The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita : 17.5. - Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================ Saturday 17, Feb 2024 08:00. Chapter 17: The Play of the Cosmic Powers - 5. =============================================================== The world of the tiger is different from the world of a human being. The instinct which impels the beast in the jungle is qualitatively different from the judgement that operates in a sage. The gunas of prakriti operate in different intensities, in different levels of evolution. The law of the jungle operates according to one level in which the gunas manifest themselves, and the law of human society works in another level. The law that reigns in the world of angels is based on a different standard altogether, which rises from a still higher stage of the evolution of the gunas. Tamas is the lowest level, and rajas is higher, but sattva is the highest. The reason why we regard these three gunas as higher and lower is due to the amount of reality which they express throu...