The document discusses the concepts of mind and mental constitution according to Ayurveda. It states that the mind and body are interconnected and influence each other. The mind is described as the faculty of thinking, judging, and perceiving. It also discusses the three gunas or mental qualities - sattva, rajas, and tamas - which govern one's mental state and disposition. A predominant balance of these gunas can influence one's behaviors and health. Ayurveda views the mind and mental health as integral to overall wellness.

1. Dr. Ram Mani Bhandari

2. What is life??
BODY + MIND + SENSES + SOUL
Body is run by mind
and mind is run by body.
Mind=Body

3.  WHAT IS MIND?
 WHERE IS MIND ?
 WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF MIND?
 PLEASE DON’T MIND

4.  Functional unit to judge, think, memory etc.
 Not visible.
 Physiology of consciousness.
 Living creatures have only mind.

5.  MANN is
"MANNYATE AVABUDDHATE GYAYETE ITI MANNAH",
 means the MANN is that phenomenon, by which we can
imagine, consider, acquire knowledge and so on.
Symptoms of MANN are
 " LAXANAM MANNSO GYANASYABHAVOABHAV EVA CHA.SATIHI
ATMENINDRIYA ARTHANAM SANNIKARSHA NA VERTATE"
 The maan are presence or non appearance of the
knowledge.
 If the mann does not give attention to the vishaya (the
object of the sensory organ) of the related Indriya, the
atma cannot receive the sensations or knowledge or any
thing from the outer world.

6. According to Ayurveda
 Mann or mind is an organ of perception and
well as of action.
 The main work of the mind is perception,
thinking, understanding, taking rightful
decisions, etc.
 If due to improper diet and lifestyle the
natural state of mind is disturbed and
feelings like anger, jealousy, cruelty, laziness
etc happens.

7. Mind is only one but sometimes it appears as if
we are having multiple minds.
e.g. while watching movies we see and listen.
But this is not true. As mind is only one it is
able to perform one function at a time, but
it has tremendous speed so we feel that all
things are happening at a same time.

8.  Ayurveda doctor need not call themselves
psychologist.
 Psychology is part of their usual practice.
 Ayurveda is the holistic approach of healing.

10.  In Ayurveda the mind and heart are one and
the same.
 The mind is said to reside in the heart and
this means the physical heart as well as the
heart of our pure awareness.
 All 3 doshas also reside in the heart, along
with Prana, Tejas and Ojas, the subtle forms
of the doshas and the Gunas, Sattwa,
Rajas and Tamas.
 Mental health is a state of sensory, mental,
intellectual and spiritual well being.

12.  Tridoshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
Body Constitution
 Tri Gunas (Satwa, Rajas, Tamas)
Mind Constitution (Qualities of Mind)
Body + mind + Sense + Soul
Physical body + mind = Complete health

13. Gunas :
 Properties/Quality/Characters
 Meaning: Mental quality/Properties

14.  The three gunas preserve the mind (and
indirectly the body), maintaining it in a
healthy state.
 Any disturbance in this equilibrium results in
various types of mental disorders.

15. 3 types of Gunas
 Satwa (Purity, peace, harmony)
 Rajas (Passion, ambition, spontaneity)
 Tamas (Inertia, ignorance, jealousy)

16. Creation (Sattva),
Preservation (Rajas),
Destruction/transformation
(Tamas)

17. Satwa has the characteristics of
lightness, consciousness, pleasure and
clarity. It is pure, free from disease and
cannot be disturbed in any way. It
activates the senses and is responsible
for the perception of knowledge.
 .

18. Rajas, the most active of the
Gunas, has motion and
stimulation as its
characteristics. All desires,
wishes, ambitions and fickle-
mindedness are a result of
Rajas.

19. Tamas is characterised by
heaviness and resistance. It
causes disturbances in
perception and other activities
of the mind. Delusion, false
knowledge, laziness, apathy,
sleep and drowsiness are a
result of Tamas

20.  In any human being though all these three
qualities will be present in varying
proportions, generally one of these qualities
will be more predominant than the other
two. For example,
 Saints and sages are predominantly sattwic.
 A politician or a sports star will be
predominantly rajasic.
 People who easily get hooked to drinking or
drugs will be predominantly tamasic.

21. Satwa Rajas Tamas
Kapha Pitta Vata
Tamsik person does not work. He has no interest in life. he is
totally ignorant.
Rajsik is desire ridden ,passionate and is stressed.
Satvik is at goodness stage, superior and attains glory. He is always
calm and peaceful "

22.  Rajas and Tamas, as with the doshas, can be
unbalanced by stress and negative desires as
 kama (lust),
 irshya (malice),
 moha (delusion and halucination),
 lobha (greed),
 chinta (anxiety),
 bhaya (fear) and
 krodha (anger).

23.  Karma is the Sanskrit word for "action" or
"deed".
 Any physical or mental action is considered
as Karma.
 According to Hinduism, life is an infinite
chain of results of actions (Karma) in the
past. In simple words this works as "Law of
Cause and Effect" or "As you sow, so you
reap". The way the results of Karma are
delivered in the life is the “Law of Karma”.

24.  Tri-Gunas (Sattwa, Raja, Tama) are the driver
behind the thought, thought is the driver
behind the action (Karma). Karma is the
driver behind the life (of cause and effect)
that we live.
 Tri-Gunas is the seed – Karma is the tree –
Consequence of the Karma is the fruit that
we are living today.
1) Satwik Gun = Satwik Karma = Satwik fruit =
Person is more close to the God
2) Tamo Gun = Tamasik Karma = Tamasik fruit =
Person is far away from the God

26.  Prakriti (Body type) is permanent.
 Gunas (Mental constitution) is Changeable.

27. Importance of Gunas:
 To balance doshas.
 To build immunity.
 To achieve sprituality.
 Health, happiness, Suceess
 To achieve goal of life

28. Satwa Purity &
Knowledge
Lives in service
of society of
recognition or
reward or any
ulter
Rajas Action and
Passion
Lives more for
personal
achievement
Tamas Ignorance and
inertia
Has no problem
about stepping
other’s toes to
get ahead or
harming society

33.  Pain of mind is worse than pain of body.
~Latin Proverb
 Body and mind, like man and wife, do not
always agree to die together. ~Charles Caleb
Colton

34. Thank you