2008年08月07日
Sattvic, Rajasic, Tamasic 1/2
From Satish Kumar's book, Spiritual Compass
The Three Qualities.
Sattvic is buoyant and shining
Rajasic is stimulating and moving
Tamasic is heavy and dominating
The concept of the 3 qualities was developed as part of the philosophy and practice of Ayurveda, the traditional Indian health system dating back nearly 5,000 years. Ayurveda is a way of cultivating and maintaining our personal and social health as well as the health of the planet, and is still widely practiced in India.
In Ayurveda, physical well being is dependent on two interconnected aspects: on the one hand, a healthy mind is the prerequisite of a healthy body, and on the other, without a healthy society and a healthy environment, personal health will remain a distant dream.
All objects, all thoughts, all actions and all relationships have one or the other of these three qualities or tendencies.
Time, too, can be understood in terms of these three qualities. Living in the here and now, acting spontaneously and unselfconsciously, responding to a situation as it is and seeing the present moment as a beautiful moment is sattvic. In sattvic time there is no judgement, no gloss, no interpretation, for these belong either to the past or to the future; they are part of reflecting on what has already happened or planning what is to come. Living in the present moment, being satisfied with what is now, and feeling a sense of gratitude for all the gifts of the moment, is sattvic.
Part 2 tomorrow
The Three Qualities.
Sattvic is buoyant and shining
Rajasic is stimulating and moving
Tamasic is heavy and dominating
The concept of the 3 qualities was developed as part of the philosophy and practice of Ayurveda, the traditional Indian health system dating back nearly 5,000 years. Ayurveda is a way of cultivating and maintaining our personal and social health as well as the health of the planet, and is still widely practiced in India.
In Ayurveda, physical well being is dependent on two interconnected aspects: on the one hand, a healthy mind is the prerequisite of a healthy body, and on the other, without a healthy society and a healthy environment, personal health will remain a distant dream.
All objects, all thoughts, all actions and all relationships have one or the other of these three qualities or tendencies.
Time, too, can be understood in terms of these three qualities. Living in the here and now, acting spontaneously and unselfconsciously, responding to a situation as it is and seeing the present moment as a beautiful moment is sattvic. In sattvic time there is no judgement, no gloss, no interpretation, for these belong either to the past or to the future; they are part of reflecting on what has already happened or planning what is to come. Living in the present moment, being satisfied with what is now, and feeling a sense of gratitude for all the gifts of the moment, is sattvic.
Part 2 tomorrow
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