BLISSFUL AGEING THROUGH AYURVEDA

Abstract

Every creature on earth is in constant search of happiness and pleasure. Ageing is a part of life, and contrary to common belief, old age is not necessarily painful if one lives it with liveliness and wisdom, and as everyone has to travel the path of aging to reach Moksha which is ultimate of human birth. Ayurveda ancient science of life and medicine described JaraChikitsa as one of the fundamental branch, specifically to improve the quality of psychosomatic health of old aged individual and to attain the Moksha with ease and comfort. Popularly JaraChikitsa is also known as RasayanaChikitsa. Rasayana focuses on psychosomatic health of individual through the repairing, restoration, and rejuvenation of body tissue and soundness of mental status. Use of health diet regime, internal medicines and following of social customs, healthy family relation and social milieu are the corner stones for traveling the path of blissful ageing. Rasayana diet like regular use of Ksheera (Cow’s milk) and Ghrita (Cows Ghee), Rasayana medicines like Chyavanaprasha and following of AcharaRasyana to maintain healthy family relation and social milieu are fundamentals of Ayurveda JaraChikitsa. With the use of these regimes ancient Ayurveda Acharyas had lived very fruitful and blissful life. This presentation is an attempt to highlight the role of Ayurveda JaraChikitsa or RasyanaChikitsa for blissful aging in today’s stressful era where ageing is considered as dissolution and perturbing.