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Paklausta 4 Oct 2026, 05:16
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🙏 Krishna Krishna Krishna 🙏 Thank you for the insights provided on 4.13 thread. Want to understand —> “ divided according to the guṇas born of their previously acquired natures”….how to understand the phrase “born of previously acquired natures” —> does it mean from past life? Other related query that I have is — does “guna” change over period of time in our life through our actions and behaviour or practices — or they always remain in same fixed proportion of Sattva/Rajas/Tamas? Please help clarify. Thank you. 🙏 Radhe Radhe 🙏
Administratorius atsakė
"born of previously acquired natures" means produced by saṁskāras of a previous birth.
Guṇas generally do not change, and it is difficult to change our personality. It is possible but takes a lot of disciplined effort. Bhakti is the only process that helps one transcend the guṇas, as Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa explains in 14.26.
Vimukt Vivek
Thank you for pointing to 14.26 — very helpful to cross-reference. Regarding “ produced by saṁskāras of a previous birth” — doesn’t that then point us to the question that varna is by birth then?
Administratorius atsakė
The verse here is referring to the guṇas that determine one's duties in the varṇāśrama system. A person is born with a predominant guṇa. That guṇa is determined by saṁskāras accumulated in previous lives.
