Tamas (tamasic): (Sanskrit) "Force of inertia."

See: guna.

(See also: Tamas, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas - (see tamo-guna).

(See also: Tamas, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas - Inertia; darkness.

(See also: Tamas, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Tamas and Rajas constitute the covering or veil. This veil is removed by the practice of Pranayama. After the veil is removed, the real nature of the soul is realised. The Chitta is by itself made up of Sattvic particles, but it is enveloped by Rajas and Tamas, just as the fire is enveloped by smoke. There is no purificatory action greater than Pranayama. Pranayama gives purity, and the light of knowledge shines.

Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.

Read more here: » Pranayama: Importance Of Pranayama

Sravana, a Month Devoted to Shiva

The devout spend the entire month of Sravana in austerities and worship of Shiva, culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan day. Shiva is beyond the gunas, as His trident represents all three, sattva, rajas and tamas. The elephant skin attire indicates that he is beyond pride; the tiger skin symbolises his going beyond lust, and the snake around his neck represents wisdom and eternity.

Read more here: » Shiva: Sravana, a Month Devoted to Shiva

Prakrti or Prakriti (from Sanskrit language) is, according to samkhya philosophy, the basic matter of which the universe consists. It is composed of the three gunas: tamas, rajas and sattva. Other related archivesSanskrit language, gunas, rajas, samkhya philosophy, sattva, tamas

Read more here: » Prakrti: Encyclopedia - Prakrti

In Buddhism, the Pali word kilesa (Sanskrit: kleśa or klesha) is used to mean "defilements" or "corruptions". Three main kinds of kilesa are: lobha: greed, lust (rāga), attachment. (Compare rajas.) dosa: hatred, aversion. moha: delusion, sloth, ignorance (avijjā). (Compare tamas.) Other related archivesBuddhism, Sanskrit, rajas, tamas

Read more here: » Kilesa: Encyclopedia - Kilesa

Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव or श्रीशिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as "shιvə") is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Adi Sankara interprets the name Śiva to mean "One who purifies everyone by the utterance of His name" or the Pure One. That is, Śiva is unaffected by the three gunas (characteristics) of Prakrti (matter): Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. Śiva is "the destroyer", ...

Including:

• Shiva - Introduction
• Shiva - Consorts and the Burning of Kamadeva
• Shiva - Other Legends
• Shiva - The Sons of Shiva
• Shiva - Attributes of Lord Shiva
• Shiva - Other Forms and Legends
• Shiva - Schools and Views of Śivaism
• Shiva - Origin Theories
• Shiva - Names of Śiva

Read more here: » Shiva: Encyclopedia - Shiva

tamas:

tamas - darkness, inertia, ignorance

(See also: tamas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas:

Tamas. Guna of rest, passivity.

(See also: Tamas, Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas:  the lower principle of inertia of omni substances

(See also: Tamas, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas:

the quality of inertia, laziness, procrastination.

(See also: Tamas, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

TAMAS: The mineral nature characterized by heaviness, inertia,  indifference, inactivity, and delusion. (Salt, in alchemy.)

(See also: TAMAS, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

Tamas:

Tamas: ignorance; inertia; darkness;  perishability.

(See also: Tamas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

A Theosophical definition of Tamas :

Tamas

(Sanskrit) One of the three gunas or qualities or essential attributes of manifested beings and things. Tamas is the quality of darkness, illusion, ignorance; it also means, in a quite different sense, quiescence, passivity, repose, rest, inertia. It becomes immediately obvious from the distinctions that these two series of words show, that there is both a good and an evil side to tamas, just as indeed there is a good and evil side to rajas, and even to sattva. The condition of manifested existence in the state of cosmic pralaya is in one sense of the word the tamasic condition, signifying quiescence or rest. When the universe is in the stage of active manvantaric manifestation, we may in a generalizing sense say that the universe is in the rajasic state or condition; and that aspect of the universe which we may call the divine-spiritual, whether in the universe itself or in the manvantara or in the pralaya of a globe, can be spoken of as the sattvic state or condition. From these observations it should be evident that the three gunas  - sattva, rajas, tamas  - not only can exist contemporaneously and coincidently, but actually do so exist, and that in fact the three are inextricably interblended. They are really three phases or conditions of imbodied consciousnesses, and each has its noble and each its "evil" side.

See also: Tamas, Mysticism, Body Mind and Soul)

Tamas (Sanskrit). The quality of darkness, "foulness" and inertia; also of ignorance, as matter is blind. A term used in metaphysical philosophy. It is the lowest of the three gunas or fundamental qualities.

(See also: Tamas, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )

Tamas (Sanskrit) The quality of darkness, illusion, ignorance; also quiescence, passivity, rest, inertia. One of the three gunas -- qualities or essential attributes of manifested beings -- the others being rajas and sattva.

"The condition of manifested existence in the state of cosmic pralaya is in one sense of the word the tamasic condition, signifying quiescence or rest. When the universe is in the stage of active manvantaric manifestation, we may in a generalizing sense say that the universe is in the rajasic state or condition; and that aspect of the universe which we may call the divine-spiritual, whether in the universe itself or in the manvantara or in pralaya of a globe, can be spoken of as the sattvic state or condition. From these observations it should be evident that the three gunas, sattva, rajas, tamas, not only can exist contemporaneously and coincidentally, but actually do so exist, and that in fact the three are inextricably interblended. They are really three phases or conditions of imbodied consciousnesses, and each has its noble and each its 'evil' side" (OG 169-70).

See also TRIGUNA

(See also: Tamas, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul)

Tamas: Dullness, inertia, folly, and ignorance.

(See also: Tamas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

TAMAS: One of the three qualities of nature which generates inertia, laziness, dullness and infatuation.

(See also: TAMAS, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Tamas: quality of darkness and inertia

(See also: Tamas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)