'GUNA THRAYA PRAKARANA' OF 'JNANA SINDHU'
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE GIVEN THIS POSTING
TITLE AS '3 TYPES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR', JNANIS
SAY THESE THREE CATEGORIES ARE FOUND IN
PRAKRITI(NATURE), IN ALL ASPECTS, LIKE TREES,
STONES, ANIMALS, HILLS, MOUNTAINS ETC.
SOME GURUS HAVE TOLD, THEY FIND IT IN
VARNASHRAMA. ie., FOUR CATEGORIES - BRAHMANA,
KSHATHRIYA, VAISHYA, SHUDRA. RESULTING IN
DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT IN THEIR
ORGANISATIONS, HURTING THE SENTIMENTS OF
PEOPLE. HERE WE CAN RECOLLECT STORY OF
LORD SHANKARA MEETING SHNKARACHARYA
BHAGAVATPADA AT KASHI IN THE GUISE OF
A HUNTER, QUESTIONING HIM ON UNTOUCHABILITY.
GUNAS MEANS ' CHARACTERISTICS' OR 'QUALITIES'
SATHVIKA GUNA IS THE BEST & ONLY THOSE WHO
HAVE THAT MAKE PROGRESS IN SPIRITUALITY.
PURE SATHVA, RAJASA, THAMASA GUNAS ARE
VERY RARE TO FIND. HENCE IT IS ALWAYS A
COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE.
ATHMA, GOD, BRAHMAN ARE BEYOND THE
THREE GUNAS HENCE CALLED AS 'GUNATHITHA'
SWAMI NITHYANANDA IN CHIDAKASHA GEETHA --
WHAT IS THE THING TO BE ATTAINED BY MAN ?
WHEN THE CHITTA IS FREE FROM THREE FORCES -
SATHVA, RAJAS, THAMAS, IT IS CALLED PURUSHARTHA.
WHEN WE FIX OUR ATTENTION ON BUDDHI AND MAKE
THE MIND MERGE INTO HEART SPACE, ie., ATHMA,
THEN WE WILL ATTAIN THAT ETERNAL PEACE WHICH
IS CALLED NITHYANANDA !
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SATHVIKA GUNA IS ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH
VIRTUE, GOODNESS, PEACE, BALANCE OF MIND,
CALMNESS, PLEASANT OUTLOOK, ETC.
RAJASA GUNA IS ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH
'VYAVAHARA' OR BUSINESS ASPECTS. WORLDLY
PLEASURES OF SENSES, LUST, TASTE, ACTIVITY,
RESTLESS MIND ETC. UNDER CLUTCHES OF MAYA.
THAMASA GUNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORLDLY
PLEASURES OF SENSES, LUST, TASTE, IGNORANCE,
UNKIND,VIOLENCE, DULL, SLEEPY, LETHARGY, ETC.
FULLY UNDER CLUTCHES OF MAYA.
RAJAS & THAMAS GUNAS CLING TO & IDENTIFY
WITH THE PHYSICAL BODY.
EVEN COLOURS HAVE BEEN SEGREGATED AS PER
THESE 3 CATEGORIES --
SATHVA COLOUR - WHITE, YELLOW - PURITY,BRIGHTNESS
RAJASA COLOUR - RED - ACTION, PASSION
THAMASA COLOUR - BLACK - DARKNESS, IGNORANCE
PERIODS OF TIME IN A DAY, STATES OF JAGRTH,
DREAM, DEEP SLEEP, EVEN HEALTH ASPECTS HAVE
BEEN CLASSIFIED UNDER THESE THREE CATEGORIES.
GUNATHRAYA PRAKARANA OF JNANA SINDHU
('CHARACTERISTICS - 3 TYPES' CHAPTER OF
JNANA SINDHU)
Eating more like buffalo, telling he is intelligent to people
with soft nature, closing his eyes, smiling, always being
Types Of Dhrithi --
1. Sathvika Dhrithi --
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE GIVEN THIS POSTING
TITLE AS '3 TYPES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR', JNANIS
SAY THESE THREE CATEGORIES ARE FOUND IN
PRAKRITI(NATURE), IN ALL ASPECTS, LIKE TREES,
STONES, ANIMALS, HILLS, MOUNTAINS ETC.
