Sattva

Sattva (literally "existence," "purity," or "goodness") is one of the three gunas or modes of material nature (Prakriti) in Indian philosophy. It represents the quality of goodness, balance, mental clarity, wisdom, serenity, and illumination. In the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna describes that a person under the predominant influence of sattva is naturally inclined toward knowledge, truth, cleanliness, self-control, compassion, and inner happiness. The mode of sattva generates lucidity and peace, but can also bind the soul to the material world through attachment to happiness and knowledge. In diet, sattva is associated with fresh, nutritious, pure, and non-violent foods. In the varnashrama system, the priestly class (brahmana) is traditionally associated with the predominance of this guna. However, Gaudiya Vaishnava theology teaches that the supreme spiritual goal is not to remain in sattva, but to transcend all three gunas entirely through the practice of bhakti-yoga. The pure spiritual platform (suddha-sattva or vishuddha-sattva) is transcendental in nature and lies beyond ordinary material goodness, accessible only through unconditional devotion.

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Espiritualismo Dialéctico

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