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94-134 'Go Beyond The Three Modes (BG 14.5)' by HH Radhanath Swami, in Mumbai

sattvaà rajas tama iti guëäù prakåti-sambhaväù nibadhnanti mahä-bäho dehe dehinam avyayam Translation: Material nature consists of three modes—goodness, passion and ignorance. When the eternal living entity comes in contact with nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he becomes conditioned by these modes….