Ayurveda Body Type (4)

The Somato-Psycho-Spiritual Nature

Ayurveda body type affirms our holistic nature as made up of body, mind and awareness or conscious principle. When describing our nature, the attributes of different personalities are expressed with clarity.

These personalities are based on the three attributes of our holistic nature.

About The Three Primal Attributes:

Three primal or basic attributes are the basis of all Vedic Sciences, be it Yoga, Ayurveda, Philosophy, Psychology, Astrology or any other discipline. These are - Satva, Rajas and Tamas. If you feel that your are alien to the concepts of three attributes. Get more description about these attributes at holistic health - 24 derived dimensions of our holistic nature>>>.

Psychological Types In Yoga & Its Advancement In Ayurveda:

The types of mental make up or disposition of a person is described as based upon any of these three attributes in Yoga. There is description about the personality with one of these attributes dominating the other two.

Ayurvedic sages worked on this concept with greater observation and they emerged with further subdivisions of our psychological nature. This effort resulted in thirteen types of psychological nature.

Various terms are used to describe these psychological body types like 'Kaya-nature', 'Chitta-nature', 'Great-nature' and 'Satva-nature'. All are used for psychological body types.

Ayurvedic Psychological Body Types & Our Mind:

Typically there is one mind. Whichever attribute is predominant in one's mind or consciousness, one is transformed with the characteristics of that type.

The closest description to these body types can be seen in western literature by Dr Stephen R. Covey, the author of 'Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People'. He used the word 'Paradigm' and it has some resemblance with these psychological types.

What Ayurvedic Psychological Body Types Aren't?

These are not the pretended psychology as in positive thinking, affirmation or other quick fixes.
It is not what we think about us.
It is not something that can be labeled by birth like caste system.
It has nothing to do with religious faith, dogma or doctrines.
It is not related to our faith in God.
These are not the considerations or criteria by some religious authority.

What Ayurveda-Body-Type Somato-Psycho-Spiritual-Nature (ABT/SPSN) Is Actually?

This classification is originated in a land with Vedic culture. So it might feel limited to some persons. However it is the scientific description of our basic psychology type.
This is the personality or character based data that shows some specific character or habit or inclinations to be associated with particular psychology.
This system is universally applicable and can be modified in different settings.
This system can hve business application if some research work is followed well.
This system is not to label someone with 'deterministic' attitude. This is a diagnostic tool that can be used to assess ourselves and to help us gradually to evove our body-mind-soul complex or simply for our growth and development.
This system can help us to determine what could be best suited to us in the sense of diet, religious practices, spiritual practices, for changing habits, for motivation, for children, for business scenario and practically many useful application.

Satva Based Types:

'Brahma' ABT/SPSN
'Mahendra or Aindra' ABT/SPSN
'Varun' ABT/SPSN
'Kaubera' ABT/SPSN
'Gandharva' ABT/SPSN
'Yamya' ABT/SPSN
'Rishi or Arsha' ABT/SPSN

Rajas Based Types:

'Asura' ABT/SPSN
'Serpentine' ABT/SPSN
'Shakuna' ABT/SPSN
'Demon' ABT/SPSN
'Paishacha' ABT/SPSN
'Preta' ABT/SPSN

Tamas Based Types:

'Animal like' ABT/SPSN
'Fish like' ABT/SPSN
'Vegetative' ABT/SPSN

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