Mind - 3 Gunas - Sattwa, Rajas, Tamas

Anusandhaan 2:   Mind

We see our body having a form. We can see our mind as well if we choose to see. It has three constituents or the Gunas- Sattwa, Rajas, Tamas  expressing as Sattwic, Rajasic and Tamasic qualities. They determine the nature and structure of our personality. In fact they are considered as the fundamental factors behind the entire material and phenomenal world. Each guna has multiple dimensions. The table below indicates the depth of their nature and influence.

Particulars	Sattwic	Rajasic	Tamasic
Denote Principle of	Illumination	Activity	Obstruction
Function is to	Reveal	Move	Restrain
In the psychological world they	Illuminate	Activate	Confuse
Manifest as the nature of	Pleasure	Pain	Indifference
They lead to	Happiness	Action	Carelessness
In the personality they cause	Equilibrium	Overcome resistance	Create Resistance
They are responsible for mental states like	Peace, Steadiness, Tranquility	Agitation, Passion, Restlessness	Inertia, Laziness, Dullness
On the moral aspects they are	Affection, Empathy	Love/Hate, Sympathy/Antipathy	Neglect, Apathy
Signify the state of	Freedom from Desire	Victim of Desire	Infatuated with Desire
In Personal Growth they reveal	Emancipation	Affinity, Attachment	Bondage, sin

Ponder over the quality of your mind and make a note of it. 

-New Age Yoga