Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Satisfaction or contentment is a unique form of arithmetic. It’s all about how we take a look at ‘an excessive amount of’ and ‘too much less’ and the attitude relating to this modifications from individual to individual.
‘An excessive amount of’ for me is some extent of satiety and satisfaction. It is a sign for me to cease needing. This trait could also be inborn or cultivated. It’s wholesome to domesticate the behavior of being happy with what would possibly fulfill our wants and it results in peace of thoughts and happiness.
My ‘an excessive amount of’ might be another person’s ‘too much less’. So, when I’ve reached some extent of satisfaction, the opposite somebody has most likely not even reached the halfway of that.
Satisfaction is thus associated to our needs and wishes. Desires and wishes are associated to wishes. Need is expounded to our thoughts, senses and consciousness. We will prepare ourselves in relation to regulate the wishes surfacing from inside.
We have to know the place, when and with what we should be happy. It’s not simple. It comes with devoted follow and willpower to not deviate from that follow.
Acharya Chanakya mentions three issues with which we should be content material and happy. He additionally mentions three extra issues with which we must always by no means be happy or content material with. Each are important for our psychological and emotional well being.
Allow us to see what Chanakya has to say on this course.
Three issues to be happy with
संतोषस्त्रिषु कर्तव्यः स्वदारे भोजने धने।
त्रिषु चैव न कर्तव्योऽध्ययने जपदानयोः॥चाणक्य नीति ७.४।
Three issues to be happy and contented with
One ought to at all times be happy with –
- Swa Dhara – one’s spouse
- Bhojana – meals
- Dhana – cash and wealth
However, Chanakya additionally mentions three issues for which one ought to by no means be happy or contended. There ought to be a continuing thirst to maintain doing them repeatedly and often since they’re completely satisfied and wholesome habits.
Three issues to not be happy and contented with
One ought to by no means be happy with –
- Adhyayana – finding out, studying, data,
- Japa – chanting, prayers,
- Dana – charity
Associated Studying – ‘Three issues NOT to be happy with’
On this article we are going to restrict our dialogue to the primary half of the verse which offers with ‘three issues to be happy with’ and their influence on complete body-mind-sensual-spiritual well being.
Three Issues one ought to at all times be happy with!
Swa Dhara – We have now seen that the lust and attraction – kama – in direction of one other lady apart from one’s spouse will result in infidelity points. That is additionally relevant for girls who’re interested in different males outdoors marriage. One ought to know the distinction between significant love and meaningless lust.
Chanakya right here says that one should be devoted in direction of their partner. Marriage is a ceremony which brings two individuals, two hearts, two souls and two households collectively. Every little thing needn’t be excellent between the couple. And there’s no excellent couple. However to work out perfectness amidst ocean of imperfectness is how the establishment of marriage works. Infidelity will not be the answer for the chemistry gone mistaken between {couples}.
Unfaithfulness results in divorces, separation, psychological and emotional trauma to each companions. It’s not that the particular person might be pleased with the opposite lady. It was simply an attraction or diversion. Many could not know or have causes for not being devoted with their partner and being excellent with the opposite particular person.
After marriage, a home turns into residence. There’s nothing which can’t be sorted out inside 4 partitions. The love, care, affection, bonding and belief retains this establishment going robust. Infidelity takes its origin from discontentment and dissatisfaction, the explanations for which we have to work out. Comfortable houses are made from completely satisfied spouses.
A sense that ‘I want to return residence as a result of my life associate is ready for me’ is a priceless really feel. Behavior of this retains one mentally and emotionally completely satisfied.
It is usually an recommendation to observe Grihastha Dharma – duties and obligations of a household particular person, which is without doubt one of the ashramas – section of lifetime of a person and likewise a dharma – righteous accountability. Being loyal to 1’s partner can be part of Sadvritta – circle of goodness and pathway for happiness.
Bhojana – Ahara or meals, in accordance with Ayurveda is one among the many trayopastambhas – three pillars of 1’s life. It’s a lifelong help system and primary intuition of life, for each residing being. Meals is a blessing however it could additionally develop into a curse whether it is consumed following mistaken etiquettes. Ayurveda has detailed each side of significant consuming which incorporates splendid high quality, splendid amount, splendid time and place of consumption of meals, methodology of consuming and associated guidelines and laws and issues that one would endure resulting from erratic and undisciplined consuming.
Meals ought to be taken to 1 third of 1’s capability is what Ayurveda advocates. That is the perfect amount and is completely different for various individuals. One ought to know this stuff to maintain oneself wholesome, match and completely satisfied.
A verse from ‘Ajirna – Agnimandya’ chapter i.e. chapter coping with causes and pathogenesis of indigestion and sluggish digestion of Madhava Nidana treatise says that ‘when an individual who doesn’t have self management and eats with animal intuition, with out contemplating the amount of meals would develop a critical form of indigestion which is the basis of many issues’.
That is true even these days. Folks eat meals with out following the principles and laws with respect to high quality, amount and time and consequently endure from many issues.
Chanakya too has included bhojana – meals among the many components which one ought to be contended with and know the constraints for a similar.
Dhana – In line with Acharya Charaka ‘Dhana Eshana’ i.e. pursuit for wealth is without doubt one of the three most important pursuits within the lifetime of an individual and a compulsory one too. Man is continually in search of wealth and the will is tempting and limitless. Dhana isn’t just wealth; it’s fame, glory, identify and success.
As soon as the wealth begins flowing into one’s life, the greed for getting an increasing number of of it begins ascending to a limitless level. The particular person is rarely happy. Chanakya says that we should be happy with no matter wealth we now have and get. The incomes of dhana ought to be moral and inside limitations. Greed is a really harmful illness which may lead one to untoward penalties. Dishonest and robbing are the implications of unquenchable thirst and greed to have an increasing number of wealth, whose outcomes might be harmful. Greed results in dissatisfaction and discontentment and this can rob us of our peace of thoughts. Materialistic longings can emotionally separate us from our family members or entice undesirable individuals into our lives.
Artha – Incomes wealth and cash is without doubt one of the Purusharthas i.e. 4 elementary targets or goals of 1’s life. One ought to be happy with what he earns and it ought to be moral, ethical and significant.
Lobha or greed for an increasing number of wealth or materials is without doubt one of the dharaniya vegas i.e. the urges which we have to consistently monitor and have a management upon, earlier than it takes management over us. So, one ought to know the bounds for incomes and accumulating wealth and supplies and study to attract the ‘traces of limitations and satisfaction’ for a similar. That is good for psychological and emotional well being.
