Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Chapter 4 - The Secret Of Relationships  Day 9  When you are in love with someone, you just go on talking, talking and talking. There's no need to pull so many words out of those mouths. You can just sit quietly with a smile, watch the sunset, or be with them. Learn to be with the person, whom you love, in silence. This is an art by itself. When you are in such deep love, you don't know, what you are talking. Then you go on saying things that you regret afterwards. Sometimes, you don't know that what you have said may hurt the other person.  The intellect is not sharp, not fully alert, when you are in love. You're in a daze and in that daze , you don't know what you are blabbering, or what your blabbering will do to the other person - what effect it will bring on the other person.  But later on, after ten days, or maybe ten years, you'll find out that whatever you said in a light way has affected the other person very deeply. How many of you have exp...

Chapter 4 - The Secret Of Relationships  Day 8  In the same way, the prince would be asked to go and do some menial job, like clean the streets. He would know and understand how a servant feels, and so he becomes sensitive. His sensitivity towards people would grow, though he would live in a palace.  That's why this sort of exchange was called dakshina. In a relationship, this is essential. You have to see that the other also contributes in your life, so that they don't feel completely like a worm - worthless but that they also feel their self-worth.  For love to blossom, self-worth is essential. This is the second important point or secret. The third aspect of a relationship is to give the other space. When you love someone, you're right "on his (or her) neck".  You don't give them any breathing space and they suffocate - and suffocation destroys love. You should give them space and you take your space. Respect each other's space. Take some ti...

Chapter 4 - The Secret Of Relationships  Day 7 First comes attraction. You are attracted to someone but, if you get, what you are attracted to, very easily, the charm goes away - it dies out very fast. However, if what you are attracted to, becomes just a little bit difficult to have, then you develop love for it.  Have you experienced this? Have you observed this? Now, you fall in love. Then what happens? After a while, the soap opera begins. It is because you love someone, that you give yourself and then you start making demands on that relationship.  Now, when you start demanding, love diminishes. All the thrill, joy - everything - seems to be fading away. So then you say, "Oh, I have made a mistake" Now there's struggle and pain to get out of it and after you've got out of it, you get into another relationship - one more relationship - and the same story repeats itself.  What is it that you want to know about relationships? It is really to see, how th...

MANATHAKKALI KEERAI HEALTH BENEFITS & MEDICINAL  We call manathakkali keerai “Sukuti Keerai” in my place and I absolutely love it. It is called black night shade in English and it’s botanical name is solanum nigrum. Especially the small dark fruits (sukkuti palam in Tamil) is divine and I am sure many of you must have enjoyed plucking and eating these small fruits, when you were a child. I am saying as a child because usually these fruits are used as treats for children. When I was younger, I used to love plucking these fruits one by one and popping it in my mouth. Though we make gravies and vathal with unripe fruits, the ripe fruits are my favorite. The fruits are also the best way to identify this amazing plant. I wish many children know about these fruits and enjoy them, because nowadays many don’t even know the name of this plant. Manathakkali is a wonder plant and has many health benefits and medicinal uses. In my home, we ma...

Why Is Turmeric Important In Indian Cooking ? 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....

What is meant by brahma muhurtham Brahma Muhurta and its Significance in Meditation and Health The son born to Kashyapa brahama and vinitha devi is Anurudu. He is the chariot of Lord Sun. Vinitha devi was very anxious to his son. Before the birth of Anurudu she had taken him out of her womb so he was born with incomplete body. Lord Brahma appointed the child as a chariot of Lord Sun and blessed with the boon. The time when he was on the earth is known as brahma time period. During that time period not even a single stars or planet can cause any harm or influence any ill effect. Usually, Brahma Muhurtham indicates the time between 3 hours before to the sun rise time. For example if sun rise is at 5:45 am, Brahma Muhurtham is between 2:45 and 5:45.Ayurveda has always propagated the importance of early morning rituals. During this time, our mind and body is relaxed after a good night's sleep. Even the environment is peaceful and unpolluted. Hence, Brahma Muhurta (an hour a...

Benefits Of Drinking Water From Copper Vessels In India, it has been long held that drinking water from a copper vessel can ‘charge’ the water. According to the Vedic texts, this is known as ‘Tamara Jala’. They say this water has the power to balance the three doshas- Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Copper (Tamara) is also one of the Ramayana’s; that means it boosts your immunity while enhancing your general well being. It also improves the functioning of organs and metabolism, so copper is considered to be an essential micronutrient in the aid of weight loss. Using the Copper Vessel to Store Water in Ayurveda Ayurvedic texts have a lot of good things to say about copper jugs. First, they recommend storing water in copper jugs at night for about 8 hours. Once you wake up in the morning, you can drink the water on an empty stomach. This ensures you’re getting infinitesimal quantities of copper from the jug. Interestingly, with this practice, both adults and infants can benefit greatl...

