Three Types of Human Nature: (Three Gunas – Sattva, Rajas, Tamas)




The Nature- consisting of five basic elements – air, fire, water, earth and ether – is the mother of all creations, while the seed-giving father is the Supreme Self. All beings are created from the union of matter or body and Supreme Self, which is in the form of spirit or soul. The factors that bind the soul to the body are the three fold human characters – viz. goodness, passion and ignorance (three gunas).

Goodness mode - pure and luminous, binds the soul to the body with joy and wisdom and it moves the soul upwards and is the most beneficial to the soul to reach heaven.


Passion mode – cupidity and attachment- binds the soul to body with actions and their fruits. It keeps the soul in the middle with the onslaughts of greed, selfish works and restlessness and excitement. Such soul, while leaving the body, is reborn among those attached to action.


Ignorant Mode – Impure and Delusion – binds the soul to the body with carelessness, laziness and sleep and it moves the soul downwards. Such soul while leaving the body is reborn as lower creatures.


All actions are due to these three modes of human character functioning as the agent of actions. The soul conquering these human characters attains to the Supreme State. When one rises above these characteristic modes of material nature that originate in the body, one attains immortality or salvation and is freed from the pains of birth, old age and death.




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