Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on understanding the nature of mental illness....

An insightful article by Yogic master Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on understanding mental illness...

Understanding Mental Illness

 

50 years ago, we had the village idiot, but he was accepted, generally integrated and lead a fairly happy life.

I feel that many of today's problems are created by the restraints of the politically correct society that has evolved.
For anyone who does not fit in, life, particularly in large cities can quickly become hell on earth. When the rebel against the constraints, everything just spirals downhill

I often feel that a few sincere and non judgmental friends could do a lot to help integrate them back into society. Moving away from large cities would also help.

 

Americans need rest, but do not know it. I believe this to be a large part of the explanation of the crime wave in the United States. ~ Bertrand Russell


I recently found this saying by Bertrand Russell and found it highly insightful and correlating with what Sadhguru said.

Trump usually talks of ensuring America being the greatest power on earth and keeping it that way at all costs, but it is also important to ensure proper mental health hygiene in the process as well. All this talk of being hyper-competitive and highly demanding of oneself can also produce burnout issues as shown in athletes.

Even in competitive sports, it is usually athletes who have good mental equilibrium and skills to keep it that way, who usually have a productive professional and personal life. I think Roger Federer is a great example in this regard.


Tiny Bhutan has a philosophy of Gross Happiness Index which is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population.

Gross National Happiness - Wikipedia


Imo, this is a good example for the U.S. and all other countries to follow.