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Individuals get quickly afflicted with apasmara if:  

Individuals get quickly afflicted with apasmara if:  

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*the mind of an individual is afflicted by ''rajas'' (mental ''dosha'' associated with hyperactivity) and ''tamas'' (mental ''dosha'' associated with hypoactivity);  

*the mind of an individual is afflicted by ''rajas'' (mental ''[[dosha]]'' associated with hyperactivity) and ''tamas'' (mental ''[[dosha]]'' associated with hypoactivity);  

*the three ''sharira doshas'' are imbalanced and excessively aggravated;  

*the three ''sharira [[dosha]]s'' are imbalanced and excessively aggravated;  

*an individual takes food that is impure, untimely, decomposed, possessing antagonistic properties, or touched/cooked by unclean hands  

*an individual takes food that is impure, untimely, decomposed, possessing antagonistic properties, or touched/cooked by unclean hands  

*an individual follows improper methods (of diet and lifestyle, conduct described in [[Ayurveda]]) and neglects prescribed rules;  

*an individual follows improper methods (of diet and lifestyle, conduct described in [[Ayurveda]]) and neglects prescribed rules;  

*an individual suffers from excessive degeneration or debility.  

*an individual suffers from excessive degeneration or debility.  

In the situations mentioned above, the ''doshas'' get aggravated and affect individuals whose minds are already afflicted by ''rajas'' and ''tamas''. The ''doshas'' (so aggravated) pervade the heart which is, as mentioned earlier, the abode of consciousness, as well as the sense organs. While there, the ''doshas'' get further aggravated by emotions such as passion, anger, fear, greed, attachment, excitement, grief, anxiety, perturbation etc., consequently spreading throughout the heart and the sense organs. The individual is then said to have been afflicted with apasmara. [4]

In the situations mentioned above, the ''[[dosha]]s'' get aggravated and affect individuals whose minds are already afflicted by ''rajas'' and ''tamas''. The ''[[dosha]]s'' (so aggravated) pervade the heart which is, as mentioned earlier, the abode of consciousness, as well as the sense organs. While there, the ''[[dosha]]s'' get further aggravated by emotions such as passion, anger, fear, greed, attachment, excitement, grief, anxiety, perturbation etc., consequently spreading throughout the heart and the sense organs. The individual is then said to have been afflicted with apasmara. [4]

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=== Characteristic features of apasmara ===

=== Characteristic features of apasmara ===

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