गणपत्यथर्वशीर्ष (with translation) /17

made in Indian philosophy is personalities having 'Satva'.

'rajas' and 'tamo' gunas. The 'saātvik' man is characterised

by nobleness of character. His thoughts are noble and

actions are actuated by the highest motives. His hallmark

is unselfishness in thought, word and deed. He is not

disturbed by the pair of opposites or 'dvandvas'. The

'Raājasik' man's actions are actuated by the profit motive

and when the expected returns do not come in, he loses his

equipoise. He is affected by the 'dvandvas' or pair of

opposites. The 'Taāmasik' man is dull and inert and his life

centres round eating, drinking, sleeping and procreating.

There is a fourth class which the poet Bhartrhari has very

deftly described by the phrase "Te ke na jaānimahe" i.e.

(we do not know in which group they fall). This class

delights in doing harm to others for no reason except for the

vicious pleasure it occasions them. Ganesha as the Supreme

Spirit is beyond these 'Gunās'. Ganesha is also beyond the

three bodily states of waking, dreaming and sleeping as He

is always in the 'turiya' state, immersed in a deep trance.
 

 
All finite phenomena are conditioned by time, symbo-

lised by the cycles of birth, growth and decay and death. As

the Infinite Spirit, Ganesha is beyond the three states of

time viz. the past, the present and the future. He always

was, always is and always will be in existence. As

stated earlier,
earlier the 'Mulādhara Chakra', is situated
just above the organs of generation. The 'Kundalini' or
primeval Shakti lies dormant in the 'Muladhaādhāra Chakra'
and rises through the various Chakras until it unites with
the Sahasrāra Chakra in the brain, is situated
just abowhich is equive the organs of generation. The 'Kundalini' or
primealent to the
union between individual soul and the universal soul.
Ganesha is the primeval Shakti lies dormant in the 'or energy which created
the universe, which is situated in the Mulaādhara Chakra' and
and rises through the various C.
 
Ganesha is endowed with the three 'Shakras until it unites with
the Sahasrara Chakra in the braintis' or powers, which is equivalent to the
union between individual soul and the universal soul.
Ganesha is the primeval Shakti or energy which created
the universe, which is situated in the Muladhara Chakra.
 
Ganesha is endowed with the three 'Shaktis' or powers,

"Prabhu Shakti", "Mantra Shakti" and "Utsäāha Shakti"

which are attributes of the Supreme Spirit..
 

 
By constant meditation on Ganesha, Yogis gain absolu-

tion as they become completely merged in Him and lose

their separate identity permanently. Methods and techniques
 

 
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