Ayurvedic Healing of Gout Gout is a condition when uric acid is deposited in the cartilage of the joints. According to Ayurveda it is a metabolic disorder similar to arthritis and many remedies are the same. Sanskrit name for gout … Continue reading →
Ayurvedic Healing of Colds Which dosha causes colds? Winter is the time when Kapha dosha (water and earth) accumulates. Too much of it produces mucus, which results in colds. Lungs and stomach are the sites of Kapha. Phlegm is produced … Continue reading →
Tips to Avoid GMO Genetic Engineering or Genetic Modification of food involves the laboratory process of artificially inserting genes into the DNA of food, crops, or animals. The result is called a genetically modified organism or GMO. GMOs can be … Continue reading →
Ashwagandha – The Indian Ginseng Name: Ashwagandha, Ashwaganda, Withania Somnifera, Winter Cherry. Ashwagandha is extensively used in Ayurveda as a superb remedy for nervous exhaustion. It is often called Indian Ginseng for its tonifying properties. Unlike ginseng it is not … Continue reading →
Shatavari – Support for Sexual Health Common Name: Indian Asparagus, Asparagus Racemosus Sanskrit and Hindi Names: Shatavari, Satavar, Satmuli, Sitavari Traditionally it is one of the most effective herbs for supporting both male and female reproductive health. This herb is … Continue reading →
Non Herbal Medicament in Eastern Medicine Ayurveda uses herbs in many forms: fresh juices (svarasa), crushed pulp or paste of the plant (kalka), decoction (kvatha), hot infusion (phant), cold infusion (hima), milk decoction, powder (churna), pills (guti), tablets (vati), medicated … Continue reading →
How Observe Navaratri at Home Navaratri is the time to connect with Divine energy. Navaratri literally means nine nights. The Navaratri observance begins on the first day of the new moon. As the moon fills with light, so does the … Continue reading →
Myth about Vegetarianism and Anemia It is said that we live at the time of information. Tons of information are poured over on us every day. But information is different than knowledge. Knowledge is information we proved to be true, … Continue reading →
Dashmool – the Famous Ten Roots Formula. Dashmool (dashmul, dashamula) is a ten roots compound to treat Vata dosha. The warming quality also pacifies Kapha. It nourishes and tonifies the muscles, strengthens the body, and calms the nervous system. … Continue reading →
Vedic Varnas (Castes) Vedic society is based on four Varnas (classes). Let’s use the word class since caste has been negatively tinged. Four Varnas are: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. The varnas were created based on four elements: three gunas … Continue reading →
Guggul for Clear Channels and Blood Latin name: Commiphora mukul Common name: Guggul Ayurvedic name: Guggulu Dosha effects: decreases Kapha and Vata, increases Pitta (in excess) What does the plant look like? Guggul is made from the resin of Commiphora … Continue reading →
Features Of A Sattvic (Righteous) Person The three gunas – Sattva (righteousness), Rajas (agitation) and Tamas (ignorance) affect everyone and everything in the material world, making us captives of it. The only way to escape is to get rid of … Continue reading →
Pitta Season The three Ayurvedic Seasons, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, change each other in everlasting cycle. In India there are six seasons; we here have only four, and they can be divided between the three doshas as following: Vata: … Continue reading →
Ayurvedic Face Diagnostic. For an Ayurvedic doctor the face features can be distinctive beacons showing the condition of inner organs. Every wrinkle or “casual” line provide diagnostic information for one who understands. We also can tell what system needs attention … Continue reading →
Yoga Nidra During the last fifty years the way of life has changed greatly. Our mind is engrossed in material survival and has lost the point of balance and harmony. The body and mind are unable to adapt to … Continue reading →
Age of Quarrel – Kali Yuga Once we have chosen to live in the material world which is subject to cycles of creating and destroying. The spiritual world is eternal though. Material universes are created and destroyed in everlasting cycles, … Continue reading →
Five Bodies (Koshas) The body, mind, and spirit are interconnected, interrelated and inter – penetrating. So the body is made up of layers or substances, each more subtle than the next. Each body has a dimension and a layer. Vedas … Continue reading →
Four Days Cleansing Diet This is a simple but effective cleansing diet first used by Seneca Indians. Day 1 : Eat only fruit. All kind of fruit will work except bananas. Suggestions: watermelon, pears, peaches, apples, berries, cherries, oranges, grapefruit, … Continue reading →
