Mental Hygiene: A Vedantic Approach
Understanding and managing our daily sensory interactions
Inputs (Jnanendriyas)
👀 Eyes
Visual awareness - What media/content do you consume?
🙉 Ears
Auditory awareness - What is the nature of the words you hear all day? Are they making you feel good or bad?
👃 Nose
Olfactory awareness - Are you smelling clean or dirty things all the time? How fresh is your air?
👅 Tongue
Taste awareness - How mindful are you of food choices? Are you tasting a variety of things or just one flavor?
👉 Skin
Touch awareness - Are you getting your oxytocin? Are you comfortably dressed for the temperature all the time?
Outputs (Karmendriyas)
🙊 Speech
Words - What are you saying to others? Are they out loud or in your head? What are you saying to yourself throughout the day?
🖐️ Hands
Actions - What are you writing, playing, handling? What fine motor skills do you spend the most time doing?
🦶 Feet
Movement - How much time do you spend commuting? How many times do you go back and forth?
💩 Excretion
Release - How is your digestion? Is your gut telling you something? Are you emotionally constipated?
🍑 Reproduction
Creation - How do you channel your horni? How do you cultivate your superpowers when your hands are tied?