In yogic and Ayurvedic philosophy there are three basic natures or “gunas” said to rule existence. They are: Sattva (life/sentience), Rajas (change) and Tamas (decay/death). This article explores the basics of these elements and when as humans, we crave, demand or need Rajas – the Ayurvedic element of change.
Everything we are doing here today- every personal process of transformation each one of us is going through on an individual level, no matter how insignificant it might feel, is in reality much, much bigger than ourselves. Every battle being fought within one’s self, every step towards the healing and accepting of one’s own heart to muster up the courage to express to the world, to reveal to the collective as a brave and vulnerable expression of authentic humanity is of tremendous, vital importance to the bigger picture.
Last weekend, I went home to visit my family. Lately, I’ve felt a change coming—a new adventure waiting for me, manifesting now only as the goose bumps riding my forearms. Knowing that I might soon find myself far from my loved ones, I went home. It rained all weekend—grey skies and even a surprise mid-May snowstorm.