Interesting story on Three Gunas

[Gayathry Dasika]

Hey guys ! I came across this story recently and found it fascinating. Give it a read 

“Listen to a story. Once a man was going through a forest, when three robbers fell upon him and robbed him of all his possessions. One of the robbers said, ‘What’s the use of keeping this man alive?’ So saying, he was about to kill him with his sword,  when the second robber interrupted him, saying: ‘Oh, no! What is the use of killing him? Tie him hand and foot and leave him here.’ The robbers bound his hands and feet and went away.

After a while the third robber returned and said to the man: ‘Ah, I am sorry. Are you hurt? I will release you from your bonds.’ After setting the man free, the thief said: ‘Come with me. I will take you to the public highway.’ After a long time they reached the road. Then the robber said: ‘Follow this road. Over there is your house.’ At this the man said: ‘Sir, you have been very good to me. Come with me to my house ‘ ‘Oh, no!’ the robber replied. ‘I can’t go there. The police will know it.’

“This world itself is the forest. The three robbers prowling here are sattva, rajas, and tamas. It is they that rob a man of the Knowledge of Truth. Tamas wants to destroy him. Rajas binds him to the world. But sattva rescues him from the clutches of rajas and tamas. Under the protection of sattva, man is rescued from anger, passion, and the other evil effects of tamas. Further, sattva loosens the bonds of the world. But sattva also is a robber. It cannot give him the ultimate Knowledge of Truth, though it shows him the road leading to the Supreme Abode of God. Setting him on the path, sattva tells him: ‘Look yonder. There is your home.’ Even sattva is far away from the Knowledge of Brahman.

http://www.ramakrishnamath.in/gospel/archives/10

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Regards

Gayathry Dasika

[Niraj Patel]

Wow , "Even sattva is far away from the Knowledge of Brahman."

This reminds me of something...Guru , God and Scripture no body can "enlighten" or give Self Knowledge to you...they can only show you the path...we have to walk...

My understanding is that doing all this seva sadhana satsang does the cleansing..and you are left with the experience of the Self.. 

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[Gayathry Dasika]

well said Niraj . It brings home the message, Sattva is only a direction but not an end in itself. 

[Niraj Patel]

but its the closest to the truth , aint it?

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well said Niraj . It brings home the message, Sattva is only a direction but not an end in itself. 

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[Gayathry Dasika]

you have quoted it " Even Sattva is far away from the Knowledge of Brahman." The idea is not to stop until the goal is reached.Knowledge of Brahman is Truth . Closest on relative terms to Rajas and Tamas

[Niraj Patel]

And the goal is You!

[Gayathry Dasika]

The Self above Ego. 

[Niraj Patel]

I am is self
I am niraj is ego...

Now let's take this in a separate thread and not spam peoples inbox

[Shravya Yakkali]

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Shravya Yakkali

B.E. (hons.) Computer Science

M.Sc. (hons.) Economics

Bits Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

[Vaibhav Kathuria]

Nice article gayathri di.