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Many think Advaita is only in the Upanishads, but reality is that it’s also found majorly in the Puranas. Another misconception is that there’s no bhakti in Advaita, but bhakti and nam jap are also done in it.
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Shri Mahabhagwat Devi puran 11th chapter
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Sadhna Series

Satvik, Rajasik and Tamsik states

There are three types of mental modifications: Sattvik, Rajasik and Tamasik.

Tamas → increases ignorance, laziness, confusion.

Rajas → increases desire, passion, energy, greed.

Sattva → increases happiness, clarity, health, and supports spiritual growth
To decrease Tamasik nature (ignorance, laziness)

i. Exercise or any physical activity (like sports, walking with friends, etc.)
ii. Eat no stale food. Eat within 5 hours of cooking.
iii. Reduce onion and garlic.
iv. Avoid non-vegetarian food.
v. Avoid processed food (packaged foods like Kurkure, Maggi, etc.)

To decrease Rajasik nature (desire, passion, greed)

Excess salty, spicy or oily food shouldn't be taken much. Take only occasionally. Don't avoid salt, spice and oil completely as it can have negative effects (increases Vata Dosha and scarcity of essential vitamins and minerals). Apply moderation in everything.


To increase Sattvic nature (self-control, purity)

i. Eat simple food made at home: fruits, vegetables, rice, roti, etc.

ii. Have Sattvik company and consume Sattvik content.

iii. Exercise in moderation increases Sattva Guna while exercise in excess increases Rajo Guna.


When you do what you want to hide from others (you are afraid about others knowing about it), it increases Tamo Guna. For example, when you have an exam coming and you know you should be studying but you're using social media on your computer, you know you're doing wrong and want to hide this from your parents and family members. Such activities increase Tamo Guna.

Doing what you want everyone to know increases Sattva Guna. In the above example, if you're studying a lot, you're proud of it and it's not something you want to hide. Such activities increase Sattva Guna.

The ideal balance of sattva, rajas, and tamas depends on your goals—whether spiritual, mental, or material.

For Spiritual Growth:

Sattva: High (70–80% or more)
Clarity, peace, purity, truth, compassion

Rajas: Moderate (15–25%)
Needed to maintain energy and motivation

Tamas: Low (5–10%)
Only enough for sleep and rest
Spiritual seekers aim for high sattva, reduce rajas and tamas.

Active professionals may require more rajas, but should still keep sattva as the foundation.

Unhealthy lifestyles tend to increase tamas and rajas while reducing sattva.

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Mahabharata Shanti Parva Chapter - 318 Verse 76-79
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Tat Tvam Asi (You are that)

Uddalaka Aruni, the father of Shvetketu is instructing his son Shvetketu. In last he says Tat Tvam Asi (You are that). Means you are the universal consciousness, the ultimate reality. This conversation is a part of Chhandogya Upanishad, Saam Veda.

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Garud Puran, Achar Khand, Chapter 235 - 236


• The yoga which establishes the oneness of the supreme and the individual soul is the best yoga.

• Practicers of Advait yoga becomes free.

•The universe is but a series of appearance of perceptions of the non-soul as soul, and of the unreal as real.
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Garud Puran, Achar Khand, Chapter 236


What's written in it?

• Self/Aatma is present everywhere. It's all pervading.

• Example of gold and ornaments

• Example of pot and clay

• Example of rope and snake
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Garud Puran, Achar Khand, Chapter 236
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Shrimad Devi Bhagwat Puran - 3.7


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Advaitik references pinned «Those who want to understand the terminologies related to Advait Vedant like Jiva, Ishvar, Brahm, Maya, 3 types of bodies, what happens during maha pralay, how to get liberation, karma etc. then watch these 2 video lecture series. You may watch any one of…»