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Part XVII: The Threefold Faith.1485
Part XVII: The Threefold Faith.
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hus further, spake Arjuna, unto Krishna, the Blessed Lord, saying:
“What is the condition and state of those men who casteth aside the
authority of the Sacred Writings, yet who still retain their faith and worship?
Are they under the control of the Sattvas; the Rajas; or the Tamas Gunas?
Tell me thus, O Blessed Krishna, my Lord, I pray Thee!”
Krishna: “The Faith of Man is of a threefold kind—three forms of
manifestations hath it, according to the nature, character and disposition of
the man. Named after the Gunas are these three forms, namely Sattvakee;
Rajasee; and Tamasee—or in other words, The Pure; the Desire-colored;
and The Dark. Heareth thou what these are, O Prince.
“The faith of each man is a reflection of that man’s character or nature.
That in which each hath faith, is the essence of that man himself. Each man’s
God—his Conception of Deity—is himself at his best, magnified to infinity.
Likewise, is his Evil Spirit, or Devil, but himself at his worst, magnified to
infinity. By one’s Deities shalt thou know the man himself, if thou observest
well.
“This being so, those in whom the Sattvas Guna is supreme, worshippeth
the Gods—the most advanced worshipping only the Absolute Spirit—Me!
And those under the mastery of the Rajas Guna, worshippeth the lesser