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    Balvikas Group-3, 2 Year Bhagavad Gita Chapter XIV. V Sloka

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    1. The document discusses the three gunas or qualities of material nature - sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance). It states that when the living entity comes into contact with material nature, they become conditioned by these three gunas. 2. An activity is described using candles and boxes to demonstrate how the atma or soul is covered by the three gunas. A burning candle represents the atma, with white, red and black boxes representing the three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas respectively. 3. The gurus will use this activity and explanations in the document to lead a group discussion about the three gunas

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    Balvikas group-3, 2nd year


    Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter XIV. V Sloka

    Balvikas Guru The primary quality 0f Prakriti(Nature)


    The Beacon and the Sculptor is Satwa. Prakriti is called "Stri", made
    up of the three syllables Sa, Ta and
    Ra. The significance of this term is:
    SLOKA: SATTVAṀ RAJAS TAMA ITI First of all, "Sa" implies that you have
    GUṆĀḤ PRAKṚITI-SAMBHAVĀḤ to take in what
    NIBADHNANTI MAHĀ-BĀHO DEHE is Satwa. Secondly, "ta" implies
    developing someTamoguna qualities,
    DEHINAM AVYAYAM
    like submission, humility and
    MEANING: Material nature modesty. "Ra", representing
    consists of the three modes- the Rajoguna, implies that there are
    goodness, passion and ignorance. occasions in life when some harsh firm
    When the living entity comes in resolutions will have to be taken.
    contact with nature, he becomes The Rajasic quality comes last and it
    conditioned by these modes. means that Rajasic actions have to be
    done as a last resort when they are
    unavoidable.
    ……………..Baba
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    Satwik or Pure happiness: It is the happiness that arises from the


    The universe, which is based
    elevation of the soul. However, attaining
    on the triple nature of time this is not easy. One pursuing satvik or pure
    andwhich is sustained by the happiness has to practice a lot of discipline.
    Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and That is why, it feels like poison in the
    Maheswara), is permeated by beginning but nectar in the end.
    the Divinein the form of the
    three gunas--Satwa, Rajas,
    Tamas."
    The situation in the world is As Baba says
    something similar to this. The
    world is permeated by the
    potency of the three gunas--
    Rajasik or result-oriented happiness: This is
    Satwa,
    Rajas and Tamas. Even our
    the materialistic pleasure that is derived
    vision of the world is when the senses come in contact with
    influenced by the external objects that create a feeling of
    three gunas. Examine your gratification. However, this kind of
    eye. The outer rim of the eye happiness is temporary.
    is red, representing the Rajo Tamasic or slothful happiness: This is the
    guna. After that, you have the lowest form of happiness and is derived
    white area,
    from sleeping or being lazy. The soul is
    never nurtured through these practices yet
    since there is a tiny sense of pleasure
    representing Satwa. At the associated with it, people wrongfully
    centre is the black circle, consider it to be a state of happiness.
    representing
    the Tamoguna. So, even our
    vision is tainted by the three
    colours, red, white and black.
    When you pose the question,
    "Where is God?" the answer Ravana-rajo
    is given by Nature Vibhishana-satwa Kumbhakarna-tamo
    3 Group activity Supplies needed
    Candle,match box,
    three boxes,colors How to play?

    1. Light the candle

    2.Cover the burning candle with a box of white color.

    3. cover the white box with a bigger red box.

    4. cover the red box with the box bigger than the red box.

    NOW WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE THE BURNING CANDLE

    Burning candle-atma

    White color –satwa guna

    Red color – rajo guna

    Black color – tamo guna

    Give the above activity for group discussion,


    Ans: the atma jyothi is covered by the 3 gunas …and gurus will explain
    the details given above in the 1st and 2nd page.

    The 3 gunas

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