Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Please do not find offense in thie question; I found it on some crtitc's website and copied and pasted it. I am curious of how experts of Ayurveda will answer to it. Here it is: If Ayurveda is as great as practioners claim it is, then why is India such a poverty-stricken disease-infested third-world country with one of the lowest standards of life on earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 India's desperate situation is directly linked to western colonialism by and large it was the Brits that made the cities and industries that uprooted agricultural populations and encouraged urban migration, that destabilized the very fabric of the society to satisfy their lust for power and wealth the preceding several hundred years of muslim invasions certainly didn't help, and created political and social instabilities that the British used to their advantage, esp. in the north like anywhere else, India has its share of hang ups that impair its progress, e.g. caste wars, the desperate status of women, political corruption etc., but none of this has anything to do with ayurveda or traditional Indian knowledge and its not just India - everywhere the colonialists went they created misery and destruction - just look at how the American Indian fared - millions upon millions of them succumbed to smallpox - and this, along with uprooting entire nations, banning cultural practices and taking children away from their families, almost totally annihilated their culture - and yet you will find among them great souls that still carry the heart of their people in their breast - ho! sometimes its hard to see how this history fits in with the master-plan of the Creator one can only pray, hope and struggle that out of these ashes will be born a new world society, one that honors our shared human heritage and each other, regardless of creed - and its already happening, it fits and starts, so you can disregard the negativism of cultural imperialists and move toward the rainbow of light... todd caldecott On Mar 17, 2005, at 8:18 AM, ayurveda wrote: > Message: 3 > Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:26:52 -0800 (PST) > Manuel Maya <calif4145 > Ayurveda > > > Please do not find offense in thie question; I found it on some > crtitc's website and copied and pasted it. I am curious of how experts > of Ayurveda will answer to it. Here it is: > > If Ayurveda is as great as practioners claim it is, then why is India > such a poverty-stricken disease-infested third-world country with one > of the lowest standards of life on earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 --- Manuel Maya <calif4145 wrote: > "If Ayurveda is as great as practioners claim it is, then why is India such a poverty-stricken disease-infested third-world country with one of the lowest standards of life on earth?" Very good question ! This shows that the real person who posted this( I am sure that the mail address is a bogus one) is very poor in history of cultures. He or she thinks that money power is the biggest power. If so why US and allmost all countries need so many skilled doctors and Scientists from India.? Who told you that India is a disease infested nation? India's large population is the only economic problem that India faces. It is mainly because of better health conditions due to Ayurveda's presense and because of better family and social values. India's children grow with their both parents and India's old people are not protected by old age homes or government grant . They are protected by their children. Yes, we have to be a little backward due to this social security. Social security is the response of families in a civilized culture and not Government's as Americans think. Ayurveda doctors used to think that money should not be the only interest behind service. So in India you need not have to worry about health insurence to consult a physician or dental surgeon. Indian cities are more posh than US cities .India do have more Internet user ratio than the US and UK. If you have doubts come and visit New Delhi or Bangaloreor Kerala. Don't think that everything beyond your nation is in poor shape. There are better places in the so called "third worlds" than your first world. Please read more and have more general knowledge before posting such blunders. Joseph Mathew P Editor Global Ayurveda Magazine Cochin, Kerala State ,India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Dear Manuel, Let me place a few points for your consideration 1. India's culture and practices seen today have been much influenced by invaders ruling the country till about 60 yrs back 2. India was known to be a place with high standards of life, till its wealth was plundered by these invaders. 3. As of date most of the people including those holding key, decision making post are influenced and follow western health care practices. Western system has become the mainstream care at most places. The disease sticken country you see is because our whole policy based on western system that is focussed more on cure of disese rather than adoption of health. Ayurveda is a science that needs to be practiced to have a healthy life. An appropriate way of analysing the science would be to evaluate health of people adopting ayurvedic practices rather than general population. Remember - presence of evil does not deny the existence of God. Thanks Vineet Bhatia Manuel Maya Ayurveda If Ayurveda is as great as practioners claim it is, then why is India such a poverty-stricken disease-infested third-world country with one of the lowest standards of life on earth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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