Chapter 14 verse 22-23
“The
Supreme Divine Personality said: O Arjuna, The persons who are transcendental
to the three guṇas
neither hate illumination (which is born of sattva), nor activity (which is
born of rajasa), nor even delusion (which is born of tamasa), when these are
abundantly
present, nor do they long for them when they are absent. They remain neutral to
the modes of nature and are not disturbed by them. Knowing it is only the guṇas
that act, they stay established in the self, without wavering.”
Bhagwan
answers the first question-“what are the characteristics of a person who has
gone beyond the three gunas”. That person who does not react to the presence of
sattva, rajasa or even tamasa gunas in other beings or even their own
exhibition of these gunas has understood that play of the gunas by the body,
mind, intellect and ego in self or others is just a display of maya energy of
Bhagwan. They are able to detach their self and know that the mind which is
displaying these gunas is not really them. They don’t associate their self with
their body, mind, intellect and ego complex. Reaching this state is hard and
requires sincere sadhana in the spiritual path. In chapter 2 of Bhagavat Gita,
Bhagwan calls these beings “sthitapragyna”. Persons firm in their conviction
that they are not the body, mind, intellect and ego complex.
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