The impulse to help others can stem from any of the four states, with resultant different effects. Help done under Tamas is an unthinking help done without giving due consideration to the real causes of the suffering. Thus, a poor person may be in a state of poverty because he is too overcome by inertia to bring in the desired effort. Economic help in such a case (granted it is a genuine case and not dramatised to extract money) only increases the inertia. Rajasic help is usually done with the idea of some name or to earn merit. It only ends up bloating the ego. The only help truly worth anything is the sattwic help done with due consideration and thought so as not to encourage inertia or wrong tendencies through the money given. The best help, however, is when we empower and equip the person inwardly to manage his affairs rather than weakening his own capacity to make an effort. In any case, if your own financial condition is not good enough, then it is best not to rush into providing monetary help.
I had a dream where I was at my mother’s house and saw two snakes. They were not black; one had brown patterns or markings on its body. I felt quite scared when I saw them. One of the snakes was thick and moving slowly, but it wasn’t attacking or harming anyone. 🐍🌙[…]
September 14, 2026
The snakes at your mother’s house seem to be the remnants of some past heredity tendencies that are there in the subconscient nature. They are not harmful but atavistic, remnants of the past…
