[[hinduism]] # Gunas Psychological modes or qualities or constituents characteristic of prakṛiti (matter). They are inherently present in everything and everyone—as is proper/right—but in varying proportions. Sattvá - Noun, n. “Essence, Spirit, existence, being, entity, creature, reality.” From the Verb sát (“being”) the present participle of the Root as (“to be”). PIE *h₁es- (“to be”) English cognates: being, essence, ontology, power, potentiality. - Purity, goodness, harmony, peace, tranquility, knowledge, truth. - It’s cultivation = Spiritual Practice Rájas - Noun, n. “Darkness, dimness, dust, mist, vapor, atmosphere.” PIE*h₁régʷos (“darkness”) ON n. noun røkkr (“twilight”) (as in ragna røkkr) Gr Érebos (primordial god of darkness) - Passion, activity, excitement, energy, motion, change. Támas - Noun, n. “Darkness (of hell), gloom; ignorance, illusion, error; sin; sorrow” PIE *temH- (“dark”) Ge f. noun Dämmerung (“twilight”) (as in Götterdämmerung) Ge adj. finster (“dark, gloomy”) L adv. temere (“by chance/accident; thoughtlessly”) - Imbalance, chaos, apathy, inertia, ignorance, illusion, lust, anger, pride, sorrow, - dullness, stolidity, heaviness. Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ptwUopZ1Y