Qualities of the Compass [ from Gita ]

Alexander Everett:

  At the moment man is 'homo sapien' the 'wise three kinds of service intellectual,,,,man is in progress of becoming 'homo Noetious' the knowing man who is guided by intuition  and inspiration

three kinds of service

service in accordance with natural law;
expecting no reward in sattvic

service offered 4 display and reward Rajasic

service offered without faith and with empty heart

three kinds of practice

pure, upright and non=violent, non offensive, truthful, pleasant and benficial speech, serene  and restrained thought sattvic

practice for gain and honour Rajasic

practice obstinate and causes injury to one self or other

three kinds of gift

made with pure motives; without expecting anything in return givenen at appropriate time and place sattvic

expectation  of something in return rajasic

made with contempt and demean receiver

three kinds of understanding

which sees unity in diversity, wholeness , relatedness and creates synthesis

based ; disunity and causes separation

focuses on a part and 'sees it' as if the whole

three kinds of action 

performed without attachment / desire  and done with love

performed under stress and purpose of gratification

performed in ignorance . without regard for consequence and which brings injury

three kinds of person

has no ego , unperturbed  by success or failure

is swayed  by passion, eagerly seek results tendency toward greed

is vulgar/unbalanced/deceitful/malicious and despondent