How to Choose Food The rule of thumb in Ayurveda is: any diet is supposed to promote self-development. If our food choices improve our concentration on the positive, and make us open and friendly they are good for us. … Continue reading →
The Uniqueness of Human Body Type According to Vedic knowledge, the purpose of life is to realize one’s unity with the Higher Being. Following the Highest Will is the only legitimate (rightful) activity, all others are illicit (wrongful). Gaining a … Continue reading →
Warts Warts are common viral infections and can occur in all three doshas. Viruses are all around us but only when immunity is low can they take over and cause warts or another skin growths. Two factors are crucial in … Continue reading →
Three Features Helping to Lose Weight Calorie counting or watching what we eat is good but not enough to get rid of unwanted pounds permanently. There is a psychological factor which causes both the under- and over weight. Let’s see. … Continue reading →
Twenty Ways Ginger Can Serve You Ginger almost needs no introduction. This universal medicine can be given almost to everyone and will have at least one benefit. Dry ginger controls and balances all three doshas, although in excess it may … Continue reading →
Where do Vata, Pitta and Kapha Come From To act in the material world a soul (Atman) needs a material body, which is comparable with clothes or a car. We use them but it is wrong to identify ourselves with … Continue reading →
Happiness IS a Choice The most amazing part of Ayurveda is Cosmology, which describes the working principles of the universe and Philosophy which explains the meaning and purpose of our life. The Vedic knowledge states that we never die, that … Continue reading →
Cow Products There are five kinds of products the cow offers to us: milk, butter, yogurt, urine and dung. All of them have a great healing potency. In ancient times, rishis would put a combination of all those products into … Continue reading →
Ayurveda about Colonic Ayurveda teaches that digestion is key for a healthy and happy life. A weak digestive system can not work properly. Working properly means turning foreign substances in our bodies into part of us through adsorbtion, distribution, and … Continue reading →
Vedas about the End of World Let’s remember how often we have heard about approaching of the end of world just in recent years. 1980, then 1995. 1999 of course since 999 is inverted 666, the number of devil. 2000 … Continue reading →
Negative Ions – The Vitamins of Air It is so human to not notice positive things until they go away or turn negative. Fresh air is taken for granted until it gets stale. Breathing in the same air over and … Continue reading →
Fresh Air – A Natural Healer and Rejuvenator We can live several months without food, several days without water, but only a few minutes without air. I’ve read about yogis whose minds and bodies are so refined that they sustain … Continue reading →
Vedas on Hospitality All old scriptures teach that hospitality is a must between living beings. In books written only a hundred years ago, we find that well – to – do families gave shelter to less fortunate relatives or even … Continue reading →
Fulfillment of All Desires is the Cosmic Rule Vedas state that ALL desires of ALL beings always get fulfilled. This is the cosmic law. The material world was created to let all our wishes come true in order we learn … Continue reading →
Vedas on Money Where does money come from? What is the best way to gain it? Where does it go? Let’s refer to the pure well of Vedic knowledge. The ancient scriptures say that the strongest currency which will not … Continue reading →
Grace of God Meditation This beautiful meditation is designed to promote competence and effectiveness. It helps a person to positively channel their emotions, increase mental clarity, and correct negative personality pattern. Notice that Grace of God meditation is practiced differently … Continue reading →
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana says: “In this world there are only two concrete procedures for attaining liberation and redeeming one’s sins. These two things are: fasting on the Ekadashi days…
Continue reading →According to Vedic knowledge, there are infinite universes of the material world. Vedas compare them to bubbles in the ocean. Our universe is one of the smallest.
Continue reading →Modern science has about 40 different concepts of cosmos, some say it indefinite and some say it has its limits. Some believe in linear evolution and some in the presentation of all forms of beings at the same time. The Big Bang theory makes less and less sense even to many of official scient…
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