Emotions like anger, greed and hurry are potent sources of disease.
Desire produces anger. Anger results in infatuation; both have their origin in Rajas
The senses, mind and intellect are the seats for these emotions. Therefore one should develop control over these emotions which are the worst enemies of man.
Otherwise, all material and spiritual knowledge will be useless—Jnana Vijnana Nashanam. In Ayurveda prevention of disease is effected through strict discipline of man to develop self-control.
Ayurveda teaches not only how to live a happy life, but also how to die a happy death with detachment, contentment and peace.
"Ayurveda advocates Varnashrama Dharma, a system of organisation of the whole human life into definite self-adjusting socio-economic units, so that, all people may be happy without any strife for selfish ends and may reach the supreme goal of spiritual progress"—Paramaartha.
Every man has to strive his best for the full attainment of the four values or aspirations of life namely, Dharma—Virtue or duty to self and society, Artha—acquisition of wealth or power, Kama—satisfaction of desires and Moksha—liberation from the bondage or attachment. Life has thus the great purpose of progressive spiritual evolution.
I have great respect for the truly scientific research worker, untouched by commercial interests.
But, I shudder to think, that a third-rate practitioner of Modern Medicine spreads into the villages of India, to replace the ennobling system of Ayurveda by materialistic and outlandish ideas quite unsuitable to our habits.
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