Sattva
one of the three qualities of nature, it manifests as balance, purity, calmness.
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Sattva is a state of harmony, balance, joy and intelligence. Sattva is the guna that yogi/nis achive towards as it reduces rajas and tamas and thus makes liberation possible.
Sattva: the mode of goodness, the quality of purity or goodness that renders a person true, honest, wise (see g u n a s).
Sattva
Purity-one of the three qualities of nature or Gunas.
Sattwa Guna ...
Sattva-suddhi = purity of sattva, purity of mind; Saumanasya = cheerfulness; Aikagrya = concentration; Indriya-jaya = control over senses; Atma-darshan = self-realization; Yogyatvani = (and) fitness for; ...
SATTVA GUNA - purity, harmony, light, knowledge
SATTVIK MANTRA - a positive, spiritual mantra ...
Bodhisattva ("enlightenment being"): in Mahayana Buddhist yoga, the individual who, motivated by compassion (karuna) , is committed to achieving enlightenment for the sake of all other beings.
Bodhisattva: A being who has developed the aspiration to attain the state of Buddhahood and devotes his life to the task of achieving it for the sake of all sentient beings.
sattva (Sattwa) [one of the three gunas]: the mode of light and poise and peace; the force of equilibrium (translates in quality as good and harmony and happiness and light).
sattvaguna (Sattwaguna) [the quality (guna) of sattva].
Sattva or sattwa - The quality of tranquility, purity, virtue, illumination, balance and wisdom; one of the three gunas (attributes), or constitutive elements of any phenomenon. Sattvic is pertaining to sattva.
Sattva dominates by suppressing Rajas and Tamas; Rajas dominates by suppressing Sattva and Tamas; and Tamas dominates by suppressing Sattva and Rajas, O Arjuna. (14.10) ...
[7] Sattva, Rajas, Tamas are referred to as the three gunas or attributes. They are an important teaching in a variety of systems, and worthy of much additional study. A quick interpretation would be Sattva-harmony, Rajas-activity, Tamas-inertia.
Balance (sattva) Between Slow, Rejuvenating, Restorative, and Relaxing Practices Vs Aerobic, Vigorous, Strong and Active Practices:Finding Your Own Pace, Getting Out of Time, Marrying the Left and the Right ...
"Ahara-suddhau sattva-suddhih, sattva-suddhau dhruva smritih; Smriti-lambhe sarva-granthinam viprarnokshah"By the purity of food follows the purification of the inner nature, by the purification of the nature, ...
So you are in a convenient hour, as a little flash of Sattva is latently there.
In Buddhist philosophy, for example, it is reflected in arhat (to liberate oneself) and bodhisattva (to liberate others) from miseries.
BODHISATTVA: A being who, having developed the Awakening Mind (a mind infused with the aspiration to attain the state of Buddhahood), devotes his life to the task of achieving Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings.
In the unmanifested universe, energy has three qualities, known as Gunas, that exist together in equilibrium: Sattva (purity); Rajas (activity, passion, the process of change); and Tamas (darkness, inertia).
The entire nature is made up of three qualities of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas (purity, activity and ignorance). The result of quality of activity is lust and anger, even a very powerful man may also fall a prey to lust and anger.
Devotion to Lord Krishna, living an honest life, practicing a life style in the mode of goodness (sattva-guna) especially in the matter of food habits and personal conduct; treating all living beings, with the feeling of Karuna in heart, ...
There are three gunas residing there, sattva, rajas, and tamas. Sushrut has stated that ... If it is wounded, there is immediate death. There is a lung on either side. It is like a lotus whose mouth is below. Sushrut has described it in this fashion.
Sattva"Purity.
Sattvic"Pure.
Satyam"Truth; Brahman.
Shakti"Power.
Shat-Karmas"Six purificatory exercises of Hatha Yoga, viz., Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Trataka and Kapalabhati.
Siddhas"Perfected Yogins.
Siddhi"Perfection; psychic power.
The three basic qualities of nature that determine the inherent characteristics of all created things. They are sattva (purity, light, harmony, intelligence); rajas (activity, passion); and tamas (dullness, inertia, ignorance).
GURU: ...
Intrinsic characteristics of prakriti, primordial nature; there are three gunas: sattva, rajas, and tamas.
Guru ...
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 See also: Mind, Body, Yoga, Meditation, Spirit
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