Lord Shree Krishna in the 48th verse of chapter 2 of Shri Bhagwad Geeta says :



yoga-sthah kuru karmani sangam tyaktva dhananjaya,
siddhy assiddhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga ucyate.

Leaving aside prejudices, work with equanimity, irrespective of failure or success.
This equanimity is known as Yoga.

Lord Shree Krishna in the 17th verse of chapter 6 of Shri Bhagwad Geeta says :



yukta-ahara-viharasya yukta-cheshtasy karmasu,
yukta-svapana-avabodhasya yogo bhavati dukha-ha

Equanimity, the source of peace and happiness, can be achieved only by one who manages to create a harmonious balance appropriate to the individual.

The Satvik philosophy-

The divine spirit present within is bliss itself. known as Sat -Chit -Ananda ( Truth -Consciousness - Bliss)
Naturally, each of us is in constant search of happiness

To understand and experience it, one has to transcend the satisfaction derived from limited  small joys, such as from food, physical and material comforts, and balance oneself.  Yoga, which has been defined by Shree Krishna as equanimity (2.48, SBG). comes to one who achieves physical, mental and emotional harmony.

The Indian philosophy believes that all life has come from a disturbance of equilibrium of three aspects of nature; Satvik as symbolized by calmness, wisdom and good nature; Rajsik as symbolized by restlessness, impatience and intolerance; Tamsik as symbolized by laziness, ignorance and foolhardiness.

In any living being these three aspects exist in varying proportions. A person is thought of Satvik, Rajsik, or Tamsik depending on which aspect is dominant in him.

For health and peace, a person needs a sound body and mind. In the animal kingdom species live in harmony with the laws of nature. On the other hand man disregards his instinct and is not in consonance with nature. .

As a result a man's energy channels get blocked, in turn causing ill health showing symptoms of  physical, mental, (when a man cannot accept another's views and orders) and emotional indigestion ( strong negative emotions get strong. )

The Satvik concept corrects this imbalance by a combination of:

1. ABC- Analysis of the body constitution, based on ayurvedic guidelines. This helps in identifying the ratio of the five principal elements (air, space, fire, water and earth) in a person. Using foods which increase the elements which are less, and reducing foods which can decrease the elements in excess. An individualized diet is designed according to the person's body constitution and modified to the varying seasons and climates prevalent in the client's environement.
2. The yogis believe that there are 72,000 energy channels in the body. They get blocked because of physical, mental and emotional indigestion. Yogic postures and breathing techniques which are customsed to an individual can help in freeing the blocked energy channels. While prakruti and ritu based food ( see above) can correct the physical indigestion and prevent it, the mental and emotional indigestion corrected by ancient yoga.
3. Ayurvedic practices of oiling the body according to the varying seasons and individual body constitutions, help a person effectively combat the heat in summers and cold in winters as also the dryness, aches and pains of the body.

If one closely analyses the ultimate objective being pursued, one would find that each person is looking for a state of undisturbed peace and happiness.

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