Manas — The Mental Gunas
Manas · Triguṇa
The qualities of your mind
What is Mental Gunas?
Beyond the body, Ayurveda maps the mind through three qualities, or gunas. Together they describe your mental clarity, your restlessness and your inertia — the very texture of your inner world.
What it reveals
Your current balance of Sattva (clarity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (heaviness).
Why it matters
Understanding your mental gunas points to the practices, foods and rhythms that cultivate a calmer, clearer mind.
The three gunas
Sattva
Clarity, calm and harmony — a light, lucid mind.
Rajas
Activity, drive and restlessness — movement and ambition.
Tamas
Stability, inertia and heaviness — rest, but also dullness.
Find out your Mental Gunas
The Mental Gunas assessment is one of Ojavi’s in-app tools. Download the app to take it, get your result, and turn it into a personalised plan.
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