Are the doctors lying?

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Dear Friends,

 

Knowing something to be not entirely true and not expressing it to others,

trying to hide it, is also a form of lying. The ayurvedic understanding of

disease and it's cure is vastly different from that of an allopath. Many

ayurveds were thought to be stubborn and clinging when they stuck to their guns

and practised what they thought was right. This was not any shortsightedness on

their part but through keen observation they had found the ayurvedic principles

to be true, so also for the homeopaths and others who deal with the energy

principle inherent in the body. They therefore resisted the onslaught of modern

medicine.

 

I think Dr. Venugopal has very effectively separated the two schools when he

requested this list to discuss the concept of cardiovascular disease based upon

ayurvedic terminology alone. Nobody took up the challenge thus proving how

little most of us know about ayurveda. This state of affairs is directly because

of the effort to "modernise" ayurveda by those who understand very little of its

principles let alone practice them. I don't think we need such allo-ayurvedic

doctors anymore now that the damaging effects of chemical drugs and unnecessary

invasive procedures is plainly evident.

 

Ayurveda cannot be practised piece meal with other procedures which are not

holistic in approach. To practice ayurveda you have to be not only strong in the

basics but also have firm faith in the observations of the early ayurveds. They

were directly in touch with nature and were in harmony with it. I'm not

castigating modern science. It has done a tremendous job in following the

reverse non-holistic procedure and proving it to be false. But for the advances

of science most of us would have turned sceptics, doubting the words of our

ancestors.

 

This Monday, the newspaper I write to frequently will be discussing the string

theory of physics and why it has not percolated down to the mainstream. This

string theory is a perfect measure of the harmony of man and nature and proves

the oneness behind the diversity that appears as the world. The personal ego has

no place there, nor does profits and competition. The new theory is already in

place but finds resistance by the scientists at the lower rung as it threatens

to upset their pet theories and destroy most of the structures they have built.

 

The astrologers amongst us know that the world is going through the Saturn

phase. Saturn is a great task master and takes great pleasure in throwing out

false premises. We will see during this period, ending in December 2012, many

changes not many of which will be to our liking. But the truth does not depend

on our personal tastes. Nor does it care for our own personal comfort zones. It

is very uncompromising and brutally frank. It does not depend on any scientist

to help it come to the fore. It is its own master.

 

As Swami Vivekanda so beautifully framed it, "The truth does not pay homage to

society, it is the society that must pay homage to the truth or die."

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

ayurveda, durgesh mankikar <d_mankikar> wrote:

> A Plea

>

> If we actually believe that the Doctors are lying, and everyone else is out

only to "expose" them, then there is a fundamental flaw. If that is the case,

then we should all seek medical help from only the paramedical staff, and forget

about the Doctor.