Adhyatma gunas are named so
because they can be felt only by the body that has atma in it i.e. in a
living body. These are known as the gunas of atma which are of following
types:
1.Buddhi (intellect)
All the conducts of the living beings are by the means of buddhi
(intellect). It is a daily needed guna required for various conducts,
reactions and behavior. This guna is of two types:
Smruti
This type of buddhi develops from sanskar (activity to improve
something).
Anubhava
The part of buddhi (intellect) other than smruti is known as anubhava
(expereince). This type of buddhi that all-living beings acquire by
there experiences wrong and right. It is of two types:
- Yathartha (real or truth)
- Ayathartha (false)
Yathartha
It refers to the actual and not the virtual things, feelings or sense
that give right knowledge and information. For example to recognize gold
as gold, wood as wood.
Ayathartha
It refers to the wrong deed, things, feelings etc that give a wrong,
false information. Example if someone considers aluminum as silver. The
saying that every thing that glitters is not gold, holds true for
ayathartha.
2) Iksha (desire)
it refers to the wish of the any living being to achieve, get, do
something that doesn't already exist with him. There are many types of
desires (ishka) that living beings can have, namely:
- Kaam (lust)
- Abhilasha (desire)
- Raja (love)
- Sankalpa (vow)
- Karunya (mercy)
- Vyanga (Criticism)
- Updha
- Bhava
The list of desires is endless.
Shloka- Svartpratha
3) Dwesha (jealous)
It refers to anything that irritates mind and body. It can also be
explained as the feeling of inferiority of anyone respective of anything
that remained an unfulfilled desire. It is of following types:
- Krodha (anger)
- Droha (rebel)
- Manyu
- Akshama
Shloka- prajab
4.Prayatna (efforts)
The efforts or prayatna refers tot he strive of someone or the activity
performed by someone to gain or achieve the desired or needed thing. It
is of two types:
Jeevan purvak (livelihood)
These are the efforts done for surviving i.e. to fulfill the
necessities of livelihood. for example: the food we eat, water to drink,
shelter etc.
Iksha Dwesha purvak (desire- jealousy)
These are the efforts made to fulfill ones' dreams and desires. When
the desires are not fulfilled then jealousy arises
Sukha (happiness)
It refers to the pleasant happenings that are soothing for mind and
body. According to dharma it is called sukha.
7.Dukkha (sorrow)
Sorrow refers to any happening, moment, feeling that is unpleasant,
hurting to mind and body.
