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Spirituality
Man is made of three bodies and the influences of all the three bodies are found in him. As has been already stated, they are the Gross, Subtle and Causal bodies.
They are called Trigunatmak being composed of the three attributes Sat, Raj and Tam. Generally, all the three attributes are always found in all the three bodies. But their speciality, nature and influence are determined by the predominance of a certain attribute. Hence their names also become different.
Tam is gross, Raj is subtle and Sat is causal. The property of Sat is being at the top; that of Raj is being in the middle; and the property of Tam is remaining at the bottom. This gross body is of the attribute of Tam on account of its being gross and dense.
The causal body is of the attribute of Sat on account of its material being refined. Both density and fineness are found in the subtle body and, as such, it is of the attribute of Raj. For the same reason individuals are of three kinds of disposition or temperament: (i)Silly, idiotic, (Moodha), (ii) Fickle— (Chanchal), and (iii)ignorant (Ajnani).
1. The body-minded worshippers of body, careless, or indolent persons etc. are called Silly- Moodha. The worshippers of body, though having a body, do not know anything about it. One who is body-minded has his attention always fixed on the body. He performs the activities of the conscious plane only. The attention in the conscious state is on the body only. He does not understand the purpose of the body. This is the individuality (separate existence) due to which he is silly — Moodha.
2. Worshippers of mind along with body, hard-working, irritable, retaliative, sane, thoughtful and selfish persons are called fickle — Chanchal. The worshippers of mind, though having mind, are devoid of the knowledge about it. One who worships the mind along with body, has his attention fixed on mind as well as body. He performs the activities of the waking state and the dream state. The attention is on the body and mind in the waking and dream states respectively, even though he does not understand the purpose of the mind in the real sense. This is his condition (or position). As he does not understand feelings and has no control over them, he is fickle, restless and disturbed.
3. Worshippers of soul along with body and mind — just, selfless and far from being violent — such persons are called ‘ignorant’ — Ajnani. The