Kṛṣṇa defines ‘Intelligence in the Mode of Ignorance’. This is the most dangerous state: ‘Tamasā-āvṛtā’—the intellect is completely covered by darkness. It considers ‘Adharma’ to be ‘Dharma’ (calls bad ‘good’) and sees every single thing in a distorted or reverse way (‘Viparītāṁś ca’). This is the intellect of a person who is stubbornly, aggressively wrong about everything. Examples include someone who thinks that helping people is a ‘weakness’ or that killing and violence are ‘heroic’. They are not just confused (like the passionate person); they have flipped the moral script entirely. They take pride in their ignorance and fight against the truth. They are like someone who looks at a map and thinks North is South. Their every decision leads them deeper into the pit of suffering. This is the ultimate blindness of the soul. It teaches us the necessity of ‘Humility before the Truth’. If we become too arrogant or too numb, we might start believing our own lies. We should always check our opinions against the words of the Lord and the saints. If we find ourselves defending things that cause harm or go against the Gītā, we must realize our intelligence is covered. Tamasic intelligence is a mental suicide; we must seek the light of Sattva to see the world right-side up again.