SOME GURUS HAVE TOLD, THEY FIND IT IN
VARNASHRAMA. ie., FOUR CATEGORIES - BRAHMANA,
KSHATHRIYA, VAISHYA, SHUDRA. RESULTING IN
DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT IN THEIR
ORGANISATIONS, HURTING THE SENTIMENTS OF
PEOPLE. HERE WE CAN RECOLLECT STORY OF
LORD SHANKARA MEETING SHNKARACHARYA
BHAGAVATPADA AT KASHI IN THE GUISE OF
A HUNTER, QUESTIONING HIM ON UNTOUCHABILITY.
GUNAS MEANS ' CHARACTERISTICS' OR 'QUALITIES'
SATHVIKA GUNA IS THE BEST & ONLY THOSE WHO
HAVE THAT MAKE PROGRESS IN SPIRITUALITY.
PURE SATHVA, RAJASA, THAMASA GUNAS ARE
VERY RARE TO FIND. HENCE IT IS ALWAYS A
COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE.
ATHMA, GOD, BRAHMAN ARE BEYOND THE
THREE GUNAS HENCE CALLED AS 'GUNATHITHA'
SWAMI NITHYANANDA IN CHIDAKASHA GEETHA --
WHAT IS THE THING TO BE ATTAINED BY MAN ?
WHEN THE CHITTA IS FREE FROM THREE FORCES -
SATHVA, RAJAS, THAMAS, IT IS CALLED PURUSHARTHA.
WHEN WE FIX OUR ATTENTION ON BUDDHI AND MAKE
THE MIND MERGE INTO HEART SPACE, ie., ATHMA,
THEN WE WILL ATTAIN THAT ETERNAL PEACE WHICH
IS CALLED NITHYANANDA !
--------------------------------------------------------
SATHVIKA GUNA IS ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH
VIRTUE, GOODNESS, PEACE, BALANCE OF MIND,
CALMNESS, PLEASANT OUTLOOK, ETC.
RAJASA GUNA IS ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH
'VYAVAHARA' OR BUSINESS ASPECTS. WORLDLY
PLEASURES OF SENSES, LUST, TASTE, ACTIVITY,
RESTLESS MIND ETC. UNDER CLUTCHES OF MAYA.
THAMASA GUNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORLDLY
PLEASURES OF SENSES, LUST, TASTE, IGNORANCE,
UNKIND,VIOLENCE, DULL, SLEEPY, LETHARGY, ETC.
FULLY UNDER CLUTCHES OF MAYA.
RAJAS & THAMAS GUNAS CLING TO & IDENTIFY
WITH THE PHYSICAL BODY.
EVEN COLOURS HAVE BEEN SEGREGATED AS PER
THESE 3 CATEGORIES --
SATHVA COLOUR - WHITE, YELLOW - PURITY,BRIGHTNESS
RAJASA COLOUR - RED - ACTION, PASSION
THAMASA COLOUR - BLACK - DARKNESS, IGNORANCE
PERIODS OF TIME IN A DAY, STATES OF JAGRTH,
DREAM, DEEP SLEEP, EVEN HEALTH ASPECTS HAVE
BEEN CLASSIFIED UNDER THESE THREE CATEGORIES.
GUNATHRAYA PRAKARANA OF JNANA SINDHU
('CHARACTERISTICS - 3 TYPES' CHAPTER OF
JNANA SINDHU)
Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga
Shanmukha told Shankara with folded hands --
Swami, God of Gods ! this world is born from Three Gunas
(Sathva,Rajas,Thamas), some people say. Please explain
whether this is true or false.
On hearing Shanmukha's request,
Hara told as follows --
Hara told as follows --
Son ! It is true that this world is born from Three Gunas.
However from knowledge, this is false, from ignorance this
is true. From OM-KARA, Sathva,Rajas,Thamas are born.
