External Forces Affecting The Mind

There are many external forces that affect my mind and emotions. We may be aware of some of them, like peer pressure, social media, advertising, societal pressures, etc. However, the Vedas speak about three powerful, yet invisible, subtle energies which act on all beings. They are known as the “tri-gunas” in Sanskrit, or the three modes of material nature. It is these three forces which perhaps, more than anything else, cause the bondage of the soul to material nature.