WHERE AM I ??

WHEN ALL JNANIS HAVE TOLD TO FIND OUT
'WHO AM I ?' FOR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS, HOW IS 
THIS TITLE SAYS 'WHERE AM I ?' 

WHERE AM I ??

NOBODY KNOWS FROM WHERE WE HAVE COME &
WHERE WE ARE GOING ??
THE PRESENT EXISTENCE ALSO IS WITHOUT ANY
CHOICE. HOWEVER SPIRITUALITY HAS SHOWN A
WAY TO PUT AN END TO THIS EXISTENCE, CYCLES
OF BIRTH & DEATH, BY GOD'S GRACE(ANUGRAHA).
LET GOD LEAD US IN THE PATH OF LIBERATION.

AS WE ARE ALL ENVELOPED BY MAYA WHICH HAS

TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF 'AVARANA' & 'VIKSHEPA'
SHAKTIES. AVARANA SHAKTI CONCEALS REALITY,
WHEREAS VIKSHEPA SHAKTI PROJECTS WRONG
NOTION IN ITS PLACE, MISLEADING THE AVIDYA JIVA
ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE THE FAMOUS EXAMPLE
OF ROPE SEEN AS SNAKE IN DULL LIGHT DUE TO
MAYA'S  'AVARANA' & 'VIKSHEPA' CHARACTERISTICS.

PEOPLE BY BIRTH ARE SO MUCH SOAKED, IMMERSED
IN MAYA THAT, THEY DO NOT WANT TO STRAIN
THEIR MIND TO DO VICHARA - ANALYSE, TO FIND
THE TRUTH, AS LONG AS THEIR BASIC NEEDS
OF BODY, WORLDLY MIND ARE SATISFIED. THEY ARE
NOT PREPARED TO HEAR EVEN IF SOMEBODY IS
PREPARED TO EXPLAIN THE REALITY TO THEM.

MAIN PROBLEM TO THEM IS THAT THEY CANNOT
ADJUST THEIR MIND TO BELIEVE WHAT IS BEING 

TOLD, AS THEIR SENSES SHOW DIFFERENTLY, UNREAL

AS REAL !! AS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF WHAT THEY
THOUGHT AS REAL FOR MANY YEARS WILL CRUMBLE
DOWN & FALL APART. THEIR MIND REVOLTS, RESISTS
CHANGE & DOES NOT ACCEPT THE TRUTH DUE TO
AVIDYA & MAYA, EVEN IF WE QUOTE GREAT SAINTS
NAMES LIKE SRI SHANKARACHARYA, SWAMI
NITHYANANDA, RAMANA MAHARSHI, RAMAKRISHNA
PARAMAHAMSA, SWAMI VIVEKANANDA, SWAMI
SHIVANANDA ETC.

Unreality Of The World As Told By Above 6 Saints --

SRI SHANKARACHARYA --

Sri Bhagavatpada has told that if world is real, it should 

be visible during Deep Sleep State also. In deep sleep 

state nothing is seen, hence world is UNREAL

(ASATHYA). He has told the same thing in Dasha Sloki 

SLOKA 9

All this universe, being other than the self,is unreal, 

for the self alone is all-inclusive,constitutes the ultimate 

goal, 

and is self established and self dependent. 

I am that One, Auspecious and Pure,that alone remains.

SWAMI NITHYANANDA --

Atman has neither a beginning nor an ending. Atman 

has not come from anywhere nor does He go anywhere.

Atman is everywhere. There is nothing existing but Atman. 

Interior to you and exterior to you all creation, which 

fact is unknown to you.

In the Hridayakasha(sky of Spiritual Heart, meaning no 
real, physical world) is seen the most excellent of sunrise;
when water is placed in an earthen pot, the reflection of 
light can be seen. Similarly, the entire universe, the whole 
Brahmanda (Universal creation) can be seen within one. 
When one is seated in a moving vehicle, the world seems 
to be moving.Similarly the entire universe can be perceived 
within one. 

RAMANA MAHARSHI --

Bhagavan: There is neither Past nor Future. There is only

 the Present. Yesterday was the present to you when you 

experienced it, and tomorrow will be also the present when

 you experience it. Therefore experience takes place only in 

the present, and beyond experience nothing exists.

Lady: Are then Past and Future mere imagination?

Bhagavan: Yes, even the Present is mere imagination, for the 

sense of time is purely mental. Space is similarly mental; 

therefore birth and rebirth, which take place in time and space 

cannot be other than imagination.

