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Happiness in Ayurveda (आयुर्वेदे सुखानन्दश्च) (view source)
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== The root of happiness ==
== The root of happiness ==
Ayurveda acharyas appear to have searched deeper to understand the roots of or the causes of happiness. The word Harsha is used synonymously with the word Ananda. It means delightfulness/ecstacy or happiness. Acharya Charaka says that the best thing that generates harsha is tatvavabodha i.e. Discovery/understanding/realization is the best one for feeling exalted/ecstatic.<blockquote>तत्त्वावबोधोहर्षणानां | (Char. Samh. 30.15)<ref name=":0">Charaka Samhita ([https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read&h=nandanAnAm Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 30 Sutra 15])</ref></blockquote>Moreover, one more word 'Nanadan' used synonymously with the word ananda which means happiness is also described at the same place. The very cause of happiness is mentioned as 'Indriyajaya' (Control over organs). This means that a person's control over his sensory, motor organs along with his mind is the one thing that can cause happiness. Such happiness is long lasting, and also brings along the sense of satisfaction with it. <blockquote>इन्द्रियजयो नन्दनानां| (Char. Samh. 30.15)<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>समग्रं दुःखमायत्तमविज्ञाने द्वयाश्रयम्| सुखं समग्रं विज्ञाने विमले च प्रतिष्ठितम्||८४|| ((Char. Samh. 30.84)</blockquote>All the sufferings - diseases of both body and mind - are caused by ignorance. All happiness /health is due to the clear knowledge. Just as the Sun cannot help a blind man to see things even with all its light, similarly Ayurveda, which generously guides us through the path of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha, cannot guide someone devoid of its understanding or is a skeptic.
Ayurveda acharyas appear to have searched deeper to understand the roots of or the causes of happiness. The word Harsha is used synonymously with the word Ananda. It means delightfulness/ecstacy or happiness. Acharya Charaka says that the best thing that generates harsha is tatvavabodha i.e. Discovery/understanding/realization is the best one for feeling exalted/ecstatic.<blockquote>तत्त्वावबोधोहर्षणानां | (Char. Samh. 30.15)<ref name=":0">Charaka Samhita ([https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read&h=nandanAnAm Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 30 Sutra 15])</ref></blockquote>Moreover, one more word 'Nanadan' used synonymously with the word ananda which means happiness is also described at the same place. The very cause of happiness is mentioned as 'Indriyajaya' (Control over organs). This means that a person's control over his sensory, motor organs along with his mind is the one thing that can cause happiness. Such happiness is long lasting, and also brings along the sense of satisfaction with it. <blockquote>इन्द्रियजयो नन्दनानां| (Char. Samh. 30.15)<ref name=":0" /></blockquote><blockquote>समग्रं दुःखमायत्तमविज्ञाने द्वयाश्रयम्| सुखं समग्रं विज्ञाने विमले च प्रतिष्ठितम्||८४|| ((Char. Samh. 30.84)</blockquote>All the sufferings - diseases of both body and mind - are caused by ignorance. All happiness /health is due to the clear knowledge. Just as the Sun cannot help a blind man to see things even with all its light, similarly Ayurveda, which generously guides us through the path of dharma, artha, kama, and moksha, cannot guide someone devoid of its understanding or is a skeptic.
== Happiness as an atmaja bhava ==
आत्मजानि नानायोनिषूत्पित्तिर्मनश्चेतनेन्द्रियाणि प्राणापानौ धारणमाकृतिस्वरवर्णविशेषाः कामक्रोधलोभभयहर्षधर्मशीलतास्मृतिबुद्धीच्छाद्वेषप्रयत्नाहङ्कारसुख़दुःख़ायुरात्मज्ञानानि च||१६|| (Asht. Hrud. Sharirasthanama Adhyaya 5 Sutra 16)
कामादयः सर्व एव विज्ञानधर्मा आत्मभवाः| तथा सुख़ादयोऽप्यात्मनः कर्मफलत्वात्||
== Happiness as a satmyaja bhava ==
It can be enumerated that the ''Satmyaja'' (wholesome) procreative factor is responsible for conception, normal inheritance, and growth and development of the fetus leading to the birth of healthy, happy, active, and productive citizen of generations to come.
