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Rh beneficial for the world—they are pervaded by both the sattwa and raja gunas.

Again in many diabolical acts, which disturb the peace of the world and destroy the lives of men and animals, we find order, energy and arrangement. For instance, one nation engages in an unjust war against another purely actuated by the greed of territorial possessions. They, to acquire their end, destroy many human lives and animals, but display sufficient order and energy in their work. Because we find energy, plan and order in this work it is the outcome of raja guna. And because it disorganizes the world, creates misery and commits error it is the effect of tama guna. And both the tendencies prevailing in this act, it is to be called tama-râjasik. Such acts are always to be met with in this practical world. The former class according to the ethical code, is called right, and the latter, wrong.