Each one got divided into Three parts & became totally Nine
Gunas. From these many Gunas are formed taking shape
as form of world, creating illusion that world is True. Just as a
moment of time becomes Past,Present,Future as Three types,
in Maya these Three Gunas are born.
1. Sathva Guna --
Not concentrating on anybody, if anybody blames you or looks
down on you - being happy, if anybody takes away your
belonging - not getting perturbed due to that, not getting
involved in others affairs, playing out Prarabdha Karma and
being happy is Sathva Guna.
2. Rajo Guna --
Head weight, ego, charity, being rude due to ego, being
serious in outlook, a little kindness, enmity, having desire
for fruit of action, teaching bad people, protecting good
people - this is Rajo Guna.
3. Thamo Guna --
Lust, anger, stingy, jealousy, attachment due to liking,
no kindness, ignorance, excessive sleep, laziness, excessive
eating, working against boss or cheating boss, stealing -
this is Thamo Guna.
1. Sathva Guna is divided into 3 Parts, as follows --
as people are having a combination of Gunas.
1.1. Shuddha Sathvika Guna --
( Pure Sathva Guna)
Merging mind in Para-Brahman ie Athma, following ( Pure Sathva Guna)
Yama*, Niyama+ , Dhyana(Meditation), Dharana
(holding one pointed concentration), Dhriti(Patience),
becoming oneself Divine-Thing, by direct experience
of That, movement of intellect not being there is
Shuddha Sathvika Lakshana.
* Yama (Principles or moral code)
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Niyama+
2. Niyama (Personal Disciplines)
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1.2. Sathvika Rajasa Guna --
(Sathva Guna mixed with Rajasa Guna)
Dhyana(meditation), having Bhuthadaya(kindness by
elements), doing offerings to fire(Yajna) with the intention
of going to Heaven, doing puja through Mind(Manasa Puja)
for fulfillment of desire, is called Sathvika Rajasa Guna.
1.3. Sathvika Thamasa Guna --
(Sathva Guna mixed with Thamasa Guna)
Sometimes they talk knowledge, they hear knowledge,
sometimes they are at peace in themselves, sometimes
they become full of anger, sometimes they do puja to
Jnanis, sometimes they rob Jnanis by force & take away
everything, this is Sathvika Thamasa Guna.
2. Rajasa Guna is divided into 3 parts as follows --
as people are having a combination of Gunas.
2.1. Shuddha Rajasa Guna --
(Pure Rajasa Guna)
Earning money belonging to others, conquering others
kingdom, snatching others assets or money by violence
using weapons, blowing one's own trumpet as a great
fighter who can fight with valor, this is Pure Rajasa Guna.
2.2. Rajasa Sathvika Guna --
Mainly Rajasik mixed with Sathva Guna)
Giving, taking food, money, excusing, giving repeated
mental torture, forsaking things, enjoying things, punishing,
protecting, this is Rajasa Sathvika Guna
2.3. Rajasa Thamasa Guna --
Having high ego due to money, going on telling that he is
King for everybody, carrying out charity, if you tell one
person to eat instead four people eating, being blind due
to head weight of ego is Rajasa Thamasa Guna.
3. Thamasa Guna is divided into 3 parts as follows --
as people are having a combination of Gunas.
3,1. Thamasa Guna --
Having company of bad people, doing actions which give
rise to sins, taking everything belonging to others by force,
stealing from others, hurting others giving mental &
physical pain is Thamo Guna
2. Rajasa Guna is divided into 3 parts as follows --
as people are having a combination of Gunas.
2.1. Shuddha Rajasa Guna --
(Pure Rajasa Guna)
Earning money belonging to others, conquering others
kingdom, snatching others assets or money by violence
using weapons, blowing one's own trumpet as a great
fighter who can fight with valor, this is Pure Rajasa Guna.
