Thread by @VedVidyaa

Your thoughts, actions, moods.. all are governed by 3 gunas:

👉 Sattva (balance)
👉 Rajas (activity)
👉 Tamas (inertia)

These aren’t just philosophy.. they’re the very programming of your mind. Understand them, and you understand yourself.

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📌 Rajas = passion, ambition, restlessness.

It pushes you to do, achieve, move.

But too much Rajas leads to burnout, anxiety, and greed.

👉 Most people in modern life are stuck in Rajas.. always chasing, never at peace.

📌 Tamas = inertia, laziness, ignorance.

It makes you sleep more, avoid responsibility, and escape reality.

Necessary for rest.. but too much leads to depression and delusion.

👉 A Tamasic mind just wants to numb out and stay in comfort.

📌 Sattva = clarity, peace, purity.

It gives rise to wisdom, compassion, joy, and higher awareness.

A Sattvic mind is calm and focused.. the ideal state in Yogic and Ayurvedic traditions.

👉 This is what we should strive to cultivate.

📌 No guna is “bad.”

You need:

— Rajas to get things done
— Tamas to rest
— Sattva to stay centered

The goal is not to eliminate them, but to master them.

👉 Sattva should lead, Rajas should serve, and Tamas should rest when needed.

📌 How to Increase Sattva:

– Eat light, plant-based, fresh foods
– Wake up before sunrise
– Practice meditation, japa, pranayama
– Keep your surroundings clean
– Consume sattvic music, books, and company

👉 Environment = energy.

📌 How to Balance Rajas:

– Avoid overstimulation (TV, phone, gossip)
– Limit spicy, fried, or rajasic food
– Take mindful breaks, pause before reacting
– Focus on one goal, not ten

Discipline Rajas.. don’t suppress it.

📌 How to Reduce Tamas:

– Get sunlight every morning
– Avoid oversleeping, oversitting
– Eat fresh, not stale or heavy food
– Read something uplifting daily
– Move your body.. walk, stretch, breathe

👉 Tamas needs motion to dissolve.

📌 The 3 gunas constantly shift.. based on time, food, thoughts, actions.

— Morning favors Sattva.
— Midday ignites Rajas.
— Night leans to Tamas.

👉 By aligning your habits with time and guna, life becomes easier and more balanced.

In Bhagavad Gita, Shree Krishna says:

"When one rises beyond all three gunas, he becomes free from birth, death, and suffering."

Balance them, master them.. and you become truly free.

👉 That’s the real inner yoga.

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱?

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