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Manasa, vacha, karmana are three
मनस
or ''manasa'': "mind (in its widest sense as the seat of intellectual operations and of emotions)"
वाचा
or ''vācā'': "speech, word"
कार्मण
or ''karmana'': "relating to or proceeding from action" These three words appear at
These three words also appear in at least one version of the
Trikaranaśuddhi indicates the purity and unity of (1) ''manasa'' (thought), (2) ''vacha'' (word/speech), and (3) ''karmana'' (deed/action), and a harmony and congruence between them. A spiritual saying of India speaks about the existence of this congruence in great people ("''Mahatma''"): "''Manassekam, Vachassekam, Karmanyekam Mahaatmanam''". The idea of Trikaranasuddhi has some connection to the commonly expressed adage of 'Talk your Thought, Walk your Talk'.
There has been exploration about the linkage between ''trikaranasuddhi'' and effectiveness in leadership.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
words. The word ''manasa'' refers to the mind, ''vacha'' refers to speech, and ''karmana'' refers to actions
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In several Indian languages, these three words are together used to describe a state of consistency expected of an individual. The motto manasa, vacha, karmana is usually invoked to imply that one should strive to achieve the state where one's thoughts, speech, and the actions coincide.
Sanskrit words
The definitions below are from Macdonnell's Sanskrit Dictionary:मनस
or ''manasa'': "mind (in its widest sense as the seat of intellectual operations and of emotions)"
वाचा
or ''vācā'': "speech, word"
कार्मण
or ''karmana'': "relating to or proceeding from action" These three words appear at
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...
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Guru Gita
The Guru Gita (Song of the Guru) is a Hindu scripture that is said to have been authored by the sage Vyasa. The verses of this scripture may also be chanted. The text is part of the larger ''Skanda Purana''. There are several versions of the Guru ...
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''Trikaranasuddhi''
Trikaranaśuddhi indicates the purity and unity of (1) ''manasa'' (thought), (2) ''vacha'' (word/speech), and (3) ''karmana'' (deed/action), and a harmony and congruence between them. A spiritual saying of India speaks about the existence of this congruence in great people ("''Mahatma''"): "''Manassekam, Vachassekam, Karmanyekam Mahaatmanam''". The idea of Trikaranasuddhi has some connection to the commonly expressed adage of 'Talk your Thought, Walk your Talk'.
There has been exploration about the linkage between ''trikaranasuddhi'' and effectiveness in leadership.
See also
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* Mizaru, who sees no evil, covering his eyes
* Kikazaru, who hears no evil, covering ...
*Trikaya
The Trikāya doctrine ( sa, त्रिकाय, lit. "three bodies"; , ) is a Mahayana Buddhist teaching on both the nature of reality and the nature of Buddhahood. The doctrine says that Buddha has three ''kāyas'' or ''bodies'', the '' Dharm ...
*The Confiteor
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, a Christian prayer, contains the phrase "thought, word, and deed": ''peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere'' ("I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed")
*The Zoroastrian
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principle of "Humata, Hukhta, Huvarshta" or "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds," also symbolized in the Faravahar
The Faravahar ( fa, فروهر), also known as the Foruhar () or the Farre Kiyâni ( fa, فر کیانی, label=none), is one of the best-known symbols of Zoroastrianism, an Iranian religion. There are various interpretations of what the Far ...
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