2.2. Rajasa Sathvika Guna --
Mainly Rajasik mixed with Sathva Guna)
Giving, taking food, money, excusing, giving repeated
mental torture, forsaking things, enjoying things, punishing,
protecting, this is Rajasa Sathvika Guna
2.3. Rajasa Thamasa Guna --
Having high ego due to money, going on telling that he is
King for everybody, carrying out charity, if you tell one
person to eat instead four people eating, being blind due
to head weight of ego is Rajasa Thamasa Guna.
3. Thamasa Guna is divided into 3 parts as follows --
as people are having a combination of Gunas.
3,1. Thamasa Guna --
Having company of bad people, doing actions which give
rise to sins, taking everything belonging to others by force,
stealing from others, hurting others giving mental &
physical pain is Thamo Guna
3.2. Thamasa Sathvika Guna --
Doing bad deeds to others, behaving as if he is a good
person in front of others, preaching moral to others,
teaching soft nature to others, still his heart is full of
sinful deeds is Thamasa Sathvika Guna.
3.3. Thamasa Rajasa Guna --
Eating more like buffalo, telling he is intelligent to people
with soft nature, closing his eyes, smiling, always being
in queen's room is Thamasa Rajasa Guna.
My Child ! I shall explain further about the Three Gunas,
hear patiently ... ... ...
Types Of Jnana(Knowledge) --
1. Sathvika Jnana(Knowledge) --
1. Sathvika Jnana(Knowledge) --
Knowledge that all things seen are forms of Athma,
world what is seen is like dream(mithya), 'I My-Self'
(Athma) is Real(Sathya), without beginning or end, is
Sathvika Jnana(Knowledge).
2. Rajasa Jnana(Knowledge) --
2. Rajasa Jnana(Knowledge) --
Thinking pure knowledge is present in all elements, due
to Maya-Vasana(Latent impressions due to Maya) they
are visible at all times, knowing this thinking
'Athma is different' & 'I am different' is Rajasa Jnana
(Knowledge).
3. Thamasa Jnana(Knowledge) --
(Knowledge).
3. Thamasa Jnana(Knowledge) --
Thinking that if Athma is present in all physical Bodies,
the physical body would not die & become lifeless,
therefore thinking Athma is not at all there is
Thamasa Jnana(Knowledge)
Types Of Dhrithi --
Dhrithi is Awareness of living, with thinking in the
right direction.1. Sathvika Dhrithi --
Body parts associated with senses, flow of breathing
(prana), body and mind without getting distracted, being
bold, doing Yoga is Sathvika Dhrithi.
2. Rajasa Dhrithi --
2. Rajasa Dhrithi --
Desiring to possess a thing, praying to God with Bhakthi
for fulfillment of that desire is Rajasa Dhrithi.
3. Thamasa Dhrithi --
3. Thamasa Dhrithi --
Head weight due to ego(mada), sleepiness, fear,
sorrows, misery, without leaving these, getting bound by
them, full of ego is Thamasa Dhrithi.
Types Of Charity(Dana) --
1. Sathvika Dana --
Doing charity in House, Holy place(Kshethra), Holy
water Source(Thirtha), as an offering to Brahman is
Sathvika Dana
2. Rajasa Dana --
Aspiring with firm decision(sankalpa), for worldly
enjoyments, going to Heaven, getting wife & children,
spending money collected by begging on offerings to fire
(Yajna), doing charity is Rajasa Dana.
3. Thamasa Dana --
Borrowing money from somebody & giving it to
somebody else, doing charity to anybody without proper
assessment about the eligibility of receiver of charity is
Thamasa Dana.
Types Of Renunciation(Thyaga) --
1. Sathvika Thyaga --
Not doing actions with desire, doing age old Sathkarma,
always thinking about Brahman & knowing everything
is Brahman only is Sathvka Thyaga. Thinking all actions
are dream like(mithya), always praying & surrendering
to Brahman is Sathvka Thyaga.
2. Rajasa Thyaga --
Without becoming perfect Jnani, result of actions is
unhappiness - having doubt in this jnana is
Rajasa Thyaga
3. Thamasa Thyaga --
Being ignorant, renouncing all actions, telling," What is
there in action ?" blaming all people, claiming he is
liberated, arguing just as Charvaka Philosophy is
Thamasa Thyaga.
