The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

17 ╭ Th e Power of Faith
arjuna
1
O Krishna, what is the state of those who
disregard the scriptures but still worship with
faith? Do they act from sattva, rajas, or tamas?
krishna
2
Every creature is born with faith of some
kind, either sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic.
Listen, and I will describe each to you.
3
Our faith conforms to our nature,
Arjuna. Human nature is made of faith.
A person is what his shraddha is.
4
Those who are sattvic worship the forms of God;
those who are rajasic worship power and wealth.
Those who are tamasic worship spirits and ghosts.
5
Some invent harsh penances. Motivated by hypocrisy
and egotism, 6 they torture their innocent bodies and
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