Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part F (2023)

Stress and Anxiety are two major and most common problems found in Differently Abled Persons and their Caregivers. The stress and anxiety, both together, trigger the behavioral stressors of human mind to adversely affect its thinking ability, decision making capacity and self-esteem along with circumstantial behavior. Prolonged phases of stress acts as a root cause for a lot of mental, physical and psychosomatic problems. Modern day insecure job environment, fear of isolation and unbalanced dietary patterns has compounded the effects of stress and anxiety multiple times in disabled persons. In Bhagwad Gita, Yogeshwar Krishna discusses many yogic principles those are of utmost importance for managing stress and anxiety to achieve mind body balanced state. Bhagwad Gita proposes that the human body, soul and mind are interdependent and intertwined together and their balanced nexus is essence to a healthy and successful life. This can be achieved by the Yogic principles of Karma Yoga, Gyan Yoga and Bhakti Yoga discussed in Bhagwad Gita. In the Yogic principles mentioned in second, third, fifth and sixth chapters; Bhagwad Gita presents a modern day pragmatic solution for stress and anxiety management which is beneficial for Differently Abled Persons and their caregivers across the ages from all over the world.