Types Of Thapas(Concentrating Mind on God) --
In 1. Sathva Guna there are three types of Thapas as
follows --
1,1. Sharira(Body) Thapas --
Kings, God, Gurus, Elders, doing Puja to them happily,
having kindness of elements, punishing body is
Sharira(Body) Thapas.
1.2. Vak(speak) Thapas --
Without talking bad words, following nonviolence,
speaking softly, teaching Tatva Bodha, being happy is
Vak(speak) Thapas.
1.3. Manasa(Mental) Thapas --
Sama(mind control), Dama(control of senses),
Viveka(knowledge of Reality), Samana(one pointed
mind), Peace, Pure Sathva, Pure Knowledge,
Mindlessness, Samadhi State of mind, these being
present is Manasa(Mental) Thapas.
2. Rajasa Thapas --
Thinking that people should talk of him as a great
person with super natural powers, expecting people
to do vandana(praise), do puja to him, look after him
well(sathkara), etc., thinking high of himself
(dambachara), with disturbed mind doing Thapas is
Rajasa Thapas.
3. Thamasa Thapas --
Thinking that others should be unhappy, get disease,
whereas I should get land, money, work, by punishing
body doing Thapas is Thamasa Thapas.
Types Of Karmas(Actions) --
1. Sathvika Karma --
Keeping the mind in a happy note, without any trace
of worry in mind, treating pleasure & pain with
equanimity, without any thought of doer or enjoyer
of actions, carrying out actions is Sathvika Karma.
2. Rajasa Karma --
Having Desire for riches, high position, Heaven, etc.,
as fruit of actions, carrying out offerings to fire(yajna)
to gain them, rounding Heaven & Hell repeatedly is
Rajasa Karma.
3. Thamasa Karma --
Desiring bad things to happen for others, desiring
wife, son, riches, making many vows(harake) to God
for fulfillment of those desires is Thamasa Karma.
Types of Intellect(Buddhi) --
1. Sathvika Buddhi(Intellect) --
This is pravritti(worldly actions directed towards external
world), this is nivritti(going inward with spiritual
contemplation, surrendering to God), this is purity(kattya),
this is reason, this is bound, this is not bound, this is
knowledge, this is ignorance, knowing thus is
Sathvika Buddhi(intellect)
2. Rajasa Buddhi(intellect) --
Not knowing, this action is with desire, this is Sathkarma
(good actions ie.,without desire), this is Dharma(moral tenets),
this is Adharma(bad deeds against moral tenets), is
Rajasa Buddhi(intellect).
3. Thamasa Buddhi(intellect) --
Believing Truth as Untruth, Untruth as Truth, forgetting oneself
thinking I am somebody else, having such wrong impressions
is Thamasa Buddhi(intellect).
Types of Yajna(offerings to fire) --
1. Sathvika Yajna(offerings to fire) --
Conducting Yajna as per the guidelines of Shruthi without
any desire for its results, being full of happiness & offering
the Yajna to God is Sathvika Yajna.
2. Rajasika Yajna(offering to fire) --
Thinking I should be famous as a great fighter, my desires
should get fulfilled, due to show off ego, serving meals,
giving money in charity is Rajasa Yajna.
3. Thamasa Yajna(offering to fire) --
Without chantings, without system of rituals, without
following Tantra rituals, without giving food, money in
charity, without Bhakthi doing Yajna is Thamasa Yajna.
Types of Manas(Mind) --
1. Sathvika Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I have to get liberated, I should always be
meditating, I have to experience Brahman, I should
have dispassion(virakti), I should proclaim everything
is Brahman, that mind is Sathvika Manas(Mind).
2. Rajasa Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I have to get kingdom, I have to fight war,
people in my kingdom should be looked after well,
I have to punish bad people, by following Yoga I
should become fit to be worshiped, I should have
good knowledge, that mind is Rajasa Manas(Mind).
