Constitution - emotional

Table 13

BODY TYPE CHART: EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Mental characters	Vata	Pitta	Kapha

Temperament	Fearful, indecisive, nervous, perceptive	Angry, intelligent, arrogant, successful	calm, stable, stubborn

Memory	Learns quickly	Learns quickly	Learns slowly
Memory	Forgets quickly,quick but absentminded	Forgets slowly, sharp & clear	Forgets slowly, slow but study

Speech	Erratic, talkative,fast	Decisive, articulate,sharp	Slow, cautious, melodious

Faith	Variable, erratic	Strong, determined	Steady, slow to change

Dreams	Flying, fearful, erratic, frequent	Fiery, violent, intense,moderate	Watery, sensual, infrequent ,long sequences

Sexuality	Cold, variable	Hot, intense	Warm, enduring

Positive emotions	adaptability	courage	Love

Negative emotions	Fear	anger	Attachment

Superior qualities are allotted to the Kapha body type as far as physical and emotional characteristics are concerned. But when body types concerned with more than one dosha is concerned, the ‘sama’ type where all the doshas are in equal quantity is the best of all body types which is very rare to find.