Baliram Singh, New Delhi
According to Buddhism, the three
negative emotions that cause a disease are “IGNORANCE, HATRED AND DESIRE”.
According to Buddha’s philosophy, physical sickness are classified into three
main types.
1.
Disorders of desire (Ayurvedic
equivalent of Vata imbalance): These are due to disharmony of the wind
or energy. The seed of these disorders are located in the lower part of the
body. It has cold preferences and is affected by mental desires. In this, the
person mainly suffers from the disorders of movement functions.
2.
Disorders of hatred (Ayurveda
equivalent of Pitta imbalance): It is due to disharmony of the bile. The
seed of these disorders is centered in the middle and upper part of the body
and is caused by the mental emotion of hate. In Ayurveda text, it is equivalent
to “Pitta” disorder. The person suffers from metabolic and digestive
abnormalities.
3.
Disorders of ignorance (Ayurveda
equivalent of Kapha imbalance): It is due to the disharmony of phlegm,
the seed of which is generally centered in the chest or in the head and the
disorder is cold in nature. It is caused by the mental emotion of ignorance.
Desire, hatred and ignorance are the
main negativities mentioned in Buddha’s philosophy. They are all produced in
the mind, and once produced, they behave like a slow poison. The Udanavarga
once said, “From iron appears rust, and rust eats the iron”, “Likewise, the
careless actions (karma) that we perform leads us to hellish lives.
According to the other scriptures,
six afflictions are most troublesome, namely ignorance, hatred, desire,
miserliness, jealousy and arrogance. Patience is the most potent virtue a
person can acquire. According to the Shanti Deva, “There is no evil like
hatred, and there is no marriage like patience. Therefore, dedicate your life
to the practice of patience.”
Bhagvad Gita classifies the enemies
as Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha and Ahankara;
and out of them Kama, Lobha and Ahankara, are the three
gateways to hell.
(Dr K K Aggarwal, Padma Shri Awardee, President Heart
Care Foundation of India and Honorary secretary General IMA)
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