AROGYA : AYURVEDA’S CONCEPT OF TRUE HEALTH
Importance of Arogya (Health)
Health is important to attain major goals in life
- Dharma (Righteous way of living) – To do the day to day activities which gives livelihood both Physical and mental health is required.
- Artha (Earning money) – After doing a work you earn money, to manage that money with respect to how much to spent, where to invest etc. Mental health is required.
- Kaama (To fulfill the desire) – Once you earn the money you need to fulfill your desire. To decide which desire to fulfill first, which one to fulfill later. To plan, to enjoy your desire both physical and mental health is required. For example : Travel is your desire, after attainment of certain money, you plan for a trip. So, to plan for a trip, to enjoy that trip. To both physical and mental health is required.
4. Moksha (To attain path of liberation) – Its a different path where can be correlated to path of liberation, to go in this path of sadhana both physical and mental health is required.
To lead any life materialistic or non – materialist, To earn the money or enjoy the life health is required hence “Health is wealth”
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्