The trigunas

Ayurveda has its roots in ancient spiritual texts of India’s “Vedas”. It is not only a science on the physical level, but goes beyond the body to the spiritual level. Ayurveda is a spiritual science to assist one’s journey of life.

Ayurvedic spiritual thinking is based upon the fact that we are all growing or traveling to our reunification with god. The concept of three gunas is the base from which we try to understand ourselves emotionally and spiritually. Guna is defined as the quality of nature.

Sattva:- Is the quality of purity and integrity. When our mind is in a satvic state, we reflect the purity of god in our beings; we become the seat of the virtues of godhood. Our mind becomes still and quiet reflecting peace and happiness.

Rajas:- Is a state of hyperactivity arising out of desires and ambitions. These desires distract us from our true goal in life and lead us to feelings of fear, worry, anxiety, anger resentment and attachment. As a result binding us to the physical life and the drama involved in it. The mind with rajasic tendencies is like the sea disturbed by hurricane winds.

Tamas:- Is the state of darkness, and lack of motion (inertia). In tamsic state we completely become unaware of our connection with god, but we fall into animalistic darkness and become harmful to ourselves and to those who come in contact with us. With our animal (dark) nature predominant, we take actions leading to violence, addiction to drugs etc. Tamas is darkness.

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(Prepared by Divyajyot Ayurvedic Research foundation India. We are conducting research and treatment in Ayurvedic herbal cure of cancer since last 25 years. The data and information contained on this site is based on Ayurvedic herbal wisdom and our research.)