Swami Sivananda was one
of those who said that tamas has to be first overcome by rajas,
and rajas has to be overcome by sattva, and then sattva
has to be transcended. Raga, dvesha, kama, krodha, lobha,
moha, mada, matsarya, irsha, asuya, dambha,
darpa and ahamkar are the thirteen Sanskrit names of the types of
tamasic gunas, and are enumerated in Vedantic textbooks. These are the
thirteen kinds of dirt of the mind. They are tamasic qualities—the
lowest bestial forms, we may call them. How can one get out of this? How can
you meditate with these qualities in your mind? Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj used
to ask this question to his disciples.
Raga
Dvesha
Kama
Krodha
Lobha
Moha
Mada
Matsarya
Irsha
Asuya
Dambha
Darpa
Ahamkar
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