Gunas

By Victor M Fontane

I try to avoid rajasic people and food as well, reason why I’m vegan in order to purify my mind, achieve the highest human potential and enlightenment.Rayas is one of the qualiteis or gunas of the universe.The three gunas are Sattva (purity, harmony, balance), Rajas (passion, activity, desire), and Tamas (inertia, ignorance, darkness) in Indian philosophy. These are fundamental qualities of nature that influence our thoughts, emotions, and actions, and one guna is often dominant at different times, shaping our experience. 

-Sattva: This is the guna of purity, knowledge, and harmony, associated with peace, balance, and light. It is considered the ideal state, free from fear and malice. Its energy drives towards enlightenment.

-Rajas: This guna represents activity, passion, and desire. It is driven by action, excitement, and the longing for satisfaction and is connected to feelings of attachment. Its energy leads towards involution.

-Tamas: This guna is associated with inertia, heaviness, laziness and ignorance. It is characterized by dullness, darkness, and a resistance to change, and can prevent one from seeing reality clearly. Its energy also leads towards involution.

The three gunas were originally mentioned in ancient Indian philosophical texts, most notably within the Samkhya philosophy, and are also found in the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita. The concept of three gunas is central to the Samkhya system and is a foundational aspect of its philosophy.