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sattva

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sattva (sahth´vah) [Sanskrit] according to ayurveda, the purest aspect of the three gunas, characterized by equilibrium; responsible for health and contentment of mind and body and associated with the mind, consciousness, or intelligence that maintains health.


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Yoga also helps to cultivate Sattva (superlative quality of mind) and Ojas ( ultimate positive energy in the body)which is critical for a positive mind frame and healing process.
Embodied in the traid are three essential principles of the universe - rajas (the cause of desire), sattva (mercy, goodness and intelligence) and tamas (darkness or inertia).
The concept of grammatical gender An example of the use of the word Linga from the Bhagavat Gita, may cited here: Arjuna prays Bhagavan Sri Krishna to reveal him the signs / marks / symptoms of a man who has risen above the three Gunas (the three qualities, Sattva, Rajas, Tamas), he uses the word Lingais (plural form of Linga) as a synonym for signs / marks / symptoms.
 
 
 
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