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What is cancer ? Cancer is not a type of disease, but it occurs in many forms. There are more than 100 types of cancer. Most cancers are named after the organ or cells in which they begin - for example, cancer that starts in the colon is called colon cancer, a cancer that starts in the basal cells of the skin. Is called carcinoma. The term cancer is used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymphatic system. Main categories of cancer Carcinoma: A cancer that occurs in the skin or in the tissues that make up or cover the levels of internal organs. Sarcoma: A cancer that starts in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels or other connective tissue or accessory. Leukemia: Cancer that begins in tissues such as the blood-forming bone marrow and causes the production of abnormal blood cells in large amounts and entry into the blood. Lymphoma and myeloma: A ...

What is the estimated no. of cells that the human body is composed of? Ans: 37.2 trilion What is the amount of blood contains in the human body? Ans: 5-6 litres. With how many bones the human skeletal system is composed of in adult age? Ans: 206 What is the largest organ in the human body? Ans: skin What is the largest gland? Ans: liver How many blood groups in the ABO system? Ans: 4 How many chambers in the human heart? Ans: 4 What is the average blood pressure of human being? Ans: 120/80 mmHg What is the weight of the brain? Ans: 1.36 kg What is the name of covering of central nervous system? Ans: meninges Which part of the brain controls anger, fear, body temperature? Ans: hypothalamus Which part occupies 80% of the brain? Ans: cerebram what is the function of retina? Ans: to create reflection of an image what is the master gland of the body? Ans: pituitary gland what is the amount of urine that a healthy human passes each day? Ans: 1500 ml what is the Ph of urine? Ans: 6 what is th...

What kind of drug is alcohol? Answer: Depressant Alcohol is a depressant; it messes with gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Glutamate neurotransmitter pathways. In both cases it causes less excitement of the cell, thus giving it its classification. It affects areas of the brain that are responsible for memory formation, decision making and impulse control. 2. When we drink alcohol, what, specifically, are we usually drinking? Answer: Ethyl alcohol Also known as ethanol, ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) is the psychoactive drug present in all alcoholic drinks. Methyl alcohol (CH3OH), or methanol, is used as a fuel and as an antifreeze (amongst other things). It's highly toxic, with the potential to cause blindness and death. 3 .What is the active chemical in marijuana? Answer: Tetrahydrocannabinol Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, mimics anandamides. Anandamines stop the inhibition of dopamine. This process causes movement to slow down, calmness and a "high" sensation. 4...

Systems in the Human Body ✓Circulatory System (heart, blood, vessels) ✓Respiratory System (nose, trachea, lungs) ✓Immune System (many types of protein, cells, organs, tissues) ✓Skeletal System (bones) ✓Excretory System (lungs, large intestine, kidneys) ✓Urinary System (bladder, kidneys) ✓Muscular System (muscles) ✓Endocrine System (glands) ✓Digestive System (mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines) ✓Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, nerves) ✓Reproductive System (male and female reproductive organs)

आपदः संपदः काले  दैवादेवेति निश्चयी। तृप्तः स्वस्थेन्द्रियो नित्यं  न वान्छति न शोचति॥११- ३॥ संपत्ति (सुख) और विपत्ति (दुःख) का समय प्रारब्धवश (पूर्व कृत कर्मों के अनुसार) है, ऐसा निश्चित रूप से जानने वाला संतोष और निरंतर संयमितइन्द्रियों से युक्त हो जाता है। वह न इच्छा करता है और न शोक॥३॥ Good and bad times are due to previous actions (which decide fate). One who knows it with definiteness becomes content and gains regular control on senses. He neither desires nor gets disappointed.॥3॥ Ashtavakra Gita

सुखदुःखे जन्ममृत्यू  दैवादेवेति निश्चयी। साध्यादर्शी निरायासः  कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते॥११- ४॥ सुख-दुःख और जन्म-मृत्यु प्रारब्धवश (पूर्व कृत कर्मों के अनुसार) हैं, ऐसा निश्चित रूप से जानने वाला, फल की इच्छा न रखने वाला, सरलता से कर्म करते हुए भी उनसे लिप्त नहीं होता है॥४॥ Pleasure-pain and birth-death are due to previous actions (which decide fate). One who knows it with definiteness acts without desire. He acts playfully and never gets attached to them.॥4॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अष्टावक्र उवाच - भावाभावविकारश्च  स्वभावादिति निश्चयी। निर्विकारो गतक्लेशः  सुखेनैवोपशाम्यति॥११- १॥ श्री अष्टावक्र कहते हैं - भाव(सृष्टि, स्थिति) और अभाव(प्रलय, मृत्यु) रूपी विकार स्वाभाविक हैं, ऐसा निश्चित रूप से जानने वाला विकाररहित, दुखरहित होकर सुख पूर्वक शांति को प्राप्त हो जाता है॥१॥ Sri Ashtavakra says - Change of states like presence (visibility, birth) and absence (invisibility, death) occur naturally. One who knows it with definiteness becomes free from defects, free from pain and attains peace easily.॥1॥ Ashtavakra Gita

