Bhagavad Gita Ch. 14

Question 1

What do the 3 gunas do?

Answer 1

bind to the mortal body the deathless embodied Self.

Question 2

what does sattva attach to?

Answer 2

knowledge and joy

Question 3

what does rajas attach to?

Answer 3

never ending activity

Question 4

what does tamas attach to?

Answer 4

dullness

Question 5

WHat traits shine forth when rajas in the ruling guna?

Answer 5

greed, constant activity, excessive projects, cravings, restlessness

Question 6

What traits shine forth when tamas is the ruling guna?

Answer 6

darkness, dullness, stagnation, indolence, confusion, torpor, inertia

Question 7

What cycle of rebirth is associated with each guna?

Answer 7

sattva: stainless heavens; rajas: rebirth among those attached to action; tamas: rebirth among the deluded

Question 8

What is the fruit of rajas?

Answer 8

suffering

Question 9

what is the fruit of tamas?

Answer 9

ignorance

Question 10

What is the fruit of sattva?

Answer 10

action well done and without stain

Question 11

Where do men of each trait move?

Answer 11

sattvic men go up, rajasic men remain, and tamasic men sink downward

Question 12

What happens when a human goes beyond the gunas?

Answer 12

It frees the yogi from the body and the sorrows of birth, old age, and death–leading to immortality and ultimate freedom

Question 13

What are qualities of a man who has gone beyond the three gunas?

Answer 13

he is content with whatever happens, sees dirt and rocks and gold as equal, he is indifferent to praise and honor and disgrace and blame, he is impartial to friend and foe, unattached to action, and serene in success and failure.