Rajas
Sanskrit Name:
Rajas
Devanagari:
रजस्
Short Summary
The quality of activity — dynamic, restless, and fiery.
Full Description
Rajas is the guna of movement, drive, and change. It fuels ambition and desire, but can also create agitation when unbalanced. In balance, it gives us energy to act; in excess, it overwhelms.
TED's Take
Like a drum solo that won’t stop — energetic, restless, alive.
Physical/Emotional Associations
Body → muscles, circulation. Mind → ambition, desire. Emotion → passion, impatience, agitation.