ईश्वरः सर्वनिर्माता  नेहान्य इति निश्चयी। अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः शान्तः  क्वापि न सज्जते॥११- २॥ ईश्वर सबका सृष्टा है कोई अन्य नहीं ऐसा निश्चित रूप से जानने वाले की सभी आन्तरिक इच्छाओं का नाश हो जाता है। वह शांत पुरुष सर्वत्र आसक्ति रहित हो जाता है॥२॥ God is the creator of all and no one else. One who knows it with definiteness becomes free from all internal desires. That serene man becomes indifferent everywhere.॥2॥ Ashtavakra Gita

राज्यं सुताः कलत्राणि शरीराणि सुखानि च। संसक्तस्यापि नष्टानि तव जन्मनि जन्मनि॥१०- ६॥ पूर्व जन्मों में बहुत बार तुम्हारे राज्य, पुत्र, स्त्री, शरीर और सुखों का, तुम्हारी आसक्ति होने पर भी नाश हो चुका है॥६॥ In past lives, many times your kingdoms, children, wives, bodies and comforts have destroyed despite of your attachment to them.॥6॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अलमर्थेन कामेन सुकृतेनापि कर्मणा। एभ्यः संसारकान्तारे न विश्रान्तमभून् मनः॥१०- ७॥ पर्याप्त धन, इच्छाओं और शुभ कर्मों द्वारा भी इस संसार रूपी माया से मन को शांति नहीं मिली॥७॥ Any amount of wealth, desires and good deeds will not result in peace from this world of illusion. ॥7॥ Ashtavakra Gita

कृतं न कति जन्मानि कायेन मनसा गिरा। दुःखमायासदं कर्म तदद्याप्युपरम्यताम्॥१०- ८॥ कितने जन्मों में शरीर, मन और वाणी से दुःख के कारण कर्मों को तुमने नहीं किया? अब उनसे उपरत (विरक्त) हो जाओ॥८॥ In how many lives have you not taken pain in performing various activities with body, mind and speech. Now be non-attached to them.॥8॥ Ashtavakra Gita

यत्र यत्र भवेत्तृष्णा संसारं विद्धि तत्र वै। प्रौढवैराग्यमाश्रित्य वीततृष्णः सुखी भव॥१०- ३॥ जहाँ जहाँ आसक्ति हो उसको ही संसार जानो, इस प्रकार परिपक्व वैराग्य के आश्रय में तृष्णारहित होकर सुखी हो जाओ॥३॥ Wherever there is attachment, there is world! Applying this mature non-attachment be free of desires and attain happiness.॥3॥ Ashtavakra Gita

तृष्णामात्रात्मको बन्धस्- तन्नाशो मोक्ष उच्यते। भवासंसक्तिमात्रेण प्राप्तितुष्टिर्मुहुर्मुहुः॥१०- ४॥ तृष्णा (कामना) मात्र ही स्वयं का बंधन है, उसके नाश को मोक्ष कहा जाता है। संसार में अनासक्ति से ही निरंतर आनंद की प्राप्ति होती है॥४॥ Desires alone are the bondage for Self. Extinguishing desires is called liberation. Non-attachment to worldly things can only lead to continuous bliss.॥4॥ Ashtavakra Gita

त्वमेकश्चेतनः शुद्धो जडं विश्वमसत्तथा। अविद्यापि न किंचित्सा का बुभुत्सा तथापि ते॥१०- ५॥ तुम एक(अद्वितीय), चेतन और शुद्ध हो तथा यह विश्व अचेतन और असत्य है। तुममें अज्ञान का लेश मात्र भी नहीं है और जानने की इच्छा भी नहीं है॥५॥ You are one (without a second), conscious and pure and this world is non-conscious and illusory. You don't have a trace of ignorance and desire to know.॥5॥ Ashtavakra Gita

स्वप्नेन्द्रजालवत् पश्य दिनानि त्रीणि पंच वा। मित्रक्षेत्रधनागार- दारदायादिसंपदः॥१०- २॥ मित्र, जमीन, कोषागार, पत्नी और अन्य संपत्तियों को स्वप्न की माया के समान तीन या पाँच दिनों में नष्ट होने वाला देखो ॥२॥ Look at friends, land, money, wife and other properties as a dream in Maya to be destroyed in three to five days. ॥2॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अष्टावक्र उवाच - विहाय वैरिणं कामम- र्थं चानर्थसंकुलं। धर्ममप्येतयोर्हेतुं सर्वत्रानादरं कुरु॥१०- १॥ श्री अष्टावक्र कहते हैं - कामना और अनर्थों के समूह धन रूपी शत्रुओं को त्याग दो, इन दोनों के त्याग रूपी धर्म से युक्त होकर सर्वत्र विरक्त (उदासीन) हो जाओ॥१॥ Sri Ashtavakra says - Give up the enemies, desires and money, the primary cause of many misfortunes. Rejecting these two will lead to righteousness and thus be indifferent to everything.॥1॥ Ashtavakra Gita

