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Indian Wisdom on Serious Medical Issues

Aditya Angiras

Panjab University, Sadhu Ashrsm 146021, Hoshiarpur, India.

*Corresponding author: Aditya Angiras

Published: August 28, 2025

Abstract

In any case of a serious health issue, we are forced by our conditioned mind to seek medical aid to resolve the ailment by consulting specialized clinics. Although the prescribed pharmaceutical chemicals can give relief to some. Recent British and Japanese research in the field of regenerative medicine has ascertained that the human body can regenerate decayed body parts under laboratory conditions. Contemporary clinical studies conducted in stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine confirm that the liver has regenerative properties and can repair the damaged part at its own. More over the pharmaceutical chemicals used in the entire process have their serious side effects during the line of personalized treatment, thus raising serious question marks.The ancient Indian wisdom has a call in this matter as it has a definite role to play in such a scenario. Ancient Indian wisdom opines that the real cause behind any type of suffering is mistrust, witlessness and ignorance at the personal level. Thus, Ancient Indian Wisdom asks everyone to elevate himself through Mindful actions, comprising with mindful meditation. The Upanishads acknowledge ignorance as the barring factor, which is the actual cause of suffering. Yoga Sutra and Buddhism chalk out fourstep theory which may be termed as 1. Heya (The sorrow), 2. Heya-Hetu (The reasons or causes of suffering) 3.Haan (The rejection or renouncement of sorrows) and 4. HaanoUpayay (The method of removal of sorrows). The Ayurveda thought opines that psycho-physical problems is subject to an imbalance of natural elements, and the condition can be reversed by maintaining a healthy balance by using natural materials. The most interesting point is that these Ayurveda medicines are not only cost-effective but can also be very effective in the majority of cases. This paper is an attempt to explain the above-stated viewpoint.

Keyword

Lifestyle, Mental health; Medical conditions; Psycho-physical problems; Psy-cho-Physical sufferings; The cause of suffering

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Indian Wisdom on Serious Medical Issues

How to cite this paper: Aditya Angiras. (2025). Indian Wisdom on Serious Medical Issues. Sociology & Social Policy2(2), 100-115.

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