Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 These are energies formed from the elements. Example...Vata in the body is an energy of movement, roughness, dryness etc...which could manifest as dry skin. Pitta in the body is the energy of water and fire. When the energy of Pitta is in excess there can be bleeding disorders, inflamation, or hyperacidity. The doshas are metaphors to conceptualize the essence of various energies that create, sustain, and work through the body. Kapha in the body manifests as stagnation, coolness etc...so a body influenced by Kapha may be obese. The doshas are ways to categorize effects of prana so that they can be guided back to their natural state. Meditation is a great way to experience these energies. Contemplate what they are in meditation. Then it will become clear. Best Wishes, Ryan Kurczak www.havenofhealing.net In a message dated 1/27/2005 11:29:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, kedar_008 writes: hi there... i m studying in ayurveda in jamnagar india ..... well ... i m studying in final yr... but yet i haven't understood basic facts of ayurveda.... i m just putting these if anyony makes it clear...i'll be very thankful... my first confusion is..... what is vata, pitta and kapha??? i mean r they entities>>> or qualities??? or anything else??? then in which basis acharyas have made the 5 groups of each???? i have a blind faith in ayurveda... so i m sure that tridoshas are there but i m not able to find it.... pls help me regarding this..... i have a lot confusions but this was most prior for me so i shared it with u people... hoping u ll make my doubts clear.... thank u very much.... kedar here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 hi there... i m studying in ayurveda in jamnagar india ..... well ... i m studying in final yr... but yet i haven't understood basic facts of ayurveda.... i m just putting these if anyony makes it clear...i'll be very thankful... my first confusion is..... what is vata, pitta and kapha??? i mean r they entities>>> or qualities??? or anything else??? then in which basis acharyas have made the 5 groups of each???? i have a blind faith in ayurveda... so i m sure that tridoshas are there but i m not able to find it.... pls help me regarding this..... i have a lot confusions but this was most prior for me so i shared it with u people... hoping u ll make my doubts clear.... thank u very much.... kedar here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hi kedar, there are many ways of understanding the doshas, just like a given term in sanskrit can have a depth of meanings the doshas are actual physical entities as well as very subtle components of physiological and psychological function as physical entities they are flatus, bile and phlegm - quite literally - remember that the term "dosha" means "blemish," and thus the doshas are that which accumulate and disturb physiological function - thus when flatus, bile or phlegm are retained or disturbed its creates a physical dysfunction but tridosha also relates to three basic groupings of qualitative differences, certain qualities that are manifest from the five elements that tend to aggregate and guide the activities of the body ayurvedists enumerate 20 such qualities, called the gurvadi gunas you will find these 20 qualities listed in the first chapter of the sutrasthana of the Astanga Hrdaya for practical purposes these 20 qualities are usually whittled down to three pairs of opposite qualities (called the upakarmas): hot-cold heavy-light moist-dry these qualities are direct emanations of the pancabhautic (elemental) composition of the body vata represents the qualities of dry, cold and light in the body pitta represents the qualities of hot, light and moist in the body kapha represents the qualities of heavy, cold and moist in the body lets perform a little exercise: draw a triangle - label dry at the top, hot at the left corner and heavy at the right corner on the line that extends between dry and hot write light on the line that extends between dry and heavy write cold now above dry write vata - this vata's principle quality beside hot write pitta - this is pitta's principle quality beside heavy write kapha - this is kapha's principle quality now you have a diagram that represents these three pairs of qualities and how they interact with one another also, you have a diagram that describes which doshas express which qualities, thus vata is principally dry, and shares the qualities of light with pitta, and the quality of cold with kapha pitta is principally hot, and shares the qualities of light with vata, and the quality of moist with kapha kapha is principally heavy, and shares the qualities of cold with vata, and the quality of moist with pitta thus, to treat a vata disorder, you use the opposing qualities on the diagram, principally moist, along with hot and heavy (e.g. meaty broths, ashvagandha, bala) to treat pitta, you use the opposing qualities on the diagram, principally cold, along with drying and heavy qualities (e.g. milk/ghee, chandana, kiratatikta) to treat kapha, you use the opposing qualities on the diagram, principally light, along with drying and hot qualities (e.g. legumes, maricha, shunthi) i have consistently found this model very useful, for my own understanding and that of my students it is one way to understand the doshas, their qualities and their interactions best... todd caldecott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 kedar - i have the diagram i mentioned in my previous post here: http://www.toddcaldecott.com/AyurL2_2.html best... todd caldecott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 hi mr ryan.... thnx very much for such a nice answer for my que... well,, i m trying to understand it... still havin som doubts but ill discuss later..... i m really thankful to u.... thnx.... kedar here ascendwv wrote: These are energies formed from the elements. Example...Vata in the body is an energy of movement, roughness, dryness etc...which could manifest as dry skin. Pitta in the body is the energy of water and fire. When the energy of Pitta is in excess there can be bleeding disorders, inflamation, or hyperacidity. The doshas are metaphors to conceptualize the essence of various energies that create, sustain, and work through the body. Kapha in the body manifests as stagnation, coolness etc...so a body influenced by Kapha may be obese. The doshas are ways to categorize effects of prana so that they can be guided back to their natural state. Meditation is a great way to experience these energies. Contemplate what they are in meditation. Then it will become clear. Best Wishes, Ryan Kurczak www.havenofhealing.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 hi todd caldecott.... thnx for such nice explaination.... reg. tridosa.. i m still tryin to understand it....... ill talk to u later.... i think ill get it.... ok then take care.... kedar here...... Caldecott <todd wrote: kedar - i have the diagram i mentioned in my previous post here: http://www.toddcaldecott.com/AyurL2_2.html best... todd caldecott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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