The Spiritual Health

The Trigunas mean the three mental qualities. The three mental qualities are tamas, rajas, and sattwa.  These three mental qualities are found in mind and the nature. These three qualities are parallel to the Tridoshas of the body. The ideal state of mind is Sattwa or purity. The person with this quality is alert, calm, kind and thoughtful. A person with the quality of rajas is seeking diversions and never ending activity. Tamas is a predominant mind that is lethargic and dull.

The person with a mind bearing the qualities of tamas and sattwa studies the holistic and spiritual measures for improving self.   The person with a mind bearing the quality of rajas works and exercises actively to overcome the lethargy.

The development of the mind with the qualities of sattwa  is helped by the proper balance of the mind and the development of peace and purity. The first step of Samadhi is this. Samadhi means spiritual realization. The ayurvedic practitioner questions, observes and take the pulse of the patient for the purpose of deciding the cause of illness.

The three mental qualities have different aspects with reference to the Tridoshas.

Trigunas with reference to  VAYU: The individuals with the mental constitution of Vayu have the qualities of insecurity, anxiety and fear. They lack courage and have few close friends.

• Sattwic: This quality is responsible for comprehension, urge for unity, urge for healing and positive mental attitude.
• Rajasic : This quality is responsible for unreliability, anxiety, indecisiveness, and hyperactivity.
• Tamasic : This quality is responsible for servile attitude, depression, addictive behavior, animal instincts, fear, a dishonesty, self-destructiveness, sexual perversions, or suicidal thoughts.

Trigunas  with reference to  PITTA :

The person with mental constitution of Pitta has fiery emotions such as hate, anger and irritability.  They are aggressive and usually sentimental. They articulate, are determined and have convincing powers too. They will try to dominate others. They help friends, family members and relatives but at the same time unforgiving and cruel to enemies. They are adventurous and bold.

• Sattwic : This quality is responsible for intelligence, warmth,clarity, leadership, and independence.
• Rajasic : This quality is responsible for ambition, manipulation, impulsiveness, willfulness, anger, vanity, and aggressiveness.
• Tamasic: This quality is responsible for violence, criminality, vindictiveness, hate, and psychopathic behavior.

Trigunas with reference to KAPPA: The person with mental constitution of Kappa are emotional and full of desire , sentiments , love and romance. They also have greed and lust.

• Sattwic : This quality is responsible for peace, compassion, nurturing, calmness, love, faith, and forgiveness.
• Rajasic: This quality is responsible for material luxuries, greed for money, comfort, being sentimental, attached, controlling, and lustful.
• Tamasic : This quality is responsible for lethargy, lack of care, dullness, depression, and stealing tendency.