Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Chapter 3 - Adolescent & The Elderly  Day 6  When they find someone very close to them, their confidantes (in whom they can confide things) - especially grandchildren, sons or daughters - have come home, then they will complain  “You know, your aunt is like that, she did this, she never even sent a Christmas greeting to me. I sent her three cards and she never even replied with one card”. These are the things that go on in their minds. They'll say all those things.  But, I tell you, don't imagine that they're stuck with those things. Sometimes in their minds, these complaints don't even come, other than when they are with you. They say all that and then forget the whole thing. This is what happens as age advances. There is a nice story. A man earned a lot of money and then gave all his property to his son. When his son got everything, he built a small outhouse behind the main house for his parents and he told them.  "Now you have to stay there....

Chapter 3 - Adolescent & The Elderly Day 5  They said that stupid thing because they had some garbage and they threw it out and you were there, ready to catch it, saying, “Oh, I won't give this away”. Why did somebody insult you? They insulted you because they were hurt, they had garbage in them, and they wanted to throw it out. When they threw it out, you passionately grabbed it and kept it in your pocket, so and so hurt me. They did this, they did that. Come one, wake up. Get up and walk. Don't let your smile be snatched away by anybody.  In the world, not everything will happen perfectly, all the time! In every action, there can be imperfections. Even the best or greatest of actions with good intentions, will have some imperfections.  Unfortunately, the tendency is to go and grab the imperfection and make yourself, your mood, imperfect, make your mind imperfect, make your soul reel in this nonsense. Isn't that so?  So we need to get out of these c...

 *The blissful journey of 9 years on this blissful path*  21st December 2013 was the day when I did my first Happiness program from Matunga, Mumbai and experienced "Sudarshan Kriya" for the first time. And today, with His grace, I completed 9 years to my journey on this beautiful path introduced to me by the Art of Living foundation founded by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji. Never did I know as to my life would change after that.  I am not sure as to what I have gained by being on this path because I am still in the process of gaining so many things. However, I am sure of what I have lost. I have lost all the negative emotions that I had become. I don’t know what stress means anymore. I do sometimes go through difficult situations but the solutions arise from nowhere. I have become more intuitive and positive towards life, people and situations.  More importantly, I have learnt to live in the present moment and I've realised that He us always with me when...

Diagnosis in Ayurveda Hindu philosophy believes that everything is made up of five elements—earth, water, fire, air and sky. As soon as the food enters the body, chemical process takes place. The taste of the food depends on the nature of its properties. Sweets help in producing blood, flesh, fat, bones, semen and strength the sweets substances are cold and heavy. Sour substances increase the digestive functions. They produce vitality and remove gas. Salty foods also remove the gas but produce mucus.       Some substances have different properties at the time of eating, but their properties get changed in the digestive process. These facts are kept in mind at the time of treatment and prescribing medicines and food. Stomach is held to be responsible for all types of ailments. Due to activities of the mouth during intake of food, cough is produced. Then all sorts of liquids mix with this cough inside the body. Thus produces bile. Gas is ...

Great Hindus – Importance Of Sesame Oil And Seeds In Hinduism Vedas mention Sesame seeds as the seed of immortality (sorry secularists it is not myth). Along with desi cow ghee and coconut oil, Sesame oil is most widely used in Ayurveda. Modern science has calculated the various components in Sesame oil. The great Hindus of the Vedic age (even before that) knew the greatness of Sesame oil. Sesame is known as til or ellu in various local languages in India. The popular belief in Hinduism is that the sweat that fell from the Kurma Avatar of Lord Vishnu got converted into Sesame seeds. Sesame is an essential part of all dead related rituals in Hindu religion. Hindu Puranas connect a particular food item with a deity in Hindu pantheon when its nutritional and health values are indispensable. It is another way of saying that Sesame is divine food. This method is thousand times better than sitting and explaining each and every goodness of a particular food. Sesame seeds have been...