Revealed: The scientific reason why people throw coins in water! Almost all of us have thrown coins into a holy spring, whenever we visit a temple. While all of us have done this at some point or the other, few of us know the actual reason behind this... The general reasoning given for the act; throwing coins into a River is that it brings Good Luck. However, scientifically speaking, in earlier times when civilization was booming in India their main need resource was water and it was mainly used for agriculture, cooking, drinking, etc. so they have to stay near water places like lakes, rivers etc, so their way of using copper was for attracting dirt to purify water and also used in trading purposes so most of the currency used was made of copper unlike the stainless steel coins as of today.  As said Copper is a vital metal very useful to the human body and used to attracting dirt as it is mentioned in Ayurveda that it purifies water. Water was Stored in Copp...

A Pregnant Lady Should Avoid Wearing Gold. Here's The Reason & Things To Be Careful When Wearing Gold Or Keeping It At Indians love to possess and wear jewellery- and gold is their most favourite metal. It is also the most favourite form of investment in many households. However, there are certain things that you should be cautious about while keeping or storing gold at home or flaunting it on your body, says famous astrologer Prafful Bhatt, of Ujjain. Check out why! In astrology, each metal (like iron, diamond, gold etc.) influences the body in a differnt way. Gold is considered an auspicious metal, and known to possess energy that brings warmth & soothing vibrations to the body which aids healing. Ayurveda also has documented benefits of wearing gold on specific parts of the body. Even Vastu has studied the effects of gold as a remedy to certain doshas.Don't wear gold during pregnancy Pregnant ladies should avoid wearing gold. Wearing a small ring or earings won't...

For Goddess Laxmi's Blessings, Avoid Doing These 7 Daily Habits & See Your Money Grow Goddess Laxmi is one of the three major forms of Durga, and considered as the presiding deity of money. Praying to the Goddess with devotion showers immense wealth and happiness on the followers. But there are certain habits that according to religious scriptures, offend Goddess Laxmi. Practicing them can prove detrimental to the flow of good luck and prosperity in life. So make sure you pay attention to these small things, as they ultimately make a big difference in life.  Too much sleep This habit drives away Laxmi, and attracts poverty. Our shastras advice to get up before sunrise and not to sleep during the evenings. Even Ayurveda recommends people o follow 'early to bed and early to rise routine' to remain active throughout the day. - Sri Eswaran

Scientific Reason: Why Do We Offer Milk to Shiva Linga? All of our traditions and customs have some scientific facts associated with it. We usually don’t come to know about them because we’re not educated about them. During the monsoons (Sawan), you must have seen people offering gallons of milk on the Lingam of Lord Shiva. People do this with a notion that Lord Shiva will get impressed by them and show them the path of progress. But during the month of august, why people offer milk to Shiva Linga? Today we’re going to raise curtains from this secret. Lord Shiva is the only Hindu God who’s offered milk as a prayer. It is said that Lord Shiva can drink even the venomous milk for the welfare of his creation. Lord Shiva is the Destroyer, and he consumes everything which can be fatal for our existence. Even if it is a venom. During old times, people used to believe that milk turns into venom on the onset of monsoons. So they offer that milk to Shiva Linga. In fact, they themsel...

Tulasi – India’s Most Sacred Plant Yanmoole sarva tirthaani yannagre sarva devataa Yanmadhye sarva vedaascha Tulasi taam namaamyaham. I bow down to the Tulasi, at whose base (the roots) are all the holy places, at whose top reside all the deities (divinity), and in whose middle are all the Vedas. Tulasi is a gentle female energy, a sweet little goddess, and should be treated like the queen she is – the queen of medicinal plants. For she is also a plant of power, a powerful lady, a friend, a physician and an ally. When you have Tulasi around, you are protected, and she will bring beauty, health, elegance and grace into your life. Wherever there is Tulasi Mayi there is pavitrata, purity, for she is the great purifier, both of the body and of the environment. If you plant nine or eleven Tulasi trees in your garden the air will be pure within a wide radius, and bacteria-free. She is one of those trees that possess divine qualities to invoke the descent of devatas, i...