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Lord
Dhanvantari, said to have
given the
knowledge of Ayurveda
to the sages of ancient India.*
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Ayurveda
is the oldest system of medicine in the world
today. It is found at the root of Chinese Medicine,
Tibetan Medicine and the Early Greek Medicine
of Hippocrates. Here are six principles for
understanding Ayurveda:
- Anadi:
literally means ‘not created’. It refers
to the fact that Ayurveda was not originated,
but was discovered from the observation
of nature, to which humans belong; it has
remained unchanged for at least 5,000 years
and is applicable to our time because it
is based on universal principles.
- The
Five Element Theory: Ayurveda observes
in nature an intelligence that governs the
functioning of the whole universe and explains
that in the language of the five elements
(ether, air, fire, water and earth); the
building blocks of all creation.
- The
Three Doshas: When these elemental
forces appear within the human physiology
they are called doshas. The three doshas
are vata, the principle that governs all
movement, pitta, which governs all the processes
of transformation and kapha which is responsible
for cohesion, growth and lubrication.
- Prakruti
and Vikruti: Each of us is born
with a unique combination of the five elements
(or the three doshas) – this is our prakruti.
When this inborn constitution becomes imbalanced
it is called vikruti. By various forms of
evaluation, including pulse reading, we
can understand our own inborn constitution
and we can better know how to balance our
life and achieve our ideal state of health
with proper diet, lifestyle and herbal supplements.
- Agni:
When our internal fire of digestion, or
agni, is low, no matter what we eat, it
will not be appropriately transformed. When
food is not properly metabolized, it results
in a toxic waste called aam. Ayurveda always
seeks to awaken and support the internal
fire or agni.
- Parinam:
This refers to the negative and ever changing
effect of the seasons on our health. Ayurveda
considers health to be a state of balance
of body, mind, emotion and external environment.
It is not possible to merely address the
problem or sickness only. Imagine a tree
whose leaves are discolored. Ayurveda tends
to the root of the tree, as well as the
leaf and the environment around the tree
(or individual) to bring it back into balance.
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Lord Dhanvantari's image comes from the Ayurveda
Institut Dhanvantari, Schwetzingen, Germany |
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