3. Thamasa Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I am ready to cut the throat of somebody if
needed, I have to get that thing from others by force,
woman should be under my control, I should always
be doing well, by crooked way I have to take an vow
(shapatha), that mind is Thamasa Manas(Mind).
Types of Happiness(Sukha) --
1. Sathvika Sukha(Happiness) --
Doing very difficult thapas(yoga) with great effort &
when that effort yields fruit as elixir(Amrtha), enjoying
that with great happiness is Sathvika Sukha(Happiness).
2. Rajasa Sukha(Happiness) --
Experiencing worldly enjoyments through senses which
are like poison, without thinking future results due to
them, being happy is Rajasa Sukha(Happiness).
3. Thamasa Sukha(Happiness) --
Being bound by sleep, laziness, fed up due to dislike,
ego, poverty, prestige, shameful, losing thinking capacity
of intellect being in frustrated happiness is
Thamasa Sukha(Happiness).
Types of Food --
1. Sathvika Food --
Soft sweet rice with Milk, Ghee, Honey, which are neither
too hot nor too cold, eating such tasty rice is
Sathvika Food.
2. Rajasa Food --
Eating food which are very hot which generate heat
(ushna), salty, tangy, sweet, etc., is Rajasa Food.
3. Thamasa Food --
Eating old rotten food, smelling badly, having very high
salt, high tangy, without purity is Thamasa Food.
Whom They Pray --
Sathvika people pray Devathas,God,Paramathma,Brahman.
Rajasika people pray Rakshasas(Asuras).
Thamasa people pray Bhutha,Prethas(souls roaming
without reaching embodiment)
Among the three types only Sathvika people study & follow
Spirituality(Paramartha) & not other types.
(Avadhutha Nishchalananda gives Varnashrama -
Brahmana, Kshathriya, Vaishya, Shudra characteristics
which are not directly related to the main subject,
please note that he has not classified varnashrama into
these 3 catagories & also not relevant in the present
day Society, hence we are not translating it not to hurt
the sentiments of our readers. Spirituality is beyond
Varnashrama, Religion, Caste, creed etc.!)
One Brahman is seen in the world as Lord of Land,
Shruthi, Yajna. In Sathkarma(good deeds), Great Souls
with good deeds to their credit(Punya Purushas), Divine,
huge things(may be Saligrama, Rudraksha, Ashwatha,
Palasha Trees, Holy Rivers like Ganga, Yamuna,
mountains like Kailasa, hills like Arunachala etc.)
believing Para-Brahman is seen in these forms is the
Best(Uttama) among people. Without feeding the body
by food, making the body light, "I shall experience
Athma inside the body" thinking thus, doing Thapas
are Asuras(Rakshas).
Being full of Ego, doing 'Show Off', without knowing
about Shastras, having Vasana of lust, are Rakshasas.
My Child ! Three Gunas which I explained to you, by
mingling in one another have filled the whole
Brahmanda(Universe). This chapter of Three Gunas, I
described to you in brief form.
Some people say, what is seen is Pramathma's Vilasa
(Leela), some people say 'Jyothirmaya', some people say
it as only 'Vision(Drishya)', some people say as 'Sathya',
some people say as 'Dream Like(Unreal)',some people
say 'everything is Brahman', let anybody say anything,
Liberation is Only One.
This should not be told to those who work against their
boss, who is not free of lust, who are ignorant & dullards.
When Shankara kindly explained thus, Shanmukha
attained great happiness & started praying lotus feet of
Shankara.
1. Sathvika Dana --
Doing charity in House, Holy place(Kshethra), Holy
water Source(Thirtha), as an offering to Brahman is
Sathvika Dana
2. Rajasa Dana --
Aspiring with firm decision(sankalpa), for worldly
enjoyments, going to Heaven, getting wife & children,
spending money collected by begging on offerings to fire
(Yajna), doing charity is Rajasa Dana.
3. Thamasa Dana --
Borrowing money from somebody & giving it to
somebody else, doing charity to anybody without proper
assessment about the eligibility of receiver of charity is
Thamasa Dana.
