WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL HEALTH

WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL HEALTH

PERFECT HEALTHY TREES

A casual look, and we spontaneously say, PERFECT HEALTHY TREES !

The perfect health is reflected in one's own physical appearance and attitude.

A perfect physical health is one of the  important aspects of having optimal health.

HOW TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH

Optimal health includes,besides physical health, mental and spiritual health status.

HEALTH RULES

For developing meaningful healthy habits in life, three aspects are considered here -

• Physical Health
• Mental Health
• Spiritual Progress

Physical health is most important, remember the saying, HEALTH IS WEALTH !

For this sufficient exercise is needed - Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation), morning walk, Pranayama, breathing exercises, asanas etc. 

One must be aware of own ahara ie diet -  both quality and quantity.  

We must not forget to have atleast four morsels less than actually required.

Sound Mental health  is equally important which is not paid attention to.

We need to be cautious of what we feed to our mind.  We must take care about the qualitative aspect in every media our mind is exposed to ie we should be cautious of what we feed to our mind while indulging in activities connected with reading, tv, cinema, internet etc.

For this one must be aware of what is mental bath and its importance to maintain healthy mind.

 We must remember  that healthy mind ensures healthy body.

Further, being aware of meaning and significance of own sarasar vivek helps in adhering to the attitude of developing meaningful habits in life.

Spiritual Progress - About spiritual practice one becomes aware late in life stage,say in fifties plus.One should get awareness of the same at the earliest to achieve progress on the path of spirituality which is a step to achieve fulfillment in life beyond and above happiness.

Having the above awareness, one can apply these basic things in day today life to be able to have the optimal health status in our life.

WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL HEALTH

According to me, as our sarasar vivek suggests,  person can be said to have optimal health status-

1. if he is able to follow the basic instincts of life - ahaara, nidra, bhaya, maithuna effectively.
2. if he has ability to feel happiness and express happiness.
3. if he is not dependent on medicines on regular basis.
4. if he has a healthy mind.
5. if he is independent both mentally and physically.
6. if he has ability to engage himself in positive acts.
7. if he is able to help others
8. if he is able to go to sleep in time and also able to get up in the morning as he decides.
9. once having awakened in the morning  he does not simply spend time lying in the bed,
10. if he exercises his mind control to have optimum level of food and sleep.

Here I have not taken into consideration the age factor.

So, let us enjoy optimal health.


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TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

For me,I feel that one being well is reflected in the way how enthusiastically one gets up in the morning to start the day. Another equally important sign is ability to get up in the morning whenever one desires. One such well being  individual eagerly starts the day by expressing gratitude to the almighty for what one is,one has and the total existence.

TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

It is obvious that being dependent on medication does not matter. The crucial thing is one's body,mind and soul are functioning harmoniously.

Any minor imbalance directly affects one's health.

TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

Healthy people are well aware of the importance of both physical and mental health. Besides taking physical bath they do take mental bath also.

In fact the one who respects the supreme values in life and capable to discrete between the polarities in values such as truth and untruth, healthy and unhealthy,right and wrong,justice and injustice, moral and amoral and so on and is making right choices while making decisions and accepts consequences of own decision making is certainly well being.

Such individuals are really healthy and able to achieve transformation in their life.And this is the secret of having a healthy life. They seek inspiration even while observing beautiful nature.

Simply beautiful !

(Image source- my mobile gallery)

With an intention, I have not contemplated here regarding- 

• diet,
• exercises, 
• yoga, 
• meditation practice to be followed etc.
• gym activities

TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

ENSURING HEALTHY LIFE STYLE

What I wish to communicate is the important basic ideas which are reflected in one’s own attitude and consequently the overall healthy life.

We must have awareness that meaningful and significant habits play important role in our own life.

For developing meaningful habits in life, three aspects are considered here-

1. Physical Health
2. Mental health
3. Spiritual progress

Physical health is most important, know the saying- health is wealth. And we are generally aware of this fact.

For  maintaining  good physical health, sufficient exercise is needed- 

• Surya namaskaras, 
• morning walk 
• Pranayam, 
• breathing exercises, 
• asanas etc.

One must be aware of our ahaara ie diet - quality and quantity. Remember we must have at least four morsels less than required. 

Our mental health is equally important which is not equally paid attention to .

We should be equally cautious to have healthy diet for our mind. Have positive exposures in every media - reading,tv,cinema,internet etc.

For this one must be aware of what is meaning and significance of mental bath and its importance to maintain healthy mind.

Let us remember healthy mind ensures healthy body.

TIPS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

Remember the saying, an idle mind is devil's workshop ?

Therefore, one must engage own mind in creative, positive and  healthy activities. 

Even simply enjoying beautiful flowers in the nature refreshes our mind and enables us to enjoy the feeling of being in the company of the almighty. And we feel both our body and mind get rejuvenated instantly.

Further, being aware of meaning and significance of own health helps in identifying and practicing the same with a view of living a healthy life. 

About spiritual practice one becomes aware late in life stage,say in fifties plus.

Having achieved the set goal of good and sound physical and mental health, one often feels that there is some thing more to be achieved, which in later stage one identifies as spiritual progress.

One should get awareness of the same at the earliest to achieve progress on the path of spirituality which is a step to achieve fulfillment in life beyond and above happiness.

It is hoped that the above tips will help my readers to live a healthy life, discover happiness, feel happiness, express happiness, share happiness with others and achieve the fulfillment in life.

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WHAT I VALUE THE MOST IN LIFE

WHAT I VALUE THE MOST IN LIFE

 Human being is known as a rational animal, because of his thinking ability. And this natural ability to think enables human being about the life he is living. And the inevitable contemplation as to what should be the life one should have to live.

Having life values makes us different from animals.

