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Mind first, Action second


As darkness to glare, dormant to eager, is thamas to rajas. Meanwhile sattva is the mind in its most deepest and purest form, or one's unique self. Dominance of sattva guna in mind is considered as the ideal. Sattva, rajas and tamas are the gunas or qualities that possess the characteristics of mind. 

Rajo guna is responsible for the attraction, longing, attachment, expectation, anger, anxiety, fear, stress, frustration and restlessness.

Thamo guna is responsible for the ignorance, disgust, laziness, boredom, shame, depression, confusion, addiction, sadness, and grief.

Sattva guna is responsible for the freedom, delight, peace, bliss, wellness, gratitude, fearlessness, focus, empathy and contentment.

Among the mano - gunas, rajas and tamas having extremely opposite characteristics are to be equally balanced. This helps to keep pathways associated with mind open and clear thus imparting a State of peacefulness. While the sattva guna being complimentary with the self, when dominant among the three, allows mind the power of wisdom. Thus, ideal or a healthy mind is the balanced state of these trigunas or rajas and tamas equally balanced with sattva Guna being slightly dominant.

Rajas and tamas are also said as the mano-doshas. That is, the doshas of mind. 'Dosham' in Ayurveda, shall be understood as 'cluster' with a unique set of characteristics that are responsible for the functioning of life. The imbalance in their characteristics or dosha dushti, when aggravated lead to the state of disease. Disease according to ayurveda have two adhishtanam - residence. They are the body and mind. They are connected in a way that diseases are self driven from one seat to the other over time with no cause.

Ideally wellness is a synonym of a balanced body and mind. The art of balancing the mind is through the act of balancing our food, thoughts and actions. You are what you eat, think and act. Meanwhile the openness of mind is very much essential for the pursuit of actions. So for a person who is looking out for wellness, prioritizing body and mind is equally important. Still, mind being the First and action the second will be the best possible way. 

-Dr Shreelakshmi Harikrishnan


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