Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 14: The Three Qualities of Nature

Bhagavad Gita 14.26

māṃ ca yo'vyabhicāreṇa bhaktiyogena sevate | sa guṇānsamatītyaitān brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

And one who serves me with the unfailing yoga of devotion goes beyond these qualities and becomes fit to be one with Brahman.

Modern context

And how does one go beyond the gunas? Krishna's answer is not more analysis but devotion. Serving the divine with unfailing love lifts a person above the three qualities. This is consoling. One does not have to master every mood and energy by willpower. Turning wholeheartedly toward something higher naturally loosens the hold of the lower.