Doc, in Chap 4, vs 35 of the Gita, Maharishi explains that there is delusion in the state of tamas which is overcome by increasing rajas; delusion in the state of rajas is overcome by an increase of sattwa; but delusion in the state of sattwa, which is Arjuna's situation, can only be overcome by transcending the field of the 3 gunas.
________________________________ From: "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" <doctordumb...@rocketmail.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 10:12 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: A vision of Fairfield's future? Thank you for that additional information, Share. I have always loved formulas, or relationships expressed mathematically. They serve as an awesome foundation for further questions. I'll have to look for what you mentioned, in Maharishi's translation of the BG. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Doc, I think it's very cool how you've applied this to technology and possible futures. And it's fascinating in comparison to Maharishi's 1971 audio tape Overcoming Problems in which he explains that the 15 fundamental problems of life found in Chapter 2 of the Gita can be generated by combining the 3 gunas with the 5 mahabhutas. He actually begins to list them on the tape: a sattvic problem in prithivi; a sattvic problem in jala; a sattvic problem in tejas. Since prithivi or earth would be considered tamasic, it's interesting that in this context he does combine sattwa and tamas. ________________________________ From: "doctordumbass@..." <doctordumbass@...> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 5:16 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: A vision of Fairfield's future? Yes, and also remember in the Gita, that there are just four valid combinations, of the three gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas), out of a possible six. From the bottom: TR, RT, RS, and SR, with TS and ST not possible. So, given that the current trend (last 3,000 years, or so) seems to be technical advancement, as a result of war - the TR, and RT combos, there must also be a way to advance technically, without war, hence the RS, and SR combinations. That means, theoretically, anyway, killing, even expressed as The Song Of God, is not always physically necessary. Tamas, in the RT and TR combinations, is like water on the gears of manifestation, Rajas, and begins to slow momentum quickly, through rust. Sattva, in the RS and SR combinations, is like oil. It lowers friction, and speeds progress. In terms of here, that means that if human consciousness can be shifted from a Tamasic motive force, to a Sattvic one, we can continue to progress, with our modern conveniences, and technical advances, without quickly, or slowly, blowing ourselves up. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: Pretty much guaranteed with that kind of mindset. Share wrote: And Doc, let us not forget that the Gita occurs on a battlefield with Lord Krishna exhorting Arjuna not only to fight, but to kill! Convinces me even further that this planet is designed for mixing light and dark.
