What time
should one eat? When should one go to sleep? What time should one wake
up? When should one have a bath? At what age should one get married? ...
Dharma (the eternal principles of Righteousness) has nothing to do with
all these questions which actually belong in the realm of the Health
Sciences and therefore, anyone who may wish to know about these matters
should better seek advice from health science experts. In the same way,
the question of how the married couple should lead their life belongs to
sociology which is well placed to properly answer it.
The spiritual science is very broad-minded about all these matters
and does not wish to burden the human race by imposing too many needless
restrictions or rigidity. That is why, the matters related to diet,
bath, hygiene, etc. should now be entrusted to and decided by the health
sciences.
There was a time in past when (the life was so simple that) not too
many regulations were necessary and hence, all the matters related to
health, society, politics, domestic affairs, economy, etc. also used to
fall within the ambit of the books of Dharma. However, now (the
situation and therefore) the arrangements have changed.
Dharma which is known as Spiritual Science or Yoga Science is
immutable or unchangeable. Other rules and regulations may vary
according to local needs and contemporary situations and therefore, they
have now been designated various independent categories (e.g. health,
politics, etc.) through which they operate. Even then, the overall
control and supremacy still remains with the Dharma!
-Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya
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