I am not aware of modern studies on this subject. My contribution here is to share my little knowledge with dear RG colleagues who may not have heard about this topic.  

According to Krishna (one of the most widely revered & most popular of all Indian divinities):The physical world has 3 gunas (attributes): Satoguna, Tamoguna and Rajoguna. Every person, living in this physical world falls in these attributes. [But a person can also go beyond these 3 attributes]                                                                                                     -Satoguna is the purest one; those (who are in this guna) have emotions combined with bliss & knowledge.

- Rajoguna comes from desires & attachments, which leads to expectations and connections to results.

-Tamoguna comes from ignorance, which leads to extremes or sluggishness.

-Satoguna leads to happiness, Rajoguna leads to attachment with providence and Tamoguna leads to excesses.                                          I shall be happy to learn more. My regards.

I am not aware of modern studies on this subject. My contribution here is to share my little knowledge with dear RG colleagues who may not have heard about this topic.  

According to Krishna (one of the most widely revered & most popular of all Indian divinities):The physical world has 3 gunas (attributes): Satoguna, Tamoguna and Rajoguna. Every person, living in this physical world falls in these attributes. [But a person can also go beyond these 3 attributes]                                                                                                     -Satoguna is the purest one; those (who are in this guna) have emotions combined with bliss & knowledge.

- Rajoguna comes from desires & attachments, which leads to expectations and connections to results.

-Tamoguna comes from ignorance, which leads to extremes or sluggishness.

-Satoguna leads to happiness, Rajoguna leads to attachment with providence and Tamoguna leads to excesses.                                          I shall be happy to learn more. My regards.

We know, nature is uncontrolled; animals, birds, humans (talking about body), trees, rivers, mountains, etc., all come in nature. And, this nature is none, but the composition of five elements, i.e., earth, water, fire, air and ether. And, there are three stages of every element: 1. Pure (Satoguna), 2. Semi-pure (Rajoguna), and 3. Impure (Tamoguna). Satoguna, Rajoguna and Tamoguna are words in Hindi. The nature is uncontrolled because its elements are impure.

Saatvik knowledge is essential in life. Through Saatvik knowledge, God can be found. For earthly life, some raajasic knowledge (discrimination) is needed. Taamasic knowledge increases sorrow, suffering and ignorance.

http://www.artofliving.org/%E2%80%98-you-rise-above-three-gunas-sattva-increases%E2%80%99

https://mylifemystuff.wordpress.com/category/people/page/13/

I think the answer to this question is a centuries-old experience of the positive impact on the psyche of such texts. This experience confirms the statement about the importance of training the mind and body simultaneously.

I have been able to get one recent article on this subject. However it deals with management. I need to know about it in healthcare perspective.

Article Formulating a New Three Energy Framework of Personality for ...

I have been able to use the above mentioned framework for determining psychological health. I will submit my working paper on my page on research gate in two weeks time.

Dear Mr Satish 

I will look forward to the results of your studies.

Triguna balance may also be measured in an individual by .Mysore Triguna Scale' [ Shilpa S et al , 2012].

sgo.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/02/01/2158244012436564

I feel converting these spiritual and seemingly religious concepts to non- religious socio-scientific concepts will involve a lot of research - especially in health care field. We need them to be more evidence based in order to be scientifically adoptable. Dhairya, Gyan and Nyaya were easily understood and applicable concepts in ancient India - however, after a considerable loss of intellect in Indian masses in middle ages and early modern era - there is a need of reformulating these concepts into specific interventions so that they may become adoptable by the masses. This will roughly amount to a change in Indian intellect equivalent to that of Europe during renaissance. Quite an uphill task. It will require a huge workforce working on these concepts with modern vision in almost every field.

Dear Ankur Sharma,

Mental health is an integral part of health; Indeed, there is no health without mental health.

Mental health - it is not just the absence of mental disorders.

Mental health is determined by socio-economic, biological and related environmental factors.

For mental health, there are cost-effective cross-sectoral strategies and public health interventions.

Mental Health - a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his abilities, can withstand the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community. In this positive sense, mental health is the foundation of human well-being and effective functioning of the community.

Mental health and well-being are essential to our collective and individual ability as rational beings to think, to show emotions, communicate with one another, to earn a livelihood and to enjoy life. Given this fact, strengthening, protection and restoration of mental health can be taken by individuals, communities and the Commonwealth worldwide as the actions of vital importance.

Mental health promotion involves actions to create living conditions and environments to support mental health and allow people to live a healthy lifestyle. This includes a range of actions aimed at increasing the likelihood that more people have better mental health.

Regards, Shafagat

 Hi Ankur,

I could only find one study that references the above but it too involves management, stress, and the various scales.  The fairly common interventions are offered and the texts are referenced.  It is my understanding that the classical texts reveal the causes of suffering and imbalance and also provide holistic methods to course-correct - mentally, physically, and emotionally. 

As someone on the fringe trying to gain understanding (and wrapping my head around the terms),  can you take the essence of one concept, (for me - the uniformed), and describe they way(s) in which you could convert and apply it as a "modern" intervention in a socio-scientific way to health care? 

I'm very curious and looking forward to learning much more through discussions here.

http://www.iipa.org.in/New%20Folder/11--Rabindra%20Acharya.pdf

Best,

Victoria

As karma expresses through behavior, speech and thought, the sattwic mode seeks to actively control behavior and speech by moral guidelines and precepts to be observed, and ultimately to shape thought and identity. Meditation and prayer play a role in controlling these wellsprings of karma.

It is through meditation. Do more Seva, Sadhana and Satsang. How does it help? It elevates you from Tamoguna and takes you towards Rajoguna, and then from Rajoguna brings you into Satoguna.

https://www.facebook.com/shrivatsav.pattabiraman/posts/10152481035456224

http://www.mudrashram.com/threemodesofkarma.html