SOCIAL HEALTH IN AYURVEDA: AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Psychology and Ayurveda emphasises on the rules of conduct and its effects on social and behavioural aspects of life. It deals with preventive, curative and promotive aspects. The personality of an individual can be enhanced by his personal or social conduct. A self-review could help to judge one's conduct. Ayurveda has discussed conduct under "Sadvritta" (Code of good conduct). A good personal conduct provides good health and a control over individual senses and desires. Sadvritta can be classified as personal (regime of bathing, cleaning of eyes, nose, ears, teeth, oral cavity, nails etc), psychological (one should not feel exhilarated in success and depressed in failure or under continuous grief), social (not using unwashed clothes, dirty or uncomfortable clothes, clothes worn by others, not appropriate to the season, occasion or clothes made from unnatural fibre), emotional (should be self controlled, self virtuous, free from anxiety, fear, shy etc), religious (worship gods, Brahmanas etc, perform religious sacrifice) and occupational conduct (should not tell a lie nor take others possession nor should desire for other women or other's property, should not be inclined to enmity). Emotional disorders which are caused by Prajnaparada (derangement of intellect, restraint and memory), interrupt the social conduct of a person leading to psychosomatic disease. The wise man should control the impulses of emotions which otherwise causes the mental illness. Psycho Social Behaviour changes as Causative factors and Prodromal symptoms of upcoming diseases. By following proper code of conduct, daily regimen, seasonal regimen, Achara Rasayana (rejuvenating regimens) one can lead a healthy life.
Authors and Affiliations
Muniraju KN, Suhas Shetty, Savitha HP, Narayana Prakash
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