Life, Free will and Three Modes of Material Nature
by Dr. T. D. Singh (H. H. Bhaktsvarupa Damodar Swami) In order to accommodate the different desires of living entities, material nature manifests in variegated qualities by the will of the Lord. This material nature is broadly divided into three categories called three modes of nature (gunas) – sattvam (goodness), rajah (passion) and tamah (ignorance). [...]