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... Sattva is light , illumining , buoyant and has the power of manifestation . Rajas , the principle of motion , urges sattva and tamas to act . Tamas is heavy and obstructs activity . Sattva and tamas , which are inactive in themselves ...
... Sattva is light , illumining , buoyant and has the power of manifestation . Rajas , the principle of motion , urges sattva and tamas to act . Tamas is heavy and obstructs activity . Sattva and tamas , which are inactive in themselves ...
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... sattva , rajas , and tamas . But He assumes pure sattva untainted by rajas and tamas to create the scriptures . His excellence of sattva is expressed in them . They bear testimony to the pre - eminence of His sattva . God teaches true ...
... sattva , rajas , and tamas . But He assumes pure sattva untainted by rajas and tamas to create the scriptures . His excellence of sattva is expressed in them . They bear testimony to the pre - eminence of His sattva . God teaches true ...
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... sattva , rajas , and tamas . Therefore it may be regarded as immaterial.1 Prakṛti , avidyā , or māyā is mixed sattva or sattva mixed with rajas and tamas . It is eternal and the means of God's sport in empirical manifestation . Yet it ...
... sattva , rajas , and tamas . Therefore it may be regarded as immaterial.1 Prakṛti , avidyā , or māyā is mixed sattva or sattva mixed with rajas and tamas . It is eternal and the means of God's sport in empirical manifestation . Yet it ...
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actions activity aggregate appears apprehends Atman atoms attained aversion becomes bliss body bondage Brahman called causal cause cognition colour complete conjunction consciousness consists created creation creatures depends desire destroyed destruction determined distinct duties earth effect elements empirical entity essence eternal ether existence experience external objects fire five forms fruits future genus gross happiness identity ignorance individual individual souls inference infinite inherence karmas kinds knowledge known lead liberation limited Lord manas manifested material cause matter māyā means mental merits and demerits mind modes moral motion nature never non-existence object organ owing pain particular past perceived perception performance permanent person pleasure prakṛti present produced pure qualities rajas reality realizes reason recognizes recollection regards relation sattva sense sense-organs similarity souls sound space substance subtle suffering tamas things tion touch truth universe Vedas virtue