वासना एव संसार इति सर्वा विमुंच ताः। तत्त्यागो वासनात्यागा- त्स्थितिरद्य यथा तथा॥९- ८॥ इच्छा ही संसार है, ऐसा जानकर सबका त्याग कर दो, उस त्याग से इच्छाओं का त्याग हो जायेगा और तुम्हारी यथारूप अपने स्वरुप में स्थिति हो जाएगी॥८॥ Desires (attachment) create the world. Knowing it, shun all attachments. This detachment will lead to rejection of desires and you as consciousness will remain as you are.॥8॥ Ashtavakra Gita

नाना मतं महर्षीणां साधूनां योगिनां तथा। दृष्ट्वा निर्वेदमापन्नः को न शाम्यति मानवः॥९- ५॥ महर्षियों, साधुओं और योगियों के विभिन्न मतों को देखकर कौन मनुष्य वैराग्यवान होकर शांत नहीं हो जायेगा॥५॥ Having seen the difference of opinions among the great sages, saints and yogis, who will not get detached and attain peace.॥5॥ Ashtavakra Gita

कृत्वा मूर्तिपरिज्ञानं चैतन्यस्य न किं गुरुः। निर्वेदसमतायुक्त्या यस्तारयति संसृतेः॥९- ६॥ चैतन्य का साक्षात् ज्ञान प्राप्त करके कौन वैराग्य और समता से युक्त कौन गुरु जन्म और मृत्यु के बंधन से तार नहीं देगा॥६॥ Knowing consciousness directly, a guru, who is unattached and neutral, will definitely lead others out of the cycle of birth and death.॥6॥ Ashtavakra Gita

पश्य भूतविकारांस्त्वं भूतमात्रान् यथार्थतः। तत्क्षणाद् बन्धनिर्मुक्तः स्वरूपस्थो भविष्यसि॥९- ७॥ तत्त्वों के विकार को वास्तव में उनकी मात्रा के परिवर्तन के रूप में देखो, ऐसा देखते ही उसी क्षण तुम बंधन से मुक्त होकर अपने स्वरुप में स्थित हो जाओगे॥७॥ See the change in nature of elements as the change in quantity of finer (subtle) entities. After seeing this, you would be free from bondage immediately and would be established in your very nature.॥7॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अनित्यं सर्वमेवेदं तापत्रयदूषितं। असारं निन्दितं हेयमि- ति निश्चित्य शाम्यति॥९- ३॥ यह सब अनित्य है, तीन प्रकार के कष्टों (दैहिक, दैविक और भौतिक) से घिरा है, सारहीन है, निंदनीय है, त्याग करने योग्य है, ऐसा निश्चित करके ही शांति प्राप्त होती है॥३॥ All this is impermanent and is surrounded by the three types of pain (body, luck and money). It is without any essence, contemptible and is to be abandoned. Only after deciding it firmly, peace is attained.॥3॥ Ashtavakra Gita

कोऽसौ कालो वयः किं वा यत्र द्वन्द्वानि नो नृणां। तान्युपेक्ष्य यथाप्राप्तवर्ती सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्॥९- ४॥ ऐसा कौन सा समय अथवा उम्र है जब मनुष्य के संशय नहीं रहे हैं, अतः संशयों की उपेक्षा करके अनायास सिद्धि को प्राप्त करो॥४॥ When was that age or time when there are no confusions for a person. So become indifferent to your doubts and attain happiness without much effort.॥4॥ Ashtavakra Gita

अष्टावक्र उवाच - कृताकृते च द्वन्द्वानि  कदा शान्तानि कस्य वा। एवं ज्ञात्वेह निर्वेदाद् भव त्यागपरोऽव्रती॥९- १॥ श्री अष्टावक्र कहते हैं - यह कार्य करने योग्य है अथवा न करने योग्य और ऐसे ही अन्य द्वंद्व (हाँ या न रूपी संशय) कब और किसके शांत हुए हैं। ऐसा विचार करके विरक्त (उदासीन) हो जाओ, त्यागवान बनो, ऐसे किसी नियम का पालन न करने वाले बनो॥१॥ Sri Ashtavakra says: This is to be done and this should not be done, such confusions have never ended for anybody. Knowing this, be indifferent (neutral), be ascetic and don't follow such (ritualistic) rules.॥1॥ Ashtavakra Gita

कस्यापि तात धन्यस्य लोकचेष्टावलोकनात्। जीवितेच्छा बुभुक्षा च बुभुत्सोपशमं गताः॥९- २॥ हे पुत्र! इस संसार की (व्यर्थ) चेष्टा को देख कर किसी धन्य पुरुष की ही जीने की इच्छा, भोगों के उपभोग की इच्छा और भोजन की इच्छा शांत हो पाती है॥२॥ O Son! Blessed and rare are those who observe the useless efforts of others and thereby extinguish their lust for life, luxuries and good food.॥2॥ Ashtavakra Gita

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