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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"
कर्मणा
or ''karmaṇā'': "relating to or proceeding from action" These three words appear at
These three words also appear in at least one version of the Guru Gita:
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''". It may also indicate that a "Mahatma" is one whose thoughts (Manas), words (Vachas) and Deeds (Karma) are centered on 'Unity'. It may also indicate that a "Mahatma" is one, whose thoughts (Manas), words (Vachas) and deeds (Karm) are centered on 'Unity'. 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 (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
words. The word ''manasa'' refers to the mind
The mind is that which thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills. It covers the totality of mental phenomena, including both conscious processes, through which an individual is aware of external and internal circumstances ...
, ''vacha'' refers to speech
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
, and ''karmana'' refers to actions.
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"
कर्मणा
or ''karmaṇā'': "relating to or proceeding from action" These three words appear at
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...
br>13.8.16These three words also appear in at least one version of the Guru Gita:
''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''". It may also indicate that a "Mahatma" is one whose thoughts (Manas), words (Vachas) and Deeds (Karma) are centered on 'Unity'. It may also indicate that a "Mahatma" is one, whose thoughts (Manas), words (Vachas) and deeds (Karm) are centered on 'Unity'. 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
* Three wise monkeys * Trikaya *The Confiteor, aChristian
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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 principle of "Humata, Hukhta, Huvarshta" or "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds," also symbolized in the Faravahar
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