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are suffering more from mental rather than
physical diseases. Diseases of the body can
be treated in a normal way but it is Gita which
tells about treating the mental diseases. Says
Gita
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"Desires, anger and greed, these three
are the doorways to the hell and hence
destroyers of mankind. All the three should
be got rid of." The three are basic instincts.
When they cross the limit, they lead man to
his downfall. The individual, the family and
the society are in the grip of reversion.
Humanity suffers utter disorderliness and
consequently the man is pushed down even
below the level of animal. The three together
are so powerful that they decrease man's
knowledge, thinking power and sense of