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Since the Advaitic Brahman has no qualities - it must be that all these Gunas are obstructions to achieving Samadhi.



Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?










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Since the Advaitic Brahman has no qualities - it must be that all these Gunas are obstructions to achieving Samadhi.



Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?










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    Krishna Himself says in the Gita that we should transcends all three gunas so Advaita, like all Vedantic philosophies accepts it.

    – Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
    yesterday






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    BTW, there are three Advaita schools of India - 1. Kashmiri Shaivism, 2. Advaita Vedanta, 3. Mahayana Buddhism... You can check all these especially Kashmiri Shaivism which gives heavy doses of mysticism, philosophy and occultism...

    – Mr. Sigma.
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  • @Mr.Sigma. Although your comment is correct about Mahayana Buddhism, it doesn't belong to Hinduism.

    – The Destroyer
    20 hours ago











  • @TheDestroyer I used the word Indian. It's indigenous.

    – Mr. Sigma.
    20 hours ago














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Since the Advaitic Brahman has no qualities - it must be that all these Gunas are obstructions to achieving Samadhi.



Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?










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    Krishna Himself says in the Gita that we should transcends all three gunas so Advaita, like all Vedantic philosophies accepts it.

    – Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
    yesterday






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    BTW, there are three Advaita schools of India - 1. Kashmiri Shaivism, 2. Advaita Vedanta, 3. Mahayana Buddhism... You can check all these especially Kashmiri Shaivism which gives heavy doses of mysticism, philosophy and occultism...

    – Mr. Sigma.
    yesterday











  • @Mr.Sigma. Although your comment is correct about Mahayana Buddhism, it doesn't belong to Hinduism.

    – The Destroyer
    20 hours ago











  • @TheDestroyer I used the word Indian. It's indigenous.

    – Mr. Sigma.
    20 hours ago














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    Krishna Himself says in the Gita that we should transcends all three gunas so Advaita, like all Vedantic philosophies accepts it.

    – Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
    yesterday






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    BTW, there are three Advaita schools of India - 1. Kashmiri Shaivism, 2. Advaita Vedanta, 3. Mahayana Buddhism... You can check all these especially Kashmiri Shaivism which gives heavy doses of mysticism, philosophy and occultism...

    – Mr. Sigma.
    yesterday











  • @Mr.Sigma. Although your comment is correct about Mahayana Buddhism, it doesn't belong to Hinduism.

    – The Destroyer
    20 hours ago











  • @TheDestroyer I used the word Indian. It's indigenous.

    – Mr. Sigma.
    20 hours ago








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Krishna Himself says in the Gita that we should transcends all three gunas so Advaita, like all Vedantic philosophies accepts it.

– Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
yesterday





Krishna Himself says in the Gita that we should transcends all three gunas so Advaita, like all Vedantic philosophies accepts it.

– Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
yesterday




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BTW, there are three Advaita schools of India - 1. Kashmiri Shaivism, 2. Advaita Vedanta, 3. Mahayana Buddhism... You can check all these especially Kashmiri Shaivism which gives heavy doses of mysticism, philosophy and occultism...

– Mr. Sigma.
yesterday





BTW, there are three Advaita schools of India - 1. Kashmiri Shaivism, 2. Advaita Vedanta, 3. Mahayana Buddhism... You can check all these especially Kashmiri Shaivism which gives heavy doses of mysticism, philosophy and occultism...

– Mr. Sigma.
yesterday













@Mr.Sigma. Although your comment is correct about Mahayana Buddhism, it doesn't belong to Hinduism.

– The Destroyer
20 hours ago





@Mr.Sigma. Although your comment is correct about Mahayana Buddhism, it doesn't belong to Hinduism.

– The Destroyer
20 hours ago













@TheDestroyer I used the word Indian. It's indigenous.

– Mr. Sigma.
20 hours ago





@TheDestroyer I used the word Indian. It's indigenous.