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IN JEWEL GARLAND OF ENQUIRY(Vichara Mani Mala) - - 

Whatever is seen is the play of the intellect, which is 

the effect of nescience. Brahman illumines the 

intellect. This intellect projects its false imagination in 

states of waking, dreaming and merges in 

the nescience in the state of deep sleep.

Nothing came into existence in the past.Nor is there 

anything existing now. Nor will there be anything in

the future.Since the objects that are known do not 

(really) exist, the terms 'witness' and 'seer' are not 

applicable.

RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA --

The fourth  of Five Commandments of Sri Ramakrishna 

4) And you should always discriminate between the Real 

and the unreal. God alone is real, the Eternal Substance; 

all else is unreal, that is, impermanent. By discriminating 

thus, one should shake off impermanent objects from 

the mind." 

On another occasion --

VAIKUNTHA: "Is the world unreal?"

MASTER: "Yes, it is unreal as long as one has not 

realized God. Through ignorance man forgets God and 

speaks always of 'I' and 'mine'. He sinks down and down, 

entangled in maya, deluded by 'woman and gold'. Maya 

robs him of his knowledge to such an extent that he 

cannot find the way of escape, though such a way exists.

Listen to a song:

When such delusion veils the world, through Mahamaya's
spell,
That Brahma is bereft of sense
And Vishnu loses consciousness,
What hope is left for men? .

Swami Vivekananda --

Swami Vivekananda has told in Jnana Yoga that world is

unreal & is a metal projection !!

An Unreal Universe

The first part of the approach is negative, the process 

of neti, neti—not this, not this. Whatever is unreal—

that is, impermanent, imperfect, subject to change—

is rejected. The second part is positive: whatever is 

understood to be perfect, eternal, unchanging—is 

accepted as real in the highest sense.

Are we saying that the universe that we apprehend is 

unreal? Yes and no. In the absolute sense, it is unreal. 

The universe and our perception of it have only a 

conditional reality, not an ultimate one. To go back to 

our earlier reference to the rope and the snake: the 

rope, i.e., Brahman, is perceived to be the snake, i.e., 

the universe as we perceive it. While we are seeing the 

snake as a snake, it has a conditional reality. Our hearts 

palpitate as we react to our perception. When we see 

the “snake” for what it is, we laugh at our delusion.

SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA TOLD ---

SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA

BIRTH & DEATH ARE TWO ILLUSORY SCENES

IN THE DRAMA OF THIS WORLD :

REALLY NO ONE IS BORN,NO ONE DIES,

NO ONE COMES, NO ONE GOES,

IT IS Maya's JUGGLERY,

IT IS PLAY OF THE MIND :

BRAHMAN ALONE EXISTS.

GODDESS MAHALAKSHMI ALSO TOLD THROUGH
MEDIUM --

When I asked Medium old lady, to let me know whether

the world is real or unreal, Goddess repeated 3 times --
THERE IS NOTHING(ENU ILLA), THERE IS NOTHING,
THERE IS NOTHING !! The Medium out of shock ran
inside the house. After Five Years I found that Medium 
has forgotten what Goddess has shown her !!

Considering the above Six Saints sayings, if the world is

UNREAL in absolute terms, is neither real nor unreal

like dream state, then really WHERE AM I ?

Location of Mind is Spiritual Heart of Man --

Even though Throat has been told as the location of Mind,

Spiritual Heart is the real location of mind as per scriptures.

Heart is nothing but Athma which is inside the body as well 

as outside the body, all pervading, hence WHERE AM I ?

when I have no thoughts, hence NO MIND !

Ramana Maharshi has told, a person without Mind is Athma

or GOD ONLY !!

Swami Vivekananda has told, Athma is a circle whose centre

is at the heart of man & its outer circumference NO WHERE !
When rebirth takes place that center of circle changes from
old body to new body.

The origin of ' I ' ahankar(ego) which is the source of Mind 

should be destroyed for our Spiritual Progress ! Even

PRARABHDA KARMA can be theoretically destroyed by 

this method !

Three States Of a Normal Worldly Person --

He thinks world is real, all his relatives are real, his state of

mind is controlled by external situations, like happiness on 

gain of money, pleasure of senses, on good health. He is 

egoistic that he owns house, car & other luxury items. 

Sad & sorrow on loss of money, ill health of his dear family

members, loss of life of family members, situations against 

his wish, hurt to his ego etc. Thinks all the money, assets

goes to his children after his death.

In Waking State, he runs after money, position, power,
assets, not satisfied with any limits or how he earns the 

money, selfish to the extent of his family only, not even 

brothers & sisters are part of family.

