sravna
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When you consider the hallmarks attributed to different gunas, you will notice that the more desirable one is achieved after the lesser ones are in a sense transcended. Thus the graduation from tamassic to rajassic happens implies that you are being propelled towards knowledge from ignorance. This requires a different set of attributes than the one where ignorance and inertia rules. But rajassic knowledge is pragmatic knowledge which is the knowledge about the physical world. When you progress from rajassic to sattvic you are focussed on transcendental knowledge rather than the pragmatic knowledge. Thus the sattvic nature is characterized by a set of attributes. But sattvic guna itself is not flawless. It errs on the side of softness. It is in need of desirable qualities from pure rajassic and desirable qualities of rajassic & tamassic. Exactly because of this lacking, sattvic person is in need of further evolution to attain perfection. In my view the flawed sattvic aspects are countered by the rajassic and rajassic & tamassic aspects and a balance is created.
So no wonder you see even Lord Krishna in the dwapara yuga resorting to craftiness and advocating the use of force to sustain dharma
So no wonder you see even Lord Krishna in the dwapara yuga resorting to craftiness and advocating the use of force to sustain dharma