ANIMALS AND HUMAN BEING !

WHAT I VALUE THE MOST IN LIFE

Ahar,bhaya,maithun and nidra are characteristics of animals. Meaning eating,instinct for survival,procreation and sleep in theses processes animal life is spent.

Ability to think and aspiration for seeking and discovering happiness makes human being superior to animal.

Aspiring for happiness !

For this, there are universally identified life values. These are essential requirements for healthy coexistence, conducive life environment for all living being.

WHAT I VALUE THE MOST IN LIFE

Mercy,pity,love,compassion, looking at world as a family, and striving hard for welfare of all members of  universal family irrespective of race,religion,castes, achievement of universal peace in healthy manner - these are the important and significant life values one must respect.

And having the above values in respect of every living being will be more accommodating than limiting them in respect of human kind only. That is what the mother nature expects us.

WHAT I VALUE THE MOST IN LIFE

And one has to take cognizance of polarities in life - right and wrong, ethical and unethical, truth and untruth, moral and amoral and so on.   When one understands the meaning and significance of such polarities, one can make right choice. And the right choice leads to right decision.  Thus, one is prepared to accept the consequences of own decisions.

The core approach will be understanding sarasar vivek ie power of discretion and its application. For this quality reading is essential to strengthen sarasar vivek . And of course reading only is not enough. Ability to apply sarasar vivek is utmost important.

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HOW WE ENJOYED SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES WITH OUR CHILDREN

HOW WE ENJOYED SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES WITH OUR CHILDREN 

Dear Parents,

I understand your concern as to how to enjoy summer vacation activities with your children. (Of course, you are also worried how to keep your children busy in the summer vacation, I know !)

Let me share my own experiences of how we enjoyed summer vacation activities with our children.

As responsible parent, I felt that it is our primary responsibility to make every effort possible so that the personality of the  children,considering their age factor, do bloom, flourish to the fullest. 

After all, the mother nature expects us to do the same.

TINY FLOWERS FLOURISHED TO THE FULLEST !

The above photograph is taken on my mobile while on Europe tour.  The cute tiny flowers have flourished to the fullest.  We can see the tiny buds also in the process.  

It is obvious that these tiny plant is being taken care of regularly. 

I often see strong analogy here.  We parents also are duty bound to take care of our children, monitor their growth, attend to them at emotional needs.  

Protect them from the harsh realities of life. 

And this is more so in the summer vacation as in the rest of the period the busy schedules of both children and parents make it difficult to get time for the same.

Therefore, summer vacation is the best opportunity one should not miss.

HOW WE ENJOYED SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES WITH OUR CHILDREN 

We always preferred to encourage our children to enjoy outdoor activities - outdoor games, like football, cricket etc.

We made it sure they get exposure in the pleasant morning and evening sunlight.

They were taught how to appreciate beauty of the nature, sunrise, sunset, expansive trees etc.

BEAUTIFUL TREE !

This also enabled us to explain to the children what it means to refer to the nature as the mother nature. 

HOW WE ENJOYED SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES WITH OUR CHILDREN 

This is the area where we paid more attention.  

This is the duration when we introduced them to various activities that have potential to become a great hobby for them.  

For example, drawing, painting,reading.

In this regard, we were well aware that we parents are the role model for our children, of course  after their teacher. 

Fortunately, we do have interesting and significant hobbies of quality reading. 

We need not emphasize here that quality reading proves a great source of wisdom of life one needs to lead a healthy,peaceful and meaningful life.

Another important thing we encouraged our children was to make them aware of the hard and stressful life people live - the newspaper vendor, the laundryman, the sweeper in the  housing society,the cobbler at the corner of the road, the laborers working on the road, and so on. 

The children were encouraged to look at these members of our society with compassion and humanity and respect their work because indirectly they are serving the society.

Our main purpose always was to give them opportunities to learn some thing new, learn more about the mother nature, the harsh realities of life, and never miss any opportunity to be curious and be always positive in attitude.

HOW WE ENJOYED SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES WITH OUR CHILDREN 

Now, I will not hesitate to state here that all our above efforts proved helpful on the path of achieving overall personality development of our children besides their academic achievements !

Of course, all the above activities to do in summer vacation were not conducted  in a single summer vacation.

I have shared my experience with our children with a hope that the same will prove helpful to other parents and their children also.

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SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE

SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE 

SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE

I think we being integral part of this entire universal system, we must have this basic awareness - like universe, the need to make every effort to keep myself and every living entity around me happy,peaceful, flourishing and joyful.

And we may have our own  stylish spectacles to have a view of the world around us, the universal nature does not change depending on the spectacles we use.

THE STYLISH SPECTACLES TO LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND US !

WE ARE THE INTEGRAL PART OF THIS UNIVERSAL SYSTEM !

SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE

ESSENTIAL DAILY HABITS

For conceiving the world around us as it is, one must identify essential daily habits and to adopt them in daily life.

SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE

GOOD PERSONAL HABITS

And good personal habits are always welcome in the life.

SMALL DAILY HABITS TO IMPROVE LIFE

GOOD HABITS TO LEARN

I have experienced and learnt the reality that in implementing the above feelings in practice I am able to -

• give due respect to supreme values of life like freedom, peace,live and compassion.
• honor and respect every living entity.
• understand significance of polarities in values like truth and untruth, moral and amoral, justice and injustice, ethical and unethical, right and wrong and so on.
• make right choices while making decisions in life.
• accept the consequences of own decision making in life.

THE POSSIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE -

• life becomes meaningful, happier and full of creativity
• keeping oneself in the company of positive people
• effective way of listening and speaking
• art of thinking
• life becomes active
• cheerfulness

So one will realize this small yet effective and significant habit will bring transformation in life.

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