For creating equilibrium at mental level both men and women should balance their primordial qualities. Men should imbibe the sattva quality through concentration practices, yoga and meditation to balance their rajas. The women should lead an active life that involves
When taken in small quantities and regularly, saffron helps bring the equilibrium of the three doshas — vata, pitta and kapha. Basically, its Ayurvedic nature is hot and it should not be taken more than 250 milligrams daily as medicine
In the Vedic tradition, food is considered sacred. In Taitrya Upanishad food is said to be the Brahman. According to Chandogya Upanishad, prana or breath is from food and thus the cause of our being alive. The cosmos constituted of
Ayurveda is imbibed and integrated in Indian life and most of us do not know it as ‘Ayurveda’ but as just the way life is supposed to be lead. Earlier and in some parts of India even now, Vaidyas were
Charaka said The root cause of the derangement of all is unrighteousness or adharmsa. That arises from misdeeds from a previous life or this life, but the source of both is pragya aparadha (intellectual error) [unrighteousness]… When the heads of
Kama was born first, Neither gods nor ancestors, nor humans can equal him. Oh Kama ! You are immense as you reside in all living beings. I bow to you…. You are a higher deity than the sun, moon, wind
There are words in our tradition which are not translatable into English or other European languages. Sukh cannot be translated as happiness. The famous Shloka of the Bhagavad Gita: Sukh-dukhe samekritva, labhalabho jai jayo; cannot be translated as ‘Be unperturbed
During this century, there was a large spread of Ayurvedic treatments for sensuous appeasement directed towards leisure and holidays. This however is not the spread of authentic wisdom of Ayurveda in its multidimensional form. With the popularity of Ayurveda during
There are words in our tradition which are not translatable into English or other European languages. Sukh cannot be translated as happiness. The famous Shloka of the Bhagavad Gita: Sukh-dukhe samekritva, labhalabho jai jayo; cannot be translated as ‘Be unperturbed
Before I begin about the message of the great Sage Charaka, first of all I must explain a little about the importance and significance of the Indian moon New Year that falls on 25th March this year. Month of Chaitra,