In Dream State, he enjoys or suffers as per the dream, which

is normally perverted version of unfulfilled desires. He is in the 

place where the mind plays out the dream, during dream & on

waking up he thinks dream was unreal.

In Deep Sleep State, he is in mindless state or mind rests in 

Prana, he is not aware of anything, even he has a body or 

not during sleep, he is not aware where he is, he is NOWHERE
Sense of ' I '.is not there for the whole duration of Deep Sleep !
The moment he wakes up, sense of ' I ' immediately creeps in. 

Three States of a Jnani or Sage --

Waking State ---

He is aware of Maya & its implications, he is aware of the

unreality of the world, he is unselfish, broad minded, sees

Athma in everybody, sees  God in all. If his Kundalini has

awakened, GOD shows him unreality of the world many 

times a day & without the sense of ' I ', in those periods he 
will be NOWHERE !! He is in Thuriya State.

Dream State --

If the Sage has achieved Desire-less State, there will 

not be Dream State at all. If Desires,Vasanas are still 

remaining he will undergo dream state & realize that it is 
False, on waking up. 

Same Jnana a Jnani will get about Waking State on 

enlightenment that world that is seen is only MIND PLAY

just like DREAM STATE !

Deep Sleep State --

He is in mindless state or mind rests in Prana, he is not 

aware of anything, even he has a body or not during sleep, 

he is not aware where he is, he is NOWHERE. Sense of 'I'
is not there for the whole period of Deep Sleep State.

Jnanis,Sages have told this is the Sahaja(Natural) State of 

man without projection of mind or Maya ! 

State Of Videha Muktha(Highest Spiritual Level) --
(Due to destruction of Mind, he is abiding in Athma,
 not conscious of his body as in Samadhi State)

He has NO DREAM STATE at all.

He has no thoughts at all which means he has NO MIND.

He is beyond the other Two States of Waking State &

Deep Sleep State. He hardly sleeps at all.

He may enter into Samadhi State more often.

However, he has achieved Deep Sleep State during Waking 

State, by Mano Nasha(destruction of Mind) or mind merging

 in Athma & that State is called as Yoga Nidra(sleeping in 

Yoga even during Waking State). 

He is in THURIYATHITHA STATE which is the highest 

BLISS STATE & he is NOWHERE ALL THE TIME ! !

IN  STATE OF SAMADHI, WHERE IS THIS NOWHERE ?

HE IS ATHMA ONLY WHICH IS BEYOND TIME & SPACE !!

In absolute terms, even Ajnani, Jnani are NOWHERE, 
as the world projected by individual mind is not Real, but
they are under the illusion of having a body due to Maya
through Mind & to fulfill their Prarabhda Karma, Kshethra
(area of activity-a very small portion of world) of illusory 
world projected by their mind again by Maya,
to carryout their karmas(actions), their family, friends,
work, level of earning Money, Health, fate of success or
failure to enjoy or suffer as per their Prarabhda Karma, 
Birth & Death of illusory body, is the illusory creation 
of God !! --MAYA !! 

I AM ALONE NOWHERE ......
If I am considered as Support(Adhara), as I am existing
with Awareness & Consciousness as Chethana(Self 
supporting Consciousness), all other things projected
by my mind - my body, world seen, my family & others,
my house,land, assets are unreal like dream, that 
implies that I am - Individual Jiva, is alone NOWHERE !!
as in my Deep Sleep State.
This gives rise to the question WHERE AM I ? ?
As I have eliminated all things projected by my mind
mentioned above, which amounts to mindless state,
I am left with Athma only, which is beyond TIME & SPACE,
which means it is NOWHERE !! & only when mind is active,
outside world is seen ie.,in MAYA creation, then Athma is
EVERYWHERE !!  

This is the sayings of ADVAITHA PHILOSOPHY. This is 
the TRUTH & NOTHING BUT TRUTH !!

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3 TYPES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR - SATHVA, RAJAS, THAMAS.

'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)

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 -- 

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 

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)

- Ahimsa - A principle of non-violence - Satya - A principle of Truthfulness - Asteya - A principle of non stealing - Brahmacharya - Continence / Celibacy - Aparigraha - A principle of non-hoarding                           or non possessivenes

Niyama+

2. Niyama (Personal Disciplines)

- Shoucha - Purity - Santosha - Contentment - Tapa - Endurance - Swadhyaya - Self study Eshwara Pranidhana - Dedication

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

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) --

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) --

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) --

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 --

Desiring to possess a thing, praying to God with Bhakthi

for fulfillment of that desire is Rajasa 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.

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