--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Brahma is traditionally called "The Creator," the > > personification of rajas guna, but MAPI seems to be > > saying that Sattva (personified by Vishnu, > > traditionally termed "The Maintainer") is > > responsible for creation: > > http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/ayurveda_saatvic_mind.html > > > > "Sattva is the most superior of all gunas. Sattva in > > the Universe is responsible for Creation. Inside our > > own self, it gives us the ability to visualize well, > > think right, do good and act in accordance with the > > laws of nature. >
> "Responsible for" in this context seems to mean > "maintains" or "upholds," not "creates." > ****** I don't see that, since MAPI goes on to say "Rajas stands for action. In cosmic terms, Rajas is responsible for Maintenance and Nurturing of what has been created." -- which appears to swap the usual roles/guna-character of Vishnu and Brahma.
