Sattva, Rajas, Tamas

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Thanks Very Much Devi,

Perhaps one day I shall learn to be as eloquent and Wise in my one

language that I speak, as you in in your two ( at least I assume ).

This is very intricate and beautiful.

 

Blessings Luv and Hugz,

Cathie

In a message dated 10/4/2004 9:00:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time,

devi_bhakta writes:

> Hi Cathie:

>

> These are the three gunas, or types of quantum particles the

> constitute all aspects of the manifest Cosmos. You could (and many

> people have, throughout history) fill books on the subtleties of the

> concept, but in simplest terms, I'd note that Shakta cosmology posits

> a "Big Bang"-type genesis for the Universe. Which is the Union of

> Shakti and Shiva.

>

> The material Universe, which is Shakti (Divine Energy) animated by

> Shiva (Divine Consciousness) expanded outward from that central point,

> or MahaBindu. The three gunas, constituting the substance of this

> material expansion, were/are:

>

> * SATTVA - the tendency upward, or inward, toward the Source (Shakti

> and Shiva in Union).

>

> * TAMAS - the tendency downward, or outward, away from the Source.

>

> * RAJAS - the neutral dynamic principle, enabling motion in either

> direction.

>

> That's why I provisionally defined "Tamasic" as "Earthy/

> Material-Oriented" in my last post. In light of the fast-n-loose way

> terms like "Tamasic" have been tossed around the board lately, I'd

> hasten to clarify that there is no good/evil parallel at work here.

>

> In other words, it is not accurate to conceive Tamas as "BAD", Rajas

> as "BETTER", and "Sattva" as "BEST." That is to say, the Union of

> Shakti in Shiva is not perfect, pure Sattva. It is the perfect, pure

> balance of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.

>

> Hope that helps

>

> DB