A Soldier Scholar from Indian Army, Brig JS Rajpurohit holds Masters, MPhil and Doctoral degrees in Business Management and Defence Studies. Author is a Visiting Professor at University of Ladakh and an Accredited Management Teacher of AIΜΑ. He is an accomplished Military Leader, Management Professional and an Administrator with 37 years of military experience. He holds the distinction of conceiving Heterodox Techno- Leadership Model. Author was Dean and Head of Faculty at College of Defence Management and has wide experience in conducting management workshops in Military, Civil and Corporate institutions. With mastery in designing and authoring curriculum books, image consultancy, leadership, soft skills, stress and conflict management, author has over 30 articles and chapters published in national and international journals and books. Author is widely recognised in major parts of the world for his thoughts on contemporary management inquiries.
The soul is a vital life form in the human body that provides life and consciousness to the body and mind and is the unifying element of the universe. Sämkhya, an ancient Indian philosophy, is a dualist theory that relies on the realities of Purusha (soul, spirit) and Prakriti (Matter). The matter comprises the body and mind that are physical aspects of the human body, whereas the soul, spirit, or Atma signifies ultimate consciousness. An individual's inner dimensions comprise three primary characteristics; Sattva Guņa, Rajas Guņa and Tamas Guna. These constituents described in Sämkhya Philosophy correspondingly reflect spirituality, activity, and inertia. All are omniscient but in divergent quantities. The proportion of each depends on the state of mind of each individual with the ultimate aim of achieving the highest form Sattva, the most peaceful and productive to humanity.
Triguna as a concept has always fascinated me for the simple reason that Vedic wisdom explains the personality of a person. One could identify his state of mind and body at any time. It led to conduct of a seminar at IIAS, Shimla to understand implication of Triguna Theory in contemporary world in 21" century. The book is divided into three sections; Triguna Theory and its significance, Contemporary Perspective of Triguna Theory and the Relevance and Application of Triguna theory in the 21" Century. The author has reasonable understanding of the concept of Triguna that can be effectively applied in the world today.
Triguna Theory is an integral part of Indian Philosophy to the extent that it touches all aspects of our lives every moment and in all relations. It does not limit itself to humans alone but encompasses all living beings on earth. Interaction within a species and between the species are all dictated by the philosophy described in Triguna theory.
Sämkhya philosophy describes every living being as part of Prakriti that has three essential characteristics of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas that maintain a perfect balance in nature. Indian Philosophy conceptualized and practised three forms of positive, neutral and negative characters of a living being in the form of Triguna (three traits or three dimensions of a personality). Each one of us possess all the three characteristics at all times with one of them being predominant at any one moment; higher the content of any one guna, higher is the nature of that particular guna in the individual. In fact, Triguna are the most important characteristics out of six constituents of 'prakriti.' Chapter 14 of Samkhya Kärikä specifies that five features of vyakta and avyakta are organized because of presence of Triguna in them. Sämkhya Kärikä 12 explains that these three gunas dominate, support and enable each other and their continuous interaction with each other is the basis of creation of the world. Triguna is known to exist in the form of Goddess Durga and is personified energy of Vishnu, Brahama and Mahesh signifying Sättvika, Rājasika and Tämasika qualities respectively.
It was a unique opportunity to meet Brigadier Jeewan Rajpurohit in the fine academic precincts of Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla when the idea of conducting a debate cum seminar on such a vibrant topic like Triguna came up. His knowledge of the subject was astounding. There is absolutely no doubt about relevance of Triguna theory in contemporary Kalyug. It is applicable in all walks of life but realization of its importance somehow is rare in our own Bharat and is lesser known in rest of the world. Hence, there is a need to proliferate the subject. I was pleasantly surprised at the willingness of this military officer who was so enthusiastic about the topic and conduct of a national level seminar. The seminar was conducted with most academic professional excellence and outcome was awesome. The quality of speakers was a good mix of visionary scholars and gen next budding professionals. IIAS is pleased to have hosted this seminar as Triguna theory was truly recalled and discussed in great details. In fact, there is a genuine need to continue to discuss the theory in all possible platforms so that the society is benefitted.
I extend my sincere compliments to Brig (Dr) JS Rajpurohit for conducting the seminar in IIAS, Shimla and sharing his wisdom. He used the platform to spread the message that once was spread by Bhagwan Ram in Satyug and Shri Krishna in Dwapar yug. Relevance of Triguna was amply clearly and effectively discussed and knowledge shared with people within and outside India. Thank you very much Rajpurohit ji.
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