ISSN: 2578-4986
Authors: Sharma R* and Sudan S
Personality is the trait which defines a person. According to Dunham, “Personality distinguishes us from other people and defines our general nature. Our overall personality is composed of a collection of psychological characteristics or traits that determines our personal preferences and individual style of behavior.” This writing suggests that different people exhibit different personalities and that a person’s personality comprises of a set of Physio-psychological characteristics which are determinant of a person’s preferences and his/her individual behavior. In the Indian medical system of Ayurveda, Health is the result of balanced interplay between three functional principles of body which are termed as Sharirika Dosha -Vata, Pitta, and Kapha - that regulate physical functions & Mansika Dosha- Satva, Raja and Tama – that regulate one’s psychological behavior. The relative proportion of these Sharirika & Mansika Doshas in an individual determines the person’s psychophysical constitution which is termed as Prakriti in Ayurveda. Another term, Aachara Rasayana; is a unique concept in Ayurveda that implies moral, ethical, and benevolent conduct which plays an important role in development of personality. An equilibrium state of body, mind, social and spiritual well-being is defined as Health by Ayurveda. To attain this, there has been mentioned certain codes of conduct in Ayurveda which are all together known as Sadvritta (Code of conduct). All these together helps in achieving a better framework of personality according to Ayurveda. Thus, this article aims in finding various prospects that help in development of an individual’s Personality.
Keywords: Aachara Rasayana; Mansika Dosha; Personality; Prakriti; Sadvritta; Sharirika Dosha
