THE DOSHAS, ELEMENTS AND GUNAS

Qualities of the doshas

• Vata: cold, light, dry, subtle, mobile, sharp, hard, rough, clear
• Pitta: hot, a little wet, light, subtle, flowing, mobile, sharp, soft, smooth, clear
• Kapha: cold, wet, heavy, gross, dense, static, dull, soft, smooth, cloudy

Qualities of the elements

• Ether: cold, dry, light, subtle, mobile, sharp, soft, smooth, clear
• Air: cold, dry, light, subtle, mobile, sharp, rough, hard, clear
• Fire: hot, dry, light, subtle, mobile, sharp, rough, hard, clear
• Water: cold, wet, heavy, gross, liquid, static, dull, soft, smooth, cloudy
• Earth: cold, dry, heavy, gross, solid, static, dull, hard, rough, cloudy

Attributes of the gunas

• Sattva: neither hot nor cold, neither wet nor dry, light, subtle, mobile, sharp, soft, smooth, clear
• Rajas: hot, a little wet, slightly heavy, gross, mobile, sharp, hard, rough, cloudy
• Tamas: cold, wet, heavy, gross, solid, static, dull, hard, rough, cloudy