Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 " Just as there are three gunas (qualities) of sattva, rajas and tamas in the worldly people, in the same way there are three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas of bhakti too. " Do you know, what kind of sattva quality of the worldly man is? His house lies crumbled at places but he would not get it repaired. The pigeons purge in the vestibule of the shrine and moss is growing in the courtyard, yet he is not aware of this. Household goods have grown old but no care to set them right. He lives with just a pair of clothes that he has. Such a man is very calm, polite, compassionate and simple. He does not do any harm to anybody. " There are signs of rajoguna also in a worldly man. A watch, a chain of the watch and two or three rings on his fingers. Household goods quite tip top. On the wall there will be picture of the queen, picture of the prince, or picture of some great person. House well plastered and so forth as if no stain anywhere. Various superior clothes, uniforms of servants and maids and all such things would be there. " Tamoguna of the worldly man has also its signs: Sleep, lust, anger, pride and the rest. " Bhakti can also be of sattvic type. The bhakta who possesses the quality of sattva meditates secretly. He perhaps meditates inside his mosquito net. Everybody thinks, `He is in sleep. It appears he could not sleep at night so he is late in rising.' And his attachment to his body is only to the extent of filling his stomach if he can have rice with spinach (a simple food), it suffices for him. There is no sophistication in his meals, nor in his dress; his household furniture is not polished. And a sattvic bhakta never flatters anybody for money. " When a person has bhakti of the rajasic type, maybe he has a holy mark on his forehead and a rosary of rudraksha; perhaps gold beads are strung in between the rosary. (Everybody laughs.) When he worships the deity, he clads himself in a silk dhoti? " A man having bhakti of tamas type has a burning faith. Such a bhakta forces the Lord like a dacoit forcing one to part with his wealth. `Kill, cut him down, tie him,' such is the disposition of a dacoit. Love, light & peace Kumar , Ray Happy <amritanandamoyi wrote: > > What does 'tamas of bhakti " mean? > > Jai Maa > Prasana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thanks--- On Sat, 10/4/08, C. P. Kumar <cpkumar wrote:C. P. Kumar <cpkumar[www.ShreeMaa.org] Tamas of bhakti Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 7:43 AM "Just as there are three gunas (qualities) of sattva, rajas and tamas in the worldly people, in the same way there are three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas of bhakti too. "Do you know, what kind of sattva quality of the worldly man is? His house lies crumbled at places but he would not get it repaired. The pigeons purge in the vestibule of the shrine and moss is growing in the courtyard, yet he is not aware of this. Household goods have grown old but no care to set them right. He lives with just a pair of clothes that he has. Such a man is very calm, polite, compassionate and simple. He does not do any harm to anybody. "There are signs of rajoguna also in a worldly man. A watch, a chain of the watch and two or three rings on his fingers. Household goods quite tip top. On the wall there will be picture of the queen, picture of the prince, or picture of some great person. House well plastered and so forth as if no stain anywhere. Various superior clothes, uniforms of servants and maids and all such things would be there. "Tamoguna of the worldly man has also its signs: Sleep, lust, anger, pride and the rest. "Bhakti can also be of sattvic type. The bhakta who possesses the quality of sattva meditates secretly. He perhaps meditates inside his mosquito net. Everybody thinks, `He is in sleep. It appears he could not sleep at night so he is late in rising.' And his attachment to his body is only to the extent of filling his stomach if he can have rice with spinach (a simple food), it suffices for him. There is no sophistication in his meals, nor in his dress; his household furniture is not polished. And a sattvic bhakta never flatters anybody for money. "When a person has bhakti of the rajasic type, maybe he has a holy mark on his forehead and a rosary of rudraksha; perhaps gold beads are strung in between the rosary. (Everybody laughs.) When he worships the deity, he clads himself in a silk dhoti?" A man having bhakti of tamas type has a burning faith. Such a bhakta forces the Lord like a dacoit forcing one to part with his wealth. `Kill, cut him down, tie him,' such is the disposition of a dacoit. Love, light & peace Kumar , Ray Happy <amritanandamoyi@ ...> wrote: > > What does 'tamas of bhakti" mean? > > Jai Maa > Prasana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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