सात्म्यजान्यायुरारोग्यमनालास्यलोलुपत्वमिन्द्रियप्रसादस्वरवर्णौजः सम्पत्प्रशस्तता प्रहर्षभूयस्त्वं मेधाबलं
च||१७|| (Asht. Hrud. Sharirasthanama Adhyaya 5 Sutra 16)
== Happiness and trigunas ==
राजसानि दुरुपचारताऽनार्यं शौर्य्यं मात्सर्यममितभाषित्वमहङ्कारो लोलुपत्वं दम्भो मानः क्रोधो हर्षः कामश्च||२०|| (Asht. Hrud. Sharirasthanama Adhyaya 5 Sutra 22)
== Happiness and emotions ==
== Happiness and emotions ==
प्रसन्नवदनां ...- प्रसन्नं-निर्मलं, (Asht. Hrud. Sharira 1.20)
प्रसन्नवदनां ...- प्रसन्नं-निर्मलं, (Asht. Hrud. Sharira 1.20)
== Happiness effect on body growth ==
== Happiness as a therapy ==
=== For gaining weight and strength ===
कैर्बृंहयेत् ? इत्याह - - - -
कैर्बृंहयेत् ? इत्याह - - - -
अचिन्तया-चेतसः शोककार्याद्यनाकुलत्वेन, तथा हर्षणेन-चित्ततुष्ट्या,
अचिन्तया-चेतसः शोककार्याद्यनाकुलत्वेन, तथा हर्षणेन-चित्ततुष्ट्या,
=== For Intra uterine growth retardation ===
हर्षयेत्सततं चैनामेवं गर्भः प्रवर्द्धते||२०|| (Asht. Hrud. Shar. 2.20)
हर्षयेत्-मुदितां कुर्यात्| (Arundatta commentary)
=== In Diarrhea ===
भीशोकाभ्यामपि चलः शीघ्ऱं कुप्यत्यतस्तयोः|
कार्या क्रिया वातहरा हर्षणाश्वासनानि च||१२३|| Asht. Hrud. Chi 9.123
=== In Infertility ===
यत्किञ्चिन्मधुरं स्निग्धं बृंहणं बलवर्धनम्|
मनसो हर्षणं यच्च तत्सर्व वृष्यमुच्यते||३५|| Asht. Hrud. Uttarasthanam 40.35
== Nonpharmacological therapy in psychiatric disorders ==
हर्षणाश्वासनोत्त्रासभयताडनतर्जनम्|
अभ्यङ्गोद्वर्तनालेपधूपान् पानं च सर्पिषः||२१||
युञ्ज्यात्तानि हि शुद्धस्य नयन्ति प्रकृतिं मनः| Asht. Hrud. Uttarsthanam 6.22
== Some pathological states that can make one look unhappy ==
== Some pathological states that can make one look unhappy ==
i.e. if a person is poisoned then pathologically his mind and senses will experience depression or sadness in general .
i.e. if a person is poisoned then pathologically his mind and senses will experience depression or sadness in general .
== Happiness and male infertility ==
सुप्रसन्नं मनस्तत्र हर्षणे हेतुरुच्यते | Sush. Nida. 10.21
If the person is unhappy, angry and depressed, the natural pathways that help to bring about the degree of erection required to release the male seeds containing semen can not occur and as a result impotency and infertility might be experienced.
सुप्रसन्नमीर्ष्याद्यनभिभूतम्| Dalhana commentary on Sush. Nida. 10.21
== Eshanas or desires and happiness ==
== Eshanas or desires and happiness ==
A person having sound mind, intellect, physical strength, energy and psychological strength, one who is desirous of attaining benefits in this world and the other world (after death), should try to fulfill three desires. These desires are- desire for (long and healthy) life, desire for wealth (livelihood), and desire for a blissful life in the other world (after death).
A person having sound mind, intellect, physical strength, energy and psychological strength, one who is desirous of attaining benefits in this world and the other world (after death), should try to fulfill three desires. These desires are- desire for (long and healthy) life, desire for wealth (livelihood), and desire for a blissful life in the other world (after death).
== Associations of Happiness ==
== Environmental factors for Happiness ==
नैकः सुखी, न दुःखशीलाचारोपचारः (Char. Samh. su 8.26)
नैकः सुखी, न दुःखशीलाचारोपचारः (Char. Samh. su 8.26)
== Finding the right way to achieve the state of Happiness ==
== Finding the right way to achieve the state of Happiness ==
तस्माच्छ्रेयस्करं मार्गं प्रतिपद्येत नो त्रसेत्||२२|| (Char. Samh. Nida. 7.22)
तस्माच्छ्रेयस्करं मार्गं प्रतिपद्येत नो त्रसेत्||२२|| (Char. Samh. Nida. 7.22)
== Happiness as a criterion for selecting a pupil ==
Happiness as a criterion for selecting a pupil
प्रसन्नचित्तवाक्चेष्टं क्लेशसहं च भिषक् शिष्यमुपनयेत् | Su. SU 2.3
प्रसन्नचित्तवाक्चेष्टं क्लेशसहं च भिषक् शिष्यमुपनयेत् | Su. SU 2.3
== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Ayurveda]]
[[Category:Ayurveda]]