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What has come to the forefront, as a result of this, as the basis of a disease is the mind. While research on mind is still scant – may be on account of being an abstract entity – Ayurveda has innumerable number of compendia that detail the implication of mind and processes therein on the cause and cure of a disease. When a disease is discussed from the point of view of the mind, healing actually dwells the importance of sacred space. Ayurveda refers to mind as manas, and you could be having a shuddha manas (pure mind) or an ashuddha manas (impure mind). Shuddha manas is also called a sattvic mind, where sattva is an attribute that is synonymous with bliss or goodness. Ashuddha manas is also called rajasic mind, where rajas is an attribute that is synonymous with passion, motion, or inertia often in the negative sense and full of prejudice. While rajasic mind pulls you down, sattvic mind elevates you to the levels of eternal bliss. Chapter 5 of the Holy Indian scripture, Bhagwat Gita has a befitting correlate for sattvic mind in one of its sholokas, which says: Uddharet-atmana-atmanam. This means, Let Him Raise the Self by the Self. Typically, a sattvic mind is steady and considerate, highly logical, and trustworthy. When you have complete purity of mind, your thoughts are pure. Purity of thoughts, called bhava samshuddhi, results in positive actions, and positive actions result in good health. Entirety of bhava samshuddhi leads to sattva samshuddhi or purity of heart. Nothing can be as matchless and as relaxing as the combination of purity of mind and purity of heart. We can actualize the healthy and happy lives by ourselves from understanding this basic idea, which is nothing but an act of deriving positive energies from within. A University of Huddersfield scholar, HS Hirst, calls this process practice of mindfulness. “The idea and practice of mindfulness,” he says, “has a long history in some of the world's religions and is also articulated in a number of secular discourses, and its therapeutic potential is now being recognized and researched in a diverse range of healthcare settings including mental health.” In terms of mental health promotion, mindfulness is worthy of consideration as an important life skill. The hypothesis has already gained momentum from the Western medical perspective. According to a California Pacific Medical Center study on psychological factors that influence physiological functions and health outcomes, an array of mind-body therapies can be used as effective adjuncts to conventional medical treatment for a number of common clinical conditions. Psychoneuroimmunology provides the scientific foundation of these mind-body therapies, which can be categorized into four general mechanisms: sensory, cognitive, expressive, and physical. Purity of mind is central to the use of these therapies. Wellness Wisdom Archive Author Interactive : Write to Sanjay Get Connected Promotional Support All Wellness Wisdom articles are copyrighted and reprint or distribution, electronic or otherwise, may please be done only after seeking the author's permission through the Reprint Request form below. |
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