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Upgrading social health through Eyurveda

Dr. RiteshGujarathi, Dr. Jasmine Gujarathi

Abstract
The current scenario is not encouraging in the context of social health. Worldwide, society feels divided
over various aspects such as religion, caste, cultures, financial status, etc. Those individuals who rep-
resent and govern society have put this world in a difficult situation. When we think about developed,
developing and undeveloped countries, the condition worsens increasingly down the scale. The world
is divided by different boundaries. People are staying together but mentally they are far away from each
other. People have lost their mental peace. In today’s era, health is restricted only to physical and men-
tal health. More and more people are moving away from social and spiritual health. It is thus high time
to address these two parameters of health. The social health of a person cannot be addressed without
his mental health. Eyurveda provides various guidelines to improve the social health of the individual
by upgrading his mental health. After following such guidelines, one can achieve social health. Such
socially healthy people will be able to create a healthy society. An attempt has been made in this article
to address the social health of an individual by following various concepts like Sadvritta (good conduct
and behaviour), Dharaneeya Vega (impulses to be held back or sustained), and Achara Rasayana
(behavioural discipline, positive behaviour), etc., described in the ancient Eyurveda texts.

Introduction and world peace. Social health cannot be
addressed until and unless the concepts
Apart from physical and mental health, of AAyurveda are thoroughly studied and
spiritual and social well-being plays a major followed by individuals. Although people
part in the wellness of an individual as well are getting more and more cautious about
as of society. Amongst all these, social health health, they are mainly concentrating on the
is the least addressed and the most vital in physical aspect only. Due to this, people are
the current scenario. Today, when the world becoming physically stronger but mentally
is in need of global peace, major conflicts and socially weaker day by day. Social media
have occurred in the last ten years, violence, have brought the whole world together
riots, wars, communal riots, abuses, domestic technologically but people are moving farther
violence, suicides and many other incidents away from each other. People’s financial status
which are far apart from social well-being is improving but this results in them living

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