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ô quality, positive attributes or virtues. ô Samkhya system of Indian philosophy

believes that apart from purusharth which focus on inner core of personality, our original prakarti consist of three gunas:

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& '#( ' ()) G Spiritual G uman Attribute

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¦ ô Sattva (white) is felt as pureness, radiance,

calm ,clarity, balance. ô Rajas (red) is felt as agitation, desire, impulse, intent and ion, and is expressed as physical tension, agitation and activity in all its forms. ô Tamas (black, meaning Ǯdarknessǯ or Ǯobscurityǯ) is felt as dullness or darkness of mood, and as physical inertia, heaviness or lethargy.

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ô The food which promotes life, strength,

health, joy are soft nourishing and easily digestible and it is represented by S. ô The food that are bitter, saltiest as well as spicy in taste are by the ionate and is represented by R. ô The food that are spoiled, tasteless, unhygienic, unclean, are the foods liked by dull which is represented by T.

ô It enhances the quality of work life through

proper understanding of rights and duties and ego and strength. ô Effective leadership behavior and functional teams are also some of the outcomes of S guna. ô Managerial effectiveness can be efficiently enhanced through the aid of the strength of S.

¦ ô Úrganization having their foundations build

upon S like TATAǯs and Birlaǯs are still today firmly grounded inspite of those build upon R like Reliance keep on facing ups and downs where as those build upon T are no where in scene like BPL etcǥ

u mm ô ^rishna said:

Sattva or goodness, Rajas or activity, and Tamas or inertia; these three Gunas of mind bind the imperishable soul to the body, ô Úh Arjuna of these, Sattva, being calm, is illuminating and ethical. It fetters the embodied being, The JivaGatma, by attachment to happiness and knowledge.

ô Ú Arjuna, know that Rajas is characterized by

intensity, and is born of desire and attachment. It binds the Jiva by attachment to the fruits of action. ô ^now, Ú Arjuna, that Tamas, the deluder of Jiva, is born of inertia. It binds by ignorance, laziness, and sleep.

ô Úh Arjuna, Sattva attaches one to happiness,

Rajas to action, and Tamas to ignorance by covering the knowledge. Sattva dominates by suppressing Rajas and Tamas; Rajas dominates by suppressing Sattva and Tamas; And Tamas dominates by suppressing Sattva and Rajas,

ô Arjuna said:

What are the characteristics of those Who have transcended the three Gunas, And what is their conduct? ow does one transcend these three Gunas, Ú Lord ^rishna?

ô ^rishna said:

Úne who neither hates the presence of Enlightenment, activity, and delusion Nor desires for them when they are absent; and The one who remains like a witness; Who is not moved by the Gunas, Thinking that the Gunas only are operating; Who stands firm and does not waver; and

The one who depends on the Lord And is indifferent to pain and pleasure; To whom a clod, a stone, and gold are alike; To whom the dear and the unfriendly are alike; Who is of firm mind; who is calm In censure and in praise; and

The one who is indifferent To honor and disgrace; who is the same To friend and foe; who has renounced The sense of doership; is said To have transcended the Gunas.