Integrating Tamas, Rajas and Sattva

According to the ancient sages of India the three Gunas are the fundamental qualities of nature that inform us. One tends to be dominant depending on the situation or obstacle at hand.

Tamas is the stabilizing and grounding force which can also lead to inertia and apathy. Rajas is activity, passion and forward momentum or even sorrow. Sattva can be translated as honesty or consciousness, knowledge, compassion and balance.

They are always in a dance together. This can become a more conscious dance as we learn to discern those qualities in ourselves and others, particularly those close to us!