Sattva Mode Of Love

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Sattva is the mode of goodness, which is the purest of the modes. It is “untainted, luminous, and free from sorrow” (Mitchell 158). Those in this mode of nature are conditioned by an attachment of knowledge and joy. Once knowledge shines through all gates of the body, then the effects of goodness are present. When a being passes away in the mode of Sattva he goes to the upper planets, or heavens “of those who have seen the truth” (Mitchell 160). When a person is attached to materialistic items or ideals, such as material happiness he will not focus on achieving the supreme goal. He is left to face the continuous cycle of birth, disease, old age, death. Rajas is the mode of passion is born of cravings and desires, so the being is bound by material furtive actions. “Greed and constant activity, excessive projects, cravings, restlessness,” arise when Raja is the ruling mode (Mitchell 159). Actions done in the heat of passion can lead towards unplanned outcomes or even misery. Those in the mood Raja live on the earthly planets. When a being dies in the mood of passion, he birthed into life among those who are engaged in furtive activities on the earth. Since the being is so fixated on sexual acts, and achieving his desires, he becomes attached to the material life. …show more content…

It is difficult for beings to continuously love and try to please someone or something they cannot see. Beings need a physical form or name to keep a steady devotion. Yet He says if they are able to keep their devotion to the unmanifest they will attain Him also. Man would have to focus their every thought on Him alone, if they are not yet capable of that yet they must strengthen their mind in the practice of concentration. If that is even still too advanced for them at the time being then they must dedicate their actions to Him, and even more basic than that rely on His teachings and act without

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