THE PITTA MIND AND BODY
Clarity and heat characterize the pitta mind and body. This leads to an ambitious mind with a sharp intellect, and an athletic build and intense body functions, such as an active metabolism.
Clarity and heat characterize the pitta mind and body. This leads to an ambitious mind with a sharp intellect, and an athletic build and intense body functions, such as an active metabolism.
THE QUALITIES OF PITTA
These are the characteristics of pitta as described in the classical Ayurvedic scriptures. They help us understand the effect pitta has on us.
• hot
• sour, light
• liquid, sharp
• slightly oily
• quickly penetrating
• slightly foul smelling
The influence of fire and water gives the pitta mind properties of penetration and transformation (such as a sharp intelligence and a proneness to anger). The diagram below provides more qualities associated with the pitta mind.
The pitta mind is sharp and clear-thinking.
The influence of pitta leads to a medium-sized build with flexible joints. The pitta body’s functions are intense and sharp in nature. As functions fluctuate more readily than structures, they can be used as indicators to work out if pitta has been increased or upset by your current lifestyle.
This is the female pitta form. Body structures are given on the left, and body functions on the right.
This is the male pitta form.