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| ==== Objective of Samkhya Philosophy ==== | | ==== Objective of Samkhya Philosophy ==== |
| The enquiry into this system of philosophy is to find out the means for eradicating the three sorts of pain, namely | | The enquiry into this system of philosophy is to find out the means for eradicating the three sorts of pain, namely |
− | # आद्ध्यात्मिक || Internal or Adhyatmika (e.g., fever and other physical and mental diseases) | + | # आद्ध्यात्मिक || Internal or Adhyatmika (This can be of further two types - Physical and Mental. |
− | # आदिदैविक || Celestial or Adhidaivika (thunder, cold, heat, rain etc.) | + | ## Physical Pains: These are caused due to imbalance of Vaata, Pitta and Kapha. The Tri-Doshas as they are called, are not in harmony causing different illnesses. |
− | # आदिभौतिक || External or Adhibhautika (thorns, pain from animals, scorpion etc.) and the disease of rebirths. | + | ## Mental Pains: These are caused due to various dispositions such as काम, क्रोध, मद, मोह, लोभ, भय, मत्सर, राग, द्वेष. Various mental diseases, worries, tensions, depression are examples of this pain. |
| + | # आदिभौतिक || External or Adhibhautika (These are pains caused due to this physical world. Problems caused due to thorns, animals, scorpion, thunder, cold, heat, rain etc.) and the disease of rebirths. |
| + | # आदिदैविक || Celestial or Adhidaivika (These include व्याधि due to Yakshas, Rakshasas, Sudden problems, still born child, unseen problems in important events, विघ्न, due to दैव etc.) |
| Pain is an embarrassment. It stands in the way of doing Yoga Sadhna and attaining Moksha or release. According to Samkhya one who has the knowledge of the twenty five principles, annihilates this pain. The ultimate cessation of the three kinds of pain is the final goal of life.<ref name=":0" /> | | Pain is an embarrassment. It stands in the way of doing Yoga Sadhna and attaining Moksha or release. According to Samkhya one who has the knowledge of the twenty five principles, annihilates this pain. The ultimate cessation of the three kinds of pain is the final goal of life.<ref name=":0" /> |
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