Bhagavad Gita and Vedanta for Everyday Living E78 Vedanta & Bhagavad Gita | Q&A | Gautamji
Dec 4, 2025
Gautamji explores the intriguing concept of the three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—and how they shape our personalities. He discusses the nature of vasanas as seeds of thought that influence our actions and the importance of distinguishing between attachment and desire. Unraveling how these gunas can lead to cycles of rebirth, he advocates for selflessness in actions and a shift in focus towards one's true self. Gautamji encourages evaluating personal tendencies to foster growth and reduce suffering, providing valuable insights for spiritual aspirants.
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Vasanas As The Seed Of Personality
- Vasanas are the seed of personality, manifesting as thoughts, desires and actions.
- Gautamji explains vasanas are beyond intellect and shape your whole nature across wake and sleep.
Actively Change Your Vasanas
- Use your thoughts, desires and actions to go deep and change your vasanas through practice.
- Persist in present actions to create new vasanas and override past patterns.
Gunas Are Inert Without Consciousness
- Gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas) are mental qualities and thus inert like matter until enlivened by consciousness.
- Gautamji compares body and mind to inert objects that function only when consciousness illumines them.
