Sanskrit Yoga Glossary
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Word 'sattva'
Itrans
sattva
Meaning(s)
- Purity, light, lightness.
- One of the three gunas.
Additional Explanation(s)
When the quality of sattva is predominant or increasing in a person, there will be certain characteristics. You will see an increase of happiness, knowledge, light, purity, peace and harmony.
There are many ways to increase sattva. Some effective ways are eating a sattvic diet, doing Japa, meditating, studying scriptures, satsang, kirtan, and pranayama.
To have a sattvic diet, one should try to eat as much as possible foods which are fresh, ripe, nutritious and tasty. Some examples of sattvic foods are milk, fruit, dal, and almonds, and there are many more.
For more information please see the gunas.
