Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Frenemy
Frenemy is a portmanteau of good friend and enemy. An individual who seems like a good friend however on the identical time can also be an enemy because of the rivalry or dislike or dangerous intent that he harbors inside him, which isn’t evident outwardly, and likewise acts in a treacherous method are frenemies.
So, what are doshas? Mates or Enemies or Frenemies, we’ll talk about on this article.
That is my alternate speculation of understanding the philosophy of doshas which I’ve been instructing my college students for 2 and half many years. I’ve additionally offered this at many levels and have gained appreciation for a similar. I believed I might lastly give it the form of an article.
Doshas – pals, enemies or frenemies…!
Assertion 1 – Doshas as enemies
Dosha – means fault. Vata, Pitta and Kapha are generally known as Tridoshas. So, these three doshas by nature are at fault i.e. having fault in them. So clearly they’re unhealthy.
Dosha is outlined as ‘Dushayanti iti doshaha’ i.e. ‘These which have the capability to vitiate or contaminate (the tissues, excreta and different elements of the physique)’ are referred to as doshas. By this definition additionally we study that the doshas ‘are unhealthy, disturbing and damaging in nature’.
When doshas get vitiated, they contaminate the tissues and different physique elements and trigger ailments. No bodily illness is brought about with out the involvement of dosha or doshas.
Assertion 2 – Doshas as pals
On the opposite facet, it’s the identical doshas which kind our prakriti – bodily structure. Meaning to say that they’re constructive, helpful and wholesome. We’re what they’re. They’re what we’re. We’re both predominantly Vata, or Pitta or Kapha.
Dosha Prakriti kinds together with us, after we are conceived within the mom’s womb. It can’t be modified for all times.
When doshas are in a state of stability, they develop into liable for all physiological actions going down within the physique. They maintain our physique and are liable for well being. Sama Dosha – equilibrium of doshas is among the parameters to declare somebody as swastha – utterly wholesome.
Assertion 1 + Assertion 2 – Doshas as frenemies
After we take a look at statements 1 and a pair of, we get a doubt. The identical doshas which participate in making us and are liable for all actions occurring within the physique are additionally damaging in nature, vitiate and contaminate the physique elements and trigger ailments.
How do pals develop into foes?
We have now seen in our actual life additionally that many occasions our greatest pals develop into our worst enemies. Then again, after we take excellent care of our pals, they might develop into our good pals as properly. Each these occasions have good potentialities.
Doshas, slightly than seeing them as our pals (the best way they’re liable for conduct of all features of the physique), we will see them as ‘foes by nature’ who’ve been programmed to behave like pals. Their intelligence has been modified and the doshas are useful.
So, functionally the doshas are pals and by nature enemies, the dangerous nature of theirs is stored latent. When ‘the floor of good friend’ is eliminated, the ‘layers of an enemy’ are seen.
‘Aren’t we dwelling with our enemies?’
Sure, however so long as we make peace with them and stay in peace, even this relationship with a hidden enemy turns into a gorgeous symbiotic relationship.
The programming
Kapha is a tsunami which has forgotten its damaging nature and is behaving like calm waters. It may develop into a tsunami once more.
Pitta is a volcano which has forgotten its damaging nature and is behaving like a serene glowing hearth. It may develop into a volcano once more.
Vata is a twister which has forgotten its damaging nature and is behaving like a cool breeze. It may develop into a twister once more.
So, the identical issues that are defending us can develop into damaging forces and destroy us. They’ll inflict ache and ailments on us, even demise.
The key of glad and wholesome dwelling is to stay peacefully with our enemies and preserve them in an phantasm that they’re our pals, by nurturing, pampering and taking excellent care of them, for all times.
Reversing of doshic intelligence
We must always perceive that doshas are principally dangerous however they’re working with altered intelligence. It is a state of samavastha – the stability.
