Human needs can be broadly categorized as:
- Material needs: Basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, etc. and nonbasic material needs such as sensual comfort, objects to please sense organs, etc. needs fall under this category.
- Emotional needs: Man has a need to feel loved. Man has needs to express its emotions such as anger, hate, joy, sorrow, dissapointment, frustration, etc. to achieve mental equilibrium which is constantly perturbed by thoughts generated by outwardly focussed mind.
- Spiritual needs: Man has an inherent need for inner peace or resting place or tranquility. Needs such as attending temples and churches, reading holy scriptures, worshipping God, singing praises of God, prayers, etc. fall under this category.
A materially minded man needs to maintain a balance to derive worldly happiness (not talking about Divine Bliss here). One who is restlessly after money or material gain may greatly gain materially and temporarily fulfill the ego, but no doubt that he will fall victim to his lack of fulfillment of emotional and spiritual needs. Lack in these areas will show up in various forms, such as irritability, weight gain or loss, poor relationships, poor health, lack of peace, etc. etc.
Material needs are grosser forms of emotional needs. Emotional needs are grosser forms of spiritual needs. One whose emotional needs are fulfilled is not as restless for fulfilling material needs but vice versa is not true. One who attains the ultimate purpose of life, one who is self realized, will never be out of balance since his/her material and emotional needs are automatically fulfilled.
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