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Tamas

A transliteration of the Sanskrit word, which represents one of the tree fundamental energies, or gunas. Tamas is the energy which holds things in their place, and brings them to dissolution. As experienced by the individual, tiredness and sleep encompass tamas. An excess of tamas can lead to laziness, delusion and depression.

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