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UNEP– LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME 2005
– HUMAN DIMENSIONS –
BODY, MIND & SOUL
by
Dr. Anand Shrivastava
Maharishi Ayurveda Products Ltd
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MIND, BODY, SOUL DIMENSIONS
Most people think of physical bodies when they define the
word health. Yet no one would doubt that the bones, skin,
blood, hair, nails, and muscles that make up the body are
only part of our nature.
The subtle and more powerful aspects – mind, feelings,
and consciousness itself – are all parts of a person.
Ayurveda defines our true nature as a combination of
consciousness, mind, and body.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
What is consciousness? Consciousness is the underlying
field of pure intelligence that gives rise to all of creation.
This pure intelligence permeates the entire universe,
including the human body.
Without that pure awareness, we would have no
experience. The content of daily life – from vague
thoughts and feelings to concrete objects and complex
events – “covers” or hides the underlying field of
consciousness, just as the movie hides the screen.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
If we could transcend normal, everyday mental activities,
all the objects of perception – all the pieces of information
the senses take in – would be transcended enabling us to
unite with our most fundamental nature – pure
consciousness, pure intelligence.
The mind and body are an expression of this field of pure
potential. When consciousness manifests into matter, it
appears as the human system. Consciousness creates and
maintains every facet of the mind and body.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
Consequently, when something is wrong with the body, it
means something is wrong with its connection to its
fundamental constituent, consciousness.
In today’s culture, however, people often identify with
their bodies. The underlying field of Nature’s intelligence,
which operates the entire body from the level of the DNA,
is most often unrecognized and neglected.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
It means that every person is living breathing, talking
embodiment of Veda – a storehouse of pure knowledge,
pure intelligence, pure orderliness, happiness, and
organizing power.
Every person has a blueprint for living perfect health and
a perfect life within our own body. We have only to
connect our mind and body with the consciousness.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
THE THREE-IN-ONE STRUCTURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
While remaining absolutely unified, consciousness generates
threefold structure – knower, process of knowing, and object
knowledge or, (Rishi, Devata, and Chhandas). This division
however, purely virtual or conceptual because consciousness is
reality all three.
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The three-in-one fabric of consciousness provides an architectural
foundation for the universe. As consciousness expresses itself as the
manifest physical creation, this three-in-one quality is found
everywhere and in everything. In the structure of the human
physiology, it appears as the three doshas – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
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CONSCIOUSNESS (SOUL)
THE THREE-IN-ONE STRUCTURE OF
CONSCIOUSNESS
In a state of perfect health, these three values are experienced in their
true unity, called Samhita. Pragya-aparadh occurs when the
intellect, the discriminating value of consciousness, loses its
connection to wholeness.
When this happens he is cut off from the field of infinite orderliness
that manages every structure and function of mind & body. This is
the primary cause of human suffering.
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MIND
Our cosmic anatomy functions through two main channels of
information: our faculty of wisdom, Buddhi (Intelligence), and our
intuitive consciousness. Buddhi’s main function is to provide our mind
with it’s inner light, which in turn, directs our senses. Those ignorant
of the divine force of Buddhi, are largely controlled by their sensory
perceptions and, as a result, the mind is enslaved.
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MIND
Buddhi illumines the mana (mind) which then directs the indriyas
(senses). That enables us to learn through knowledge & to practice
through application. Buddhi functions through our use of will, power
of choice and self-reflection.
The correct use of the trinity of Buddhi, mind and senses make it
possible for us to accomplish even the most challenging tasks.
The mind plays a vital role in our body’s response to be healthy or to
suffer. This depends upon the mind’s disposition to either strengthen
or weaken the functioning of the body’s systems.
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MIND
MENTAL QUALITIES (GUNAS).
The Vedic texts identify three different mental qualities (Gunas),
which make the mind to operate in three different ways. These gunas
are Sattva, Rajas and Tamas and they are related to the three body
types (Vata, Pitta and Kapha):
Universal Consciousness
Samhita
Rishi
Knower
Devata
Knowing
Chhandas Known
Mental Gunas
Sattva
Rajas
Tamas
3- Doshas
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
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MIND
QUALITITIES OF BALANCED GUNAS
Sattva:
Light, illuminating, clear, happy, origination of thoughts
and ideas.
Rajas:
Mentally dynamic, analytical, discriminating, focused,
organized, active, in motion.
Tamas:
Synthesizing, summarizing, memorizing, established
thoughts and ideas.
QUALITITIES OF IMBALANCED GUNAS
Sattva:
Decreased Sattva can lead to sluggish mental functioning.
Rajas:
Irritable, quick to react, passionate, attached, prone to
hatred, worry, grief, fear, jealousy, pride, and other
unhealthy emotions.
Tamas:
Slow to understand and react, incapable of suitable
adoption to life’s situations, prone to ignorance, violence,
worry, delusion, and other negative emotions.
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BODY
The whole universe is made of the five Mahabhutas (basic
elements), which are:
Akash (space), Vayu (air), Agni (fire),
Jal (water) & Prithvi (earth).
Each individual is born with a unique proportion of the above
building blocks, which forms the basic prakriti (nature) of the
individual.
The above elements are regrouped into three Doshas (basic
principles):
1. Vata
Air/Space
2. Pitta
Fire/Water
3.
Kapha
Water/Earth
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BODY
The difference between individuals is:
– The degree to which the three doshas interact
with one another in each body.
– The interplay of the three mental qualities,
i.e. Sattva, Rajas & Tamas.
– Changes in our physio-psychological aspects
influenced by social, environmental, and
cultural factors.
– By our personal choices.
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BODY
Body Type Chart: Physical Characteristics
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Body frame Thin, Irregular, Very Short or Very Medium, Proportionate, Toned
Tall
Weight
Hard to Gain, easy to lose
Easy to Gain easy to Lose
Heavy, Broad, Evenly
Proportioned
Easy to Gain hard to Lose
Skin
Cool, Fair and Oily tans easily
Nails
Cold, Dark and Sallow, Tans easily Warm, Light and reddish
Sunburns easily
Dry, Frizzy, Thin, Dark
Straight, Fine, reddish, Premature
balding or graying
Brown, Gray, Violet, or unusual
Green, Hazel, Light brown,
Color small
Almond shaped
Dry, Grayish, Ridged
Clear, Well-formed, Pliable
Appetite
Irregular
Intense
Consistent
Evacuation Constipated, Irregular, Small
quantity
Loose, regular Large quantity
Slow, regular, moderate
quantity
Sweat
Scanty
Profuse
Moderate
Stamina
Poor, exertive
Moderate, driven
Excellent Lackadaisical
Sleep
Poor, Variable
Moderate, Light
Long, Deep
Hair
Eyes
Oily, Wavy, Thick, blonde,
black or dark brown
Black, Blue, Dark brown, Big
sensual
Square, White, even
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BODY
Body Type Chart: Emotional Characteristics
Vata
Pitta
Temperament
Fearful, indecisive, nervous, perceptive
Memory
Kapha
Greedy, Calm, Stable, Stubborn
Learns quickly Forgets quickly
Angry, Intelligent, Arrogant,
Successful
Learns quickly Forgets slowly
Speech
Erratic, Talkative
Decisive, Articulate
Slow, Cautious
Spirituality
Spiritually disciplined
Tendency to Material success
Fundamentally Material
Dreams
Flying, Fearful, erratic
Fiery, Violent, Intense
Sexuality
Cold, variable
Hot, Intense
Watery, Sensual, Long
sequences
Warm, enduring
Learns slowly Forgets slowly
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THANKS
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