Arishadvarga - Turning Foes into Friends

Arishadvarga means a band of six enemies capable of wreaking havoc in the life of a human being.

The six powerful factors or passions constantly influencing the mind are Kama (Desire, Lust), Krodha (Anger), Lobha (Miserliness, Greed), Moha (Extreme Obsession, Delusory Emotional Attachment), Mada (Pride, Vanity and Arrogance) and Matsarya (Envy, Jealousy).

We would like to provide a unique insight to deftly use these deadly Arishadvarga to one’s advantage and successfully attain one's goal.

The goal could be different for different people.

A sincere seeker has the ultimate goal of realising the Truth.
A devotee’s goal irrespective of the religion is to reach the beloved God.
A professional’s goal is to succeed in the current project.
A business person’s goal is to succeed in the business.
A student's goal is to ace the tests.

The Arishadvarga (band of six enemies) impedes one in succeeding in attaining the desired goal. However here is the insight that can turn Arishadvarga, the fiery foes into finest friends.

We could harbour and nourish only those “desires” (Kama) that move us closer towards the desired goal.
We need to be “angry” (Krodha) with ourselves if we forget our goal sometimes and indulge in other activities that distract us from our goal.
We need to be “miserly” (Lobha) in devoting our time, energy and resources towards anything that is unrelated to our goal.
Let us be “obsessed” (Moha) in reaching our goal with quality and perfection.
Let us take “pride” (Mada) in our sincere, stupendous, passionate and relentless efforts to succeed.
Let us have a healthy “jealousy” (Matsarya), fierce competition with an undercurrent of admiration and respect when we come across sincere, talented, knowledgeable and dedicated fellow human beings who have achieved and advanced more in treading towards a goal that is same as ours.