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The Bhagavad Gita1492
“That Dnyana, or Wisdom, which is of the Sattvas Guna, or Quality of Truth,
is that by which a man believeth and understandeth that One Principle—
indestructible and eternal, and not separated—prevaileth and manifesteth
in all Nature, in all of her destructible arid separated forms. And that Dnyana,
or Wisdom, which is of the Rajas Guna, or Quality of Desire and Passion, is
that by which a man believeth and understandeth that in Nature there are
manifold Principles prevailing, instead of One. And that Dynana, or Wisdom,
which is of the Tamas Guna, or Quality of Ignorance and Stupidity, is that
by which a man believeth and understandeth not any Principle whatsoever;
and which looking not beyond the form, nor beneath the surface of things,
seeth each object or thing, regardless of its relation to another or to the
whole—thinking of each as if it were the whole—without any conception of
Cause or Origin—bathed in Slothful Thought and Ignorance.
“That Act which one performeth as lawful and virtuous, without regard for
its consequences, fruit, or reward—dispassionately and without attachment—
that proceedeth from the Sattvas Guna. And that Act which one performeth
with great care and concern for consequences, and rewards—inspired by
selfish desire and egotism—that proceedeth from the Rajas Guna. And that
Act which one performeth regardless whether it be Right Action or Wrong
Action—heedless of its possible evil and hurtful effects upon others—that
which is performed in ignorance, stupidity or folly—that proceedeth from
the Tamas Guna.
“That Agent, who is free from selfishness and personal pride—who hath
fortitude and resolution—and who regardeth not the fruit of his right
action, neither looketh for reward—he is moved by the Sattvas Guna. And
that Agent who is filled with desire, passion, and hope of selfish gain and
reward—who is avaricious, lacking in sympathy, impure, and a bondsman
of joy or sorrow—he is moved by the Rajas Guna. And that Agent, who
is stupid, slothful, inattentive, stubborn, indiscreet, careless, inactive, and
dilatory, and who lacketh energy and the right spirit of work—he is moved
by the Tamas Guna.