--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , bob_brigante <no_re...@...> 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_mi\ \ <http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/ayurveda_saatvic_m\ i\> > nd.html > <http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/ayurveda_saatvic_m\ \ <http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/ayurveda_saatvic_m\ \> > ind.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. > > Rajas stands for action. In cosmic terms, Rajas is responsible for > Maintenance and Nurturing of what has been created. In human beings, the > Rajasic guna or quality means giving a concrete shape to dreams, being > motivated and taking action. Excess of Rajas, however, leads to an > unsettled and perpetually restless mind. > > Tamas supplies us with the ability to finish or complete what was > generated by Sattva and Rajas. In the context of the Universe, Tamas > stands for Destruction. While some may see Tamas as a negative guna, > ayurvedic philosophy says Tamas has its own role in the scheme of > things. It weans us from the old and the lifeless, urging us to move on > and invest in that which is still alive. >
Brahma has four heads and lives in the heart. The heart either generates or is intrinsic to to the flow of Satwa. Shiva seems to watch over the cycles of existence. When Brahma is realised, there is no creation, maintainence, or dissolution, there is only bliss, satwa, prana, and ojas. The rest is the flow of love. That's just my take on it. OffWorld
