Social health

By RiteshGujarathi, Dr. Jasmine Gujarathi - Apr 24, 2017

The current scenario is not encouraging in the context of social health. Worldwide, society feels divided over various aspects such as religion, caste, cultures, financial status, etc. Those individuals who represent and govern society have put this world in a difficult situation. When we think about developed, developing and undeveloped countries, the condition worsens increasingly down the scale. The world is divided by different boundaries. People are staying together but mentally they are far away from each other. People have lost their mental peace. In today’s era, health is restricted only to physical and mental health. More and more people are moving away from social and spiritual health. It is thus high time to address these two parameters of health. The social health of a person cannot be addressed without his mental health. Āyurveda provides various guidelines to improve the social health of the individual by upgrading his mental health. After following such guidelines, one can achieve social health. Such socially healthy people will be able to create a healthy society. An attempt has been made in this article to address the social health of an individual by following various concepts like Sadvritta (good conduct and behaviour),(impulses to be held back or sustained), and(behavioural discipline, positive behaviour), etc., described in the ancient Āyurveda texts.

By Alok Pandey - Apr 24, 2022

Human beings are not just social animals but a unique species that tries to make their individual and collective existence more meaningful. After the first preoccupation with survival is over, man turns his quest towards higher things. This higher pursuit has given birth to yoga and spirituality. But generally spirituality is considered as a means for attaining individual freedom. However, there is a possibility of collective reorganisation of mankind as the spiritual evolution carries us further. This article discusses the possibilities of a spiritualised society in the future.

By Preeti Mahurkar - Oct 15, 2024

‘Creating a Sustainable Contemplative Civilisation’ delves into the profound teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, envisioning a world, where humanity embraces oneness and lives in alignment with higher principles. The article advocates Integral Yoga as a means to activate a critical mass for a higher social order. It proposes a society based on Integral Education, empowering individuals to transcend divisive tendencies and adopt unity, cooperation and compassion. The vision extends to nurturing a community of enlightened beings, fostering conscious evolution, peace, and love. It emphasises the urgent need to address global crises through collective responsibility, as with ‘Team New Earth’ and ‘Task Force Peace and Harmony’, creating a new era of understanding and enlightenment.

By Lopa Mukherjee - Apr 24, 2024

This article talks about the human disconnection from Nature and how it is causing pathologies in man. It provides various solutions that eco-therapists can use and which can be taught in schools to develop ecological intelligence. Some of the solutions already exist as traditional ecological knowledge and have been re-purposed for modern situations. Some have been invented by residents of urban nature-less zones. But above all, this article invites people to tune themselves in to the nurturing vibrations of Mother Earth and her gifts of flowers and trees, not just for their personal well-being, but for the future of the planet. There is an urgency in this calling, for man has wronged nature long enough and, in the process, has hurt himself the most.