There are three primary
qualities, which are omnipresent at work behind all material
forms in nature, i.e, Satwa (consciousness or intellect),
Rajas (motion or action) and Thamas (inertia or resistance).
Satwa
Rajas
Thamas
Whatever is pure and
illuminating. Inferred as pleasure.
Whatever is active,
energising & activating. Inferred as pain.
Whatever is passive
and offers resistance and restraints. Inferred as
delusion.
