Pushkarmuni Abhinandan Granth

Author(s): Devendramuni, A D Batra, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Rajasthankesari Adhyatmayogi Upadhyay Shree Pushkar Muni Abhinandan Granth Prakashan Samiti

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श्री पुष्करमुनि अभिनन्दन ग्रन्थ : नवम खण्ड
Health is an equilibrium of the three mental properties sattva, rajas and tamas, as well as of three (corresponding) properties of body śīta (kapha) usna (pitta) and vāta. In these verses, we find that Health in its Indian medical sense is a higher psycho-somatic condition. The problem of Health then is to achieve that state if it is lost, and afterwards to maintain for a given lifespan. This is precisely the aim of Indian Culture. A means to arrive at it is the treatment, medically speaking. This is what Caraka speaks :
याभिः क्रियाभिः जायन्ते शरीरे धातवः समाः ।
सा चिकित्सा मनुष्याणां कर्मनन् भिषजांस्मृतम् ।। Yoga and Ayurveda have built up their edifices on this basement considering philosophy, science and practice. Therefore is than the need to know as to how Indian Culture, could correlate, manage and utilise these three and what is the linking factor that could make this effort possible. Before proceeding further it would rather be judicious and more feasible to find out whether there is something corresponding to this in modern Western Culture. Symmetry and consistency
Each branch of learning evolves out its own philosophy, science and practice i. e., the problem of Transcendental, Creation and Life. Leaving aside shades of meanings of these terms, it could be well said that modern science accepts energy as an ultimate source of Life and Creation, and that this expresses in terms of atoms, molecules and all the living and nonliving entities from matter to unicellular organism to highly developed complex organism like man, including flora in between. A theory of evolution, accepted by modern science, is another basic principle These principles differ from those of tradition ones. The modern Western approach compared to its tradition one, is experimental and objective than the previous subjective or the speculative one. Therefore the traditional philosophy in the West could not get space for accommodation into science and practice. And therefore there is a need for enrichment, especially so is the case of medicine and psycho-therapy. Modern medicine, particularly psycho-therapy is at present, a combination of its tradition, as well as the modern scientific disciplines.
Consistency and Symmetry are the two main important dimensions that modern scientific theories require for their progress and their correlations. The scientific advancements to-day in all respects, follow these principles as quidlines for extending their horizons. It is with this, perspective that physics and chemistry and mathematics for example, are solving these problems and enriching their bodies.
Keeping such basic considerations in view Indian Culture had its structure frame. Therefore its summary expression is very much necessary. For an evaluation of a system is in proportion to the aims it sets forth, the fundamentals it anticipates and the practice wherein it combines there two. Philosophy
It needs no mention that Indian Culture is of subjectively objective nature. And in this way it has arrived at two fundamental metaphysical principles. One is Unity in Diversity. Creation which represents diversity in a multiple expression of Ultimate Reality, the One, in terms of One and Many. Accordingly the Upanişadash have evolved out Vedantic formula as follows:
एकेन हि वा विज्ञातेन सर्व विज्ञानं स्यात् वाचाऽरम्भणं
विकारो नामधेयम्....."इत्येव सत्यम् By knowing(that) One indeed: All (this) is known; the Modification and Name have beginning (i.e., existence) only in Speech....THAT is true. (ii) Identity of macrocosm and microcosm. pindu brahmünda aikya. The one represents the Universe while the other the individual.