In the psychology tradition, there are 16 personality types, based on the following characteristic traits in various permutations:
Introversion/Extroversion, Intuitive/Logical, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving.
In the yoga tradition, there are three attributes of the mind: Sattva (Calmness/Balance), Rajas (Energy/Activity), Tamas (Dullness/Laziness).
In the Vedanta Tradition there are five sheaths from the depth to the surface: They are annamayakosha (food sheath), pranamayokosha (vital energy sheath), manomayakosha (mind sheath), vigyanmayokosha (intellect sheath), anandamayokosha (bliss sheath).
The three gunas of Sattva, Rajas, Tamas belong to manomayokosha. These three gunas in various permutations are expressed as the personality types.
For example Introversion is correlated with Sattva, Extroversion with Rajas. Clear thinking with Sattva and feeling or emotions with Rajas; Judging with tamas and Perceiving with sattva. Intuitive,Logical both with Sattva.
So an INTP (Introversion, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving) personality trait has the predominant qualities of Sattva.
The above-mentioned correlations can be used as a technique for mapping the human mind and its expression as personality traits.
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