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<li style="font-weight: bold;">Assessment of [[Deha prakriti|deha prakriti]]: <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dhriti is a feature of [[Kapha dosha|kapha dosha]] dominant [[Prakriti|prakriti]]. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 18/51] [Su.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana|Sharira Sthana]] 4/71] Dhritiman is the one who is dhairyayukta – full of firmness, constancy, calmness, patience or courage.  

<li style="font-weight: bold;">Assessment of [[Deha prakriti|deha prakriti]]: <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dhriti is a feature of [[Kapha dosha|kapha dosha]] dominant [[Prakriti|prakriti]]. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 18/51] [Su.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana|Sharira Sthana]] 4/71] Dhritiman is the one who is dhairyayukta – full of firmness, constancy, calmness, patience or courage.  

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While ‘chala dhriti’ (wavering retention power and attention) has been agreed upon as the characteristic feature of [[Vata dosha|vata]] [[Prakriti|prakriti]] purusha by Acharya Vagbhata.   

While ‘chala dhriti’ (wavering retention power and attention) has been agreed upon as the characteristic feature of [[Vata dosha|vata]] [[Prakriti|prakriti]] [[Purusha|purusha]] by Acharya Vagbhata.   

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Hence, [[Dnyana|knowledge]] of the concept of dhriti helps to explain the tendencies of [[Kapha dosha|kapha]] and [[Vata dosha|vata]] [[Prakriti|prakriti]] towards making a well-thought decision and a spontaneous uncalculated reaction, respectively. </span></li></ol>

Hence, [[Dnyana|knowledge]] of the concept of dhriti helps to explain the tendencies of [[Kapha dosha|kapha]] and [[Vata dosha|vata]] [[Prakriti|prakriti]] towards making a well-thought decision and a spontaneous uncalculated reaction, respectively. </span></li></ol>

<p style="text-align:justify;">Adhriti means inconsistency, unsteadiness, or loss of control in terms of diligence as per various dictionaries.  

<p style="text-align:justify;">Adhriti means inconsistency, unsteadiness, or loss of control in terms of diligence as per various dictionaries.  

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Adhriti was first mentioned by acharya sushruta while describing [[Rajas|rajas]] ansha of [[Manas|mana]]. He mentioned it again for vataja [[Prakriti|prakriti]] purusha stating them to be adhairyayukta (as per Dalhana) i.e. not having enough patience or tolerance which causes wandering of [[Manas|mind]] at any given moment.  

Adhriti was first mentioned by acharya sushruta while describing [[Rajas|rajas]] ansha of [[Manas|mana]]. He mentioned it again for vataja [[Prakriti|prakriti]] [[Purusha|purusha]] stating them to be adhairyayukta (as per Dalhana) i.e. not having enough patience or tolerance which causes wandering of [[Manas|mind]] at any given moment.  

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It is the exact opposite of dhriti. Dhriti is a conscious control over sensorial and intellectual functions, whereas adhriti refers to an apprehensive state of [[Manas|mind]]. </p>

It is the exact opposite of dhriti. Dhriti is a conscious control over sensorial and intellectual functions, whereas adhriti refers to an apprehensive state of [[Manas|mind]]. </p>

=== Contemporary approach: ===

=== Contemporary approach: ===

The metapsychologists revolve western psychology around two central schools of thoughts in regards to functioning of [[Manas|mind]] also known as [[Manas|mind]]-[[Sharira|body]] problem.<ref name="ref7">Gluttenplan Samuel, A companion to the Philosophy of Mind, Blackwell, Oxford, 1994, pg 265-268.</ref>

The metapsychologists revolve western psychology around two central schools of thoughts in regards to functioning of [[Manas|mind]] also known as [[Manas|mind]]-[[Sharira|body]] problem.<ref name="ref7">Gluttenplan Samuel, A companion to the Philosophy of Mind, Blackwell, Oxford, 1994, pg 265-268.</ref>

<ul style='text-align:justify;'><li style="font-weight: bold;">Monism <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">This school of psychological philosophy advocates that [[Manas|mind]] and [[Sharira|body]] are unarguably intangible entitities. We can not define their independent presence as they are indistinguishable from each other. Furthermore depending upon the acceptance of either of these two entities, following groups exists – </span></li>

<ul style='text-align:justify;'><li style="font-weight: bold;">Monism <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">This school of psychological philosophy advocates that [[Manas|mind]] and [[Sharira|body]] are unarguably intangible entitities. We can not define their independent presence as they are indistinguishable from each other. Furthermore depending upon the acceptance of either of these two entities, following groups exists – </span></li>

<ol type="a"><li style="font-weight: bold;">Physicalists : <span style="font-weight: normal;">This school of thought empowers the existence of only the entities postulated by physical theory (a theory in which predictions are based upon empirical observations by combining direct physical perception and mathematical calculations). They state that all mental processes have a physiological or neurophysiological basis. </span></li>

<ol type="a"><li style="font-weight: bold;">Physicalists : <span style="font-weight: normal;">This school of thought empowers the existence of only the entities postulated by physical theory (a theory in which predictions are based upon empirical observations by combining direct physical perception and mathematical calculations). They state that all mental processes have a physiological or neurophysiological basis. </span></li>

<li style="font-weight: bold;">Idealists : <span style="font-weight: normal;">They believe that [[Manas|mind]] is all that exists and every other thing in this world is a mere illusion of [[Manas|mind]] itself. </span></li></ol>

<li style="font-weight: bold;">Idealists : <span style="font-weight: normal;">They believe that [[Manas|mind]] is all that exists and every other thing in this world is a mere illusion of [[Manas|mind]] itself. </span></li></ol>

<li style="font-weight: bold;">Dualism <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dualists accept the independent existence of both [[Manas|mind]] and [[Sharira|body]]. Their theories suggest that [[Manas|mind]] is distinct from brain in a way that [[Manas|mind]] is genetically defined and naturally adaptive module (non-physical property) of brain which helps brain in information processing and computation. This approach is synonymous to Sankhya darshan’s ideology of [[Prakriti|prakriti]] (matter) and purusha ([[Atma|soul]] in association with [[Manas|mind]]). </span></li></ul>

<li style="font-weight: bold;">Dualism <br/><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dualists accept the independent existence of both [[Manas|mind]] and [[Sharira|body]]. Their theories suggest that [[Manas|mind]] is distinct from brain in a way that [[Manas|mind]] is genetically defined and naturally adaptive module (non-physical property) of brain which helps brain in information processing and computation. This approach is synonymous to Sankhya darshan’s ideology of [[Prakriti|prakriti]] (matter) and [[Purusha|purusha]] ([[Atma|soul]] in association with [[Manas|mind]]). </span></li></ul>

== Mechanism of [[Manas|mind]] ==

== Mechanism of [[Manas|mind]] ==