Sushruta
Samhita, the ancient Indian work by the physician Sushruta, describes perfect
health as a state where all body parts function at their optimal level and
wherein the body, mind and spirit are in perfect balance and in a state of
bliss. This is the highest goal.
The
World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as a state of physical, mental
and social wellbeing, not merely an absence of diseases or infirmity. Really
speaking, health is not a state but a continuous adjustment to the changing
demands of life and the environment. Positive health implies perfect
functioning of body and mind in a given society.
Ayurveda
defines health as: Svasthya—to be one’s own spiritual self. It is a state of
balance between the three doshas (which are mind body energies: vata or wind;
pitta or bile; and kapha or phlegm) that govern our external and internal
environment, leading to a contented
state
of the senses, mind and soul.
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