Arogyodayam Ayurveda

As darkness to glare, dormant to eager, is thamas to rajas. Meanwhile sattva is the mind in its most deepest and purest form, or one's unique self. Dominance of sattva guna in mind is considered as the ideal. Sattva, rajas and tamas are the gunas or qualities that possess the characteristics of mind.  Rajo guna is responsible for the attraction, longing, attachment, expectation, anger, anxiety, fear, stress, frustration and restlessness. Thamo guna is responsible for the ignorance, disgust, laziness, boredom, shame, depression, confusion, addiction, sadness, and grief. Sattva guna is responsible for the freedom, delight, peace, bliss, wellness, gratitude, fearlessness, focus, empathy and contentment. Among the mano - gunas, rajas and tamas having extremely opposite characteristics are to be equally balanced. This helps to keep pathways associated with mind open and clear thus imparting a State of peacefulness. While the sattva guna being complimentary with the self, when dominant a...