– Mr. Sigma.
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Although the door to samaadhi is from sattva as a psychological quality, one has to eventually transcend it according to advaita. From Bhagwat Geeta




BG 2.45: The Vedas deal with the three modes of material nature, O Arjun. Rise above the three modes to a state of pure spiritual consciousness. Freeing yourself from dualities, eternally fixed in truth, and without concern for material gain and safety, be situated in the self.




Here, I think pure spiritual consciousness is nothing but a state of no mind - beyond chitta or samadhi.






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    Is the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification considered important in Advaita?




    It is important in Advaita, as well as all Vedantic Sampradayas.




    Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?




    They are not merely Advaitic statements, but Vedic statements, since the Bhagavad Gita says the same thing:




    14.23 - He is said to transcended the Gunas, who remains like one indifferent, undisturbed by the Gunas; and who, knowing that it is the
    Gunas that are active, remains stable and does not act;




    Ramanujacharya's commentary for verses 22 and 23:




    One [who is liberated from the Gunas] does not resent the effects of
    Sattva, Rajas and Tamas known as enlightenment, industry and delusion,
    respectively, when they arise in regard to things different from the
    Self which are undesirable; nor does one crave the things that are
    different from the Self, but desirable, when they are withdrawn.



    He who remains like one indifferent — namely, who is joyful in the
    realisation of the ātman as being different from the Gunas and is
    unconcerned about material things and is not therefore disturbed
    through aversion and attraction and who remains quiescent, reflecting
    that the Gunas produce their own effects like illumination etc., and
    so remains inactive and does fall under the control of the Gunas.







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      Although the door to samaadhi is from sattva as a psychological quality, one has to eventually transcend it according to advaita. From Bhagwat Geeta




      BG 2.45: The Vedas deal with the three modes of material nature, O Arjun. Rise above the three modes to a state of pure spiritual consciousness. Freeing yourself from dualities, eternally fixed in truth, and without concern for material gain and safety, be situated in the self.




      Here, I think pure spiritual consciousness is nothing but a state of no mind - beyond chitta or samadhi.






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        Although the door to samaadhi is from sattva as a psychological quality, one has to eventually transcend it according to advaita. From Bhagwat Geeta




        BG 2.45: The Vedas deal with the three modes of material nature, O Arjun. Rise above the three modes to a state of pure spiritual consciousness. Freeing yourself from dualities, eternally fixed in truth, and without concern for material gain and safety, be situated in the self.




        Here, I think pure spiritual consciousness is nothing but a state of no mind - beyond chitta or samadhi.






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          Although the door to samaadhi is from sattva as a psychological quality, one has to eventually transcend it according to advaita. From Bhagwat Geeta




          BG 2.45: The Vedas deal with the three modes of material nature, O Arjun. Rise above the three modes to a state of pure spiritual consciousness. Freeing yourself from dualities, eternally fixed in truth, and without concern for material gain and safety, be situated in the self.




          Here, I think pure spiritual consciousness is nothing but a state of no mind - beyond chitta or samadhi.






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          Although the door to samaadhi is from sattva as a psychological quality, one has to eventually transcend it according to advaita. From Bhagwat Geeta




          BG 2.45: The Vedas deal with the three modes of material nature, O Arjun. Rise above the three modes to a state of pure spiritual consciousness. Freeing yourself from dualities, eternally fixed in truth, and without concern for material gain and safety, be situated in the self.




          Here, I think pure spiritual consciousness is nothing but a state of no mind - beyond chitta or samadhi.







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              Is the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification considered important in Advaita?




              It is important in Advaita, as well as all Vedantic Sampradayas.




              Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?




              They are not merely Advaitic statements, but Vedic statements, since the Bhagavad Gita says the same thing:




              14.23 - He is said to transcended the Gunas, who remains like one indifferent, undisturbed by the Gunas; and who, knowing that it is the
              Gunas that are active, remains stable and does not act;




              Ramanujacharya's commentary for verses 22 and 23:




              One [who is liberated from the Gunas] does not resent the effects of
              Sattva, Rajas and Tamas known as enlightenment, industry and delusion,
              respectively, when they arise in regard to things different from the
              Self which are undesirable; nor does one crave the things that are
              different from the Self, but desirable, when they are withdrawn.