Types Of Renunciation(Thyaga) --
1. Sathvika Thyaga --
Not doing actions with desire, doing age old Sathkarma,
always thinking about Brahman & knowing everything
is Brahman only is Sathvka Thyaga. Thinking all actions
are dream like(mithya), always praying & surrendering
to Brahman is Sathvka Thyaga.
2. Rajasa Thyaga --
Without becoming perfect Jnani, result of actions is
unhappiness - having doubt in this jnana is
Rajasa Thyaga
3. Thamasa Thyaga --
Being ignorant, renouncing all actions, telling," What is
there in action ?" blaming all people, claiming he is
liberated, arguing just as Charvaka Philosophy is
Thamasa Thyaga.
Types Of Thapas(Concentrating Mind on God) --
In 1. Sathva Guna there are three types of Thapas as
follows --
1,1. Sharira(Body) Thapas --
Kings, God, Gurus, Elders, doing Puja to them happily,
having kindness of elements, punishing body is
Sharira(Body) Thapas.
1.2. Vak(speak) Thapas --
Without talking bad words, following nonviolence,
speaking softly, teaching Tatva Bodha, being happy is
Vak(speak) Thapas.
1.3. Manasa(Mental) Thapas --
Sama(mind control), Dama(control of senses),
Viveka(knowledge of Reality), Samana(one pointed
mind), Peace, Pure Sathva, Pure Knowledge,
Mindlessness, Samadhi State of mind, these being
present is Manasa(Mental) Thapas.
2. Rajasa Thapas --
Thinking that people should talk of him as a great
person with super natural powers, expecting people
to do vandana(praise), do puja to him, look after him
well(sathkara), etc., thinking high of himself
(dambachara), with disturbed mind doing Thapas is
Rajasa Thapas.
3. Thamasa Thapas --
Thinking that others should be unhappy, get disease,
whereas I should get land, money, work, by punishing
body doing Thapas is Thamasa Thapas.
Types Of Karmas(Actions) --
1. Sathvika Karma --
Keeping the mind in a happy note, without any trace
of worry in mind, treating pleasure & pain with
equanimity, without any thought of doer or enjoyer
of actions, carrying out actions is Sathvika Karma.
2. Rajasa Karma --
Having Desire for riches, high position, Heaven, etc.,
as fruit of actions, carrying out offerings to fire(yajna)
to gain them, rounding Heaven & Hell repeatedly is
Rajasa Karma.
3. Thamasa Karma --
Desiring bad things to happen for others, desiring
wife, son, riches, making many vows(harake) to God
for fulfillment of those desires is Thamasa Karma.
Types of Intellect(Buddhi) --
1. Sathvika Buddhi(Intellect) --
This is pravritti(worldly actions directed towards external
world), this is nivritti(going inward with spiritual
contemplation, surrendering to God), this is purity(kattya),
this is reason, this is bound, this is not bound, this is
knowledge, this is ignorance, knowing thus is
Sathvika Buddhi(intellect)
2. Rajasa Buddhi(intellect) --
Not knowing, this action is with desire, this is Sathkarma
(good actions ie.,without desire), this is Dharma(moral tenets),
this is Adharma(bad deeds against moral tenets), is
Rajasa Buddhi(intellect).
3. Thamasa Buddhi(intellect) --
Believing Truth as Untruth, Untruth as Truth, forgetting oneself
thinking I am somebody else, having such wrong impressions
is Thamasa Buddhi(intellect).
Types of Yajna(offerings to fire) --
1. Sathvika Yajna(offerings to fire) --
Conducting Yajna as per the guidelines of Shruthi without
any desire for its results, being full of happiness & offering
the Yajna to God is Sathvika Yajna.
2. Rajasika Yajna(offering to fire) --
Thinking I should be famous as a great fighter, my desires
should get fulfilled, due to show off ego, serving meals,
giving money in charity is Rajasa Yajna.
3. Thamasa Yajna(offering to fire) --
Without chantings, without system of rituals, without
following Tantra rituals, without giving food, money in
charity, without Bhakthi doing Yajna is Thamasa Yajna.
