Three Modes of Material Nature - an essential subject

The three modes of material nature are a very unique and illuminating concept of Vedic philosophy which describe and explain the functioning of material nature based on three influences or forces - goodness, passion and ignorance. They permeate everywhere and affect all aspects of this material world.

The three modes of material nature bind us to stay in the material world and therefore get stuck in the cycle of birth and death forever. If we can avoid the lower modes by understanding how they work and influence us then we can successfully cultivate the mode of goodness which will make us eligible to succeed on our path of self realization. All of these three modes of nature contaminate us - to bigger or lesser degrees - so ultimately, one has to transcend all the material modes and achieve a pure state, in pure goodness.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Three Modes of Material Nature category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 13 quotes.


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