              He who remains like one indifferent — namely, who is joyful in the
              realisation of the ātman as being different from the Gunas and is
              unconcerned about material things and is not therefore disturbed
              through aversion and attraction and who remains quiescent, reflecting
              that the Gunas produce their own effects like illumination etc., and
              so remains inactive and does fall under the control of the Gunas.







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                Is the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification considered important in Advaita?




                It is important in Advaita, as well as all Vedantic Sampradayas.




                Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?




                They are not merely Advaitic statements, but Vedic statements, since the Bhagavad Gita says the same thing:




                14.23 - He is said to transcended the Gunas, who remains like one indifferent, undisturbed by the Gunas; and who, knowing that it is the
                Gunas that are active, remains stable and does not act;




                Ramanujacharya's commentary for verses 22 and 23:




                One [who is liberated from the Gunas] does not resent the effects of
                Sattva, Rajas and Tamas known as enlightenment, industry and delusion,
                respectively, when they arise in regard to things different from the
                Self which are undesirable; nor does one crave the things that are
                different from the Self, but desirable, when they are withdrawn.



                He who remains like one indifferent — namely, who is joyful in the
                realisation of the ātman as being different from the Gunas and is
                unconcerned about material things and is not therefore disturbed
                through aversion and attraction and who remains quiescent, reflecting
                that the Gunas produce their own effects like illumination etc., and
                so remains inactive and does fall under the control of the Gunas.







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                  Is the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification considered important in Advaita?




                  It is important in Advaita, as well as all Vedantic Sampradayas.




                  Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?




                  They are not merely Advaitic statements, but Vedic statements, since the Bhagavad Gita says the same thing:




                  14.23 - He is said to transcended the Gunas, who remains like one indifferent, undisturbed by the Gunas; and who, knowing that it is the
                  Gunas that are active, remains stable and does not act;




                  Ramanujacharya's commentary for verses 22 and 23:




                  One [who is liberated from the Gunas] does not resent the effects of
                  Sattva, Rajas and Tamas known as enlightenment, industry and delusion,
                  respectively, when they arise in regard to things different from the
                  Self which are undesirable; nor does one crave the things that are
                  different from the Self, but desirable, when they are withdrawn.



                  He who remains like one indifferent — namely, who is joyful in the
                  realisation of the ātman as being different from the Gunas and is
                  unconcerned about material things and is not therefore disturbed
                  through aversion and attraction and who remains quiescent, reflecting
                  that the Gunas produce their own effects like illumination etc., and
                  so remains inactive and does fall under the control of the Gunas.







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                  Is the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas classification considered important in Advaita?




                  It is important in Advaita, as well as all Vedantic Sampradayas.




                  Are there Advaitic statements that one must transcend all three Gunas?




                  They are not merely Advaitic statements, but Vedic statements, since the Bhagavad Gita says the same thing:




                  14.23 - He is said to transcended the Gunas, who remains like one indifferent, undisturbed by the Gunas; and who, knowing that it is the
                  Gunas that are active, remains stable and does not act;




                  Ramanujacharya's commentary for verses 22 and 23:




                  One [who is liberated from the Gunas] does not resent the effects of
                  Sattva, Rajas and Tamas known as enlightenment, industry and delusion,
                  respectively, when they arise in regard to things different from the
                  Self which are undesirable; nor does one crave the things that are
                  different from the Self, but desirable, when they are withdrawn.



                  He who remains like one indifferent — namely, who is joyful in the
                  realisation of the ātman as being different from the Gunas and is
                  unconcerned about material things and is not therefore disturbed
                  through aversion and attraction and who remains quiescent, reflecting
                  that the Gunas produce their own effects like illumination etc., and
                  so remains inactive and does fall under the control of the Gunas.








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