However given the best circumstances for his or her aggravation, this intelligence can reverse again and remind the doshas that ‘they’re dangerous’. Now, the identical doshas develop into vikruta – pathogenic. They assault the identical tissue with which they used to stay in symbiosis. They disturb the identical features which they used to conduct usually.
How does this occur and who does this?
I wish to reply to the second query first. It’s we who do that. We’re liable for the aggravation or imbalance of those doshas. It’s we who meddle with the intelligence of the doshas and remind them that they’re dangerous.
How?
The doshas get imbalanced after we devour meals and do the actions which aren’t conducive to the doshas, which additionally would disturb their equilibrium and produce about their disturbance. Dosha disturbing habits, behaviors and seasons even have an analogous influence on the doshas.
The story!
Many occasions we have no idea what is nice for us however there’s a sure response that the physique provides if you end up uncovered to them, be it meals or actions or something. We have to catch these indicators early. Each time you’re taking some meals or bask in an exercise or are uncovered to a season or repeat a behavior to which you might be accustomed to or hooked on, the physique suffers in a single or the opposite manner. Then it reacts. It is very important know these reactions which seem within the type of sure signs. Our intelligence alerts us repeatedly telling us that you’re giving one thing to your physique to which it isn’t snug and glad. In the event you repeatedly do it, you might be insulting these indicators and harming your system. These are the issues which disturb and imbalance the doshas in you, which create home windows and pathways for ailments to come back, which depletes your energy and immunity and disrupts your well being.
So, what’s the treatment?
Consciousness about your meals and actions, time and seasons, habits and behaviors and what’s good and unhealthy for you. What are these issues which your physique is accepting and what are these for which there’s a continuing rejection and ‘excellent no’ out of your system. It is very important concentrate on self and all indicators the physique is sending you as alerts, earlier than it’s too late. These indicators are the reactions of a number of of your doshas. They’re indicators which inform that the doshas will not be glad and are disturbed. They’re the indicators which point out that their intelligence has been reversed and so they now do not forget that they’re principally damaging in nature.
The treatment can also be to at all times make acutely aware decisions of fine meals and way of life practices and habits. The treatment is to maintain away all these meals and practices that are inflicting problematic signs in us, each single time. They’re our incompatible lists. The treatment is to make and preserve peace with our doshas.
For this, we have to know our prakriti. We must always study over a time frame what fits and what does to not our prakriti and what issues are inflicting vikriti in us. This information and fixed consciousness constructed round these will defend us from ailments, will preserve the doshas calm, balanced and serene and we’ll get pleasure from good well being.
When doshas get aggravated they show their indicators and signs. It is very important establish them and supply a treatment. These in stability should be stored there. These aggravated shall be flushed out and people decreased shall be elevated to the brim.
Most occasions we have now seen that we begin feeling higher and our signs ease after we make adjustments in our weight-reduction plan or way of life observe, take up one thing or give one thing away. We have to make a remark of those adjustments. These are the instructions wherein we have to preserve trying and touring.
To sum up,
All the science and system of Ayurveda is constructed and understood across the ideas and fundamentals of doshas, dhatus and malas.
Even amongst these, understanding doshas, their patterns of behaviors, their subtypes, their stability, their course, how they journey within the physique, their imbalances and find out how to get them again to a state of stability and restore well being kinds the idea and basis of getting success in Ayurveda medical observe. It is because they not solely kind our prakriti, they can even disturb us and mess up our lives after they get right into a state of vikriti i.e. imbalance, vitiation or aggravation.
It’s good and clever to know the doshas which make us. Additionally it is good to know the doshic behaviors occurring in us occasionally.
The faster we study that it isn’t the doshas that are harming us or inflicting the ailments in us, however it’s in actual fact their response to all unhealthy and nonsense issues we’re offering them, for not caring and pampering them, it’s higher. Doshas disturb us solely after we have now meddled with their stability. They usually take lots of time to hurt us. Earlier than that they provide loads of alerts.
