In English
Mind is the cause of man's bondage
The mind, according to the scriptures, is the cause of man's bondage or liberation. The mind has three qualities: , and . The Thamasik quality makes the mind ignore the truth, pursue the false and impels man to indulge in what is unholy and improper. It is necessary to correct this tendency of the . The is responsible for a person living in a kind of dream-state and treating it as real. The Sathvik quality makes a person see good even in a bad person or object. The Sathvik person sees God in the whole cosmos and fosters the godly approach to creation.