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Chapter 7
If there is any selfish motive and we have a desire to take anything from others, then Sattvika, Rajasa and Tamasa—these three different kinds appear. But if there is no selfish motive and we have an eye on the welfare of others, then these are nothing but the manifestation of God. If we regard them for as and derive pleasure from them, they pave the way to ruin (Gita 3/37).
'The three modes are evolved from Me'—by saying this the Lord means that a striver instead of having an eye on these modes, should have his eye on Him Who transcends these modes viz., he having assumed the existence and greatness of the Lord, should establish relation with Him so that he may attain Him, and being free from the sufferings forever, may attain the Supreme bliss. 'I am not in them and they are not in Me'—by saying this, the Lord means, "If anyone instead of attaching importance to Me as reality and my greatness, attaches importance and value to Sattvika, Rajasa and Tamasa modes, objects and actions and is attached to them, he instead of attaining Me, will follow the cycle of birth and death—'karanam gunasango'sya sadasadyonijanmasu' (Gita 13/21).
The Lord uses the expression 'matta eva' as if He wants to say, "The three modes are evolved from Me, then instead of having an inclination to Me, why do you get entangled in the modes? Those who get entangled in these modes, can't worship Me (Gita 7/13). But those devotees, who don't get entangled in these modes, worship Me (Gita 7/16, 10/8). These modes are not lasting because the cause stays, the effect does not stay. As gold stays, ornaments don't stay; earth stays (persists), the jar does not remain; God remains, modes don't stay (remain). The modes are kaleidoscopic and perishable but God ever remains the same, He is neither kaleidoscopic nor perishable. Therefore God is not attained by modes, but He is attained by renouncing attachment to the modes. Therefore by overpowering Tamoguna by Rajoguna and Rajoguna by Sattvaguna, the striver has to transcend all the three gums (modes).
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