Rajas Quotes

“All the variety of species of life created be,
By combination of three basic material energy;
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These Guna modus operandi of material energy,
They are called tamo, rajo and sattva clearly;
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Tamo-guna associated with inertia, ignorance be,
The rajo-guna associated with passion, activity;
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Sattva-guna associated with goodness, harmony,
And all three of them associated with thinking truly.
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― Munindra Misra, Goals of Life

“Aux trois gunas correspondent des couleurs symboliques : le blanc à sattwa, le rouge à rajas, le noir à tamas ; en vertu du rapport que nous indiquons ici, les deux premières de ces couleurs symbolisent aussi respectivement l’autorité spirituelle et le pouvoir temporel. – Il est intéressant de noter, à ce propos, que l’« oriflamme » des rois de France était rouge ; la substitution ultérieure du blanc au rouge comme couleur royale marque, en quelque sorte, l’usurpation d’un des attributs de l’autorité spirituelle.”
― René Guénon, Spiritual Authority & Temporal Power

“The three attributes, (Triguna) of Preservation (Sattva), Creation (Rajas), and Destruction (Tamas) are manifested in the activity of a man’s life. A man’s activity is colored with one of the three attributes and by its color the activity is recognized and read. God, the Absolute, is beyond any kind of activity.”
― Sri Jibankrishma or Diamond

“Egoic tendencies along with the rajas and tamas qualities cloud the intellect and obscure clear perception and discrimination. Hence, we cannot realize that we are not the ego but the light of Consciousness which is ever-present, peaceful and blissful.”
― Atman Nityananda