and purity. The three Gunas are described as Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas. It is the Kshetra where the Kshetrajna or the Knower of field resides. It is the manifestation of God or the very shadow of God. He was enjoying peace and when questioned by his disciple, he used to say, “The body is different I do not have any pain”. He was not able to drink even a glass of water. In his last days, he was suffering from throat cancer. He had realized that Aatma is a part of Paramaatmaa and it is different from the mortal body. What binds the soul is the feeling of identification, attachment and sense of possessiveness in respect of bodies evolved from 3 Gunas. It regards itself as bound because of ignorance. The use of the word Avyayam shows that in reality the soul is immortal. These 3 Gunas, Rajas, Tamas and Sattva react only on those who look upon the body as their self. These bind the imperishable soul to the body. “Oh, mighty armed Arjuna, these three Gunas or qualities, which are Purity, Passion and Dullness, are born of nature only.
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