Why we tie nimbu mirchi on Saturdays? “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from”- this famous quote is by Cormac McCarthy. We are all believers in luck. The perception of good luck and bad luck is deeply embedded in our Indian traditions which have given rise to many superstitions. One of them is tying nimbu mirchi on Saturdays.  It is a common sight in any Indian house that a lemon (nimbu) is tied along with seven (chilli) at the entrance of a door, inside of our cars or at the back of any vehicle. Seven green chillies and a lemon tied on a thread and hung outside the door is believed to ward off the evil eye of Alakshmi who is the evil sister of Goddess Lakshmi. Alakshmi is considered inauspicious and is believed to bring misery and poverty. There is a story that once both the sisters Lakshmi and Alaskhmi came to a merchant’s house and asked him to describe how beautiful each looked. The merchant very diplomatically handled the situation. He bow...

Health Benefits of Cow’s Ghee According to Ayurveda Cow’s Ghee increases/enhance Dhee (Intellect) Smriti (Memory) Agni (Digestion) Medha (Discriminative ability) Bala (Strength) Ayu (Longevity) Shukra (Virility) Chakshusya (Good for vision) More Benefits of Cow’s Ghee It is good for young and old. It is desirable for those who wish to have progeny. It enhances complexion, beauty, and voice. It pacifies VATA and PITTA and cures visha(toxicity) It is good in unmada condition, shopha (oedema), jvara (fever). It is most important among all snehan dravya in sita and vaya sthapana. When ghee is processed with appropriate medicines, its curative power is enhanced and can be used in several diseases. Benefits of Purana Ghrita (Old Ghee) It is capable of curing mada (intoxication), apasmara (epilepsy), murchha, ENT disorders and gynaecological diseases. It heals dusht vrana (chronic ulcers). - Sri Eswaran

*Om Namo Bhagavate Maha Sudharshana* *Vasudevaya Dhanvantaraye* *Amrutha Kalasa Hasthaaya Sarva Bhaya* *Vinasaya Sarva Roka Nivaranaya* *Thri Lokya Pathaye Thri Lokya Nithaye Sri Maha* *Vishnu Swarupa Sri Dhanvantri Swarupa* *Sri Sri Sri Aoushata Chakra Narayana Swaha* *Meaning*: I bow down and pray to the Lord Dhanvantari who is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and called as Sudarshana Vasudev Dhanvantari. You hold in your hands, the Kalasha filled with the nectar of immortality. Oh Lord, you can remove all fears and diseases. You protect all the three worlds and you are the well wisher of all created beings. You are the Lord of Ayurveda and the manifestation of Lord Vishnu. You are the ultimate healer of all the living beings. We worship you and pray you. - Sri Eswaran

Menstruating Women: They Could Destroy Enemy With The Power Of Their Blood. More Such Beliefs Of Ancient Cultures That Actually Empowered Women & Treated Them As Equals Menstruating women: Busting the myths associated Must women be treated like untouchables while menstruating? The answer is No. There are legit reasons to validate the fact that the traditional taboos and practices are irrelevant and may not be suitable for today’s time. Read on to know some interesting beliefs assocaited with a woman on her period, across the world. Also know what Ayurveda has to say about what not to eat during this period!Why believe that menstrual blood is impure? Historically, the period blood was revered and considered to have immense power. A woman on her period was considered powerful and sacred, with heightened psychic abilities, even to heal the sick.In Africa, menstrual blood is still used in powerful magic rituals to both purify and destroy a person or problem. The 18th centur...

Why Is Turmeric Important ? Ancient time onwards, the Indians gave much importance to turmeric in cooking. It was an essential ingredient in every recipe. But today, for lack of proper realization, the current generations ignores its true value. Turmeric is not merely a natural colouring agent. Ayurveda reveals that if you prepare a paste of turmeric and consume it regularly, it leaves your body in high spirits. If turmeric is added to your food, it cures you of all kinds of skin diseases and urinary diseases as well as kills germs in the intestines. Sometimes, poison and filth enter our body through food. Turmeric acts as an agent to curb away such elements. Turmeric is a proven cure for gas trouble and burning sensation in the stomach. Cosmetic industries too owes much to turmeric. If you apply turmeric paste on the skin, it softens and gives it a glow. It also prevents bacteria and germs build up in the skin that causes acne, pimples, rashes, et cetera. Thus turmeric is ...