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Think it over

The way to health and happiness

Dr. Ram Manohar

Abstract
AAyurveda teaches us that health and happiness are achieved through control in the mind. Only when we
have unclouded awareness can we then focus on the essence and everything necessary will come to us.

It is our experience that in pursuit of life (Āyu),
रागादिरोगान्सततानुषक्तानशेषकायप्रसृतानशेषान्।औत्
we can lose health. In pursuit of health, we
सुक्यमोहाऽरतिदाञ्जघानयोऽपूर्ववैद्यायनमोऽस्तुतस्मै।।
can lose resources(Aiśvarya). In pursuit of
यस्मिन्लब्धेसर्वमिदंलब्धंभवतिनिश्चितम्।तस्मिन्परि
resources, we can lose both life and health.
श्रमःकार्यःकिमन्यैःलब्धवस्तुभिः।।स्व।।
We are unable to gain recognition in life
Invocatory Verse, Assttaanngahrrdayamm, Suutrasthaana1 (Yaśa) because we do not have the ability to
make significant contributions to society. And
finally we succumb to our worries, failing to
“One has to strive to obtain that, by gaining
which everything that is needed becomes secure our future either in this life or the life
ours. What is the use of obtaining anything thereafter (Śāśvata Loka). This is the misery
else?” of human life.

This is the unsaid philosophy of AAyurveda. AAyurveda says that there is a way to have
Modern medicine has progressed in leaps everything — life, health, resources, fame and
and bounds. With advanced technologies, a secure future. But we have to focus on the
it is possible to even move organs from one essential. When we focus on the essence, all
body to another like files from one computer that is needed comes to us. Or else, we lose
to another. Yes, modern medicine can save all that we aspire for by simply chasing them.
many lives in critical moments, but in the By a radical change in mental attitude and
long run, the health (Ārogya)of the individual behaviour (Ācāra), all that makes life complete
is compromised and it can even lead to and fulfilled comes within our reach.
premature death. In the United States, the
doctor is considered to be the third leading इत्याचारःसमासेनयंप्राप्नोतिसमाचरन्।आयुरारोग्य
cause of overall morbidity and mortality. मैश्वर्यंयशोलोकांश्चशाश्वतान्।।

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