How to improve my Sattvic qualities to please God more?

[Shri Bharath Krishna asked: Padanamskaram Swami, How can I improve my Sattvic qualities so that I can please God more? Is learning correct spiritual knowledge the only way or is there anything else that I can do? Thank You Swami, Your devotee. Bharath Krishna.]

Swami Replied: - Quality is related to awareness because quality is only a mode of awareness. Even the inert substances have qualities, which are also inert. Rajas is inert energy and Tamas is inert matter. Sattvam is awareness, which is related to the non-inert awareness only. Of course, even Rajas and Tamas are related to awareness, which are the thoughts of awareness only, but, the Rājasic and Tāmasic qualities result due to the influence of inert items only. For example, ego is the Rājasic quality and it results based on the possession of inert energy in the body. Similarly, laziness and ignorance are Tāmasic qualities resulting from the undigested inert food-matter only. If you take Sattvam, it results due to awareness alone and hence, the quality of Sattvam has the influence of awareness only. Therefore, the quality of Sattvam can be increased only by spiritual knowledge and not by any other way.

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