Prepare To Taste Nectarine Bliss By: Jaya Row. The Vedas speak of oneness, unity and equality. Yet we experience diversity, differences and demarcations. Enlightened masters have merged with the Spirit which is the same in all. They see the one, unifying substratum of the universe. From the vantage point of Atman they enjoy the diversity. We see matter which differs in different beings. Sloths I suffer from OSD Obsessive sloth disorder shirt. We feel threatened by the variations, are affected and get crushed by them. Michelangelo said that in every block of wood there is a beautiful statue. You only have to remove the excess material. The statue lying beneath is the Spirit. Matter is the excess material that impedes our vision of Divinity.
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The spiritual path helps us rise above matter to unfold the Spirit. Matter consists of three gunas or qualities – sattva, purity; rajas, passion and tamas, apathy. Just as the three primary colours combine to create the myriad colours, the three gunas blend to form a variety of beings. Guna in Sanskrit means ‘rope’. Woven together, they bind us to the world. We have all three gunas. It is the proportion that makes the difference. Tamas is the state of ignorance, inertia and carelessness. In tamas we are oblivious of our potential, have no sense of purpose and take shelter in intoxication and a life of reckless abandon.


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Steeped in delusion, a tamasika person is not aware of the dignity of human life and finds pleasure in sloth, indifference and aberrant behaviour. All talent and skill inherent in the person lies untapped and wasted. It is akin to trying to drive a powerful sports car with the engine turned off. Rajas is restless activity fuelled by desire, selfishness and ego. Rajasika people are competitive and ambitious, driven by one-upmanship. Or Sloths I suffer from OSD Obsessive sloth disorder shirt. It carries a huge price, causing struggle, strife and stress, leading to costly mistakes. A rajasika person imagines an antagonistic world of scarcity and peril.

He focuses on fighting imaginary battles to gain supremacy. The more he grabs for exclusive enjoyment the more he loses. He is thus a lonely soul, alienated from family and friends. Rajas is like driving a sports car with the brakes on. Sattva is the state of serenity and purity. Free from the stranglehold of obsession with self, a sattvika person has a clear vision of the transcendental and strives to get there. A sattvika person sees blessing and abundance and is grateful for all that he has received. He is motivated to serve the world in a spirit of thanksgiving.

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