Types of Manas(Mind) --
1. Sathvika Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I have to get liberated, I should always be
meditating, I have to experience Brahman, I should
have dispassion(virakti), I should proclaim everything
is Brahman, that mind is Sathvika Manas(Mind).
2. Rajasa Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I have to get kingdom, I have to fight war,
people in my kingdom should be looked after well,
I have to punish bad people, by following Yoga I
should become fit to be worshiped, I should have
good knowledge, that mind is Rajasa Manas(Mind).
3. Thamasa Manas(Mind) --
Thinking I am ready to cut the throat of somebody if
needed, I have to get that thing from others by force,
woman should be under my control, I should always
be doing well, by crooked way I have to take an vow
(shapatha), that mind is Thamasa Manas(Mind).
Types of Happiness(Sukha) --
1. Sathvika Sukha(Happiness) --
Doing very difficult thapas(yoga) with great effort &
when that effort yields fruit as elixir(Amrtha), enjoying
that with great happiness is Sathvika Sukha(Happiness).
2. Rajasa Sukha(Happiness) --
Experiencing worldly enjoyments through senses which
are like poison, without thinking future results due to
them, being happy is Rajasa Sukha(Happiness).
3. Thamasa Sukha(Happiness) --
Being bound by sleep, laziness, fed up due to dislike,
ego, poverty, prestige, shameful, losing thinking capacity
of intellect being in frustrated happiness is
Thamasa Sukha(Happiness).
Types of Food --
1. Sathvika Food --
Soft sweet rice with Milk, Ghee, Honey, which are neither
too hot nor too cold, eating such tasty rice is
Sathvika Food.
2. Rajasa Food --
Eating food which are very hot which generate heat
(ushna), salty, tangy, sweet, etc., is Rajasa Food.
3. Thamasa Food --
Eating old rotten food, smelling badly, having very high
salt, high tangy, without purity is Thamasa Food.
Whom They Pray --
Sathvika people pray Devathas,God,Paramathma,Brahman.
Rajasika people pray Rakshasas(Asuras).
Thamasa people pray Bhutha,Prethas(souls roaming
without reaching embodiment)
Among the three types only Sathvika people study & follow
Spirituality(Paramartha) & not other types.
(Avadhutha Nishchalananda gives Varnashrama -
Brahmana, Kshathriya, Vaishya, Shudra characteristics
which are not directly related to the main subject,
please note that he has not classified varnashrama into
these 3 catagories & also not relevant in the present
day Society, hence we are not translating it not to hurt
the sentiments of our readers. Spirituality is beyond
Varnashrama, Religion, Caste, creed etc.!)
One Brahman is seen in the world as Lord of Land,
Shruthi, Yajna. In Sathkarma(good deeds), Great Souls
with good deeds to their credit(Punya Purushas), Divine,
huge things(may be Saligrama, Rudraksha, Ashwatha,
Palasha Trees, Holy Rivers like Ganga, Yamuna,
mountains like Kailasa, hills like Arunachala etc.)
believing Para-Brahman is seen in these forms is the
Best(Uttama) among people. Without feeding the body
by food, making the body light, "I shall experience
Athma inside the body" thinking thus, doing Thapas
are Asuras(Rakshas).
Being full of Ego, doing 'Show Off', without knowing
about Shastras, having Vasana of lust, are Rakshasas.
My Child ! Three Gunas which I explained to you, by
mingling in one another have filled the whole
Brahmanda(Universe). This chapter of Three Gunas, I
described to you in brief form.
Some people say, what is seen is Pramathma's Vilasa
(Leela), some people say 'Jyothirmaya', some people say
it as only 'Vision(Drishya)', some people say as 'Sathya',
some people say as 'Dream Like(Unreal)',some people
say 'everything is Brahman', let anybody say anything,
Liberation is Only One.
This should not be told to those who work against their
boss, who is not free of lust, who are ignorant & dullards.
When Shankara kindly explained thus, Shanmukha
attained great happiness & started praying lotus feet of
Shankara.
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