Re : Ayurveda is a complete science.

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Dear S____,

 

Yes, I am sure that ayurveda is a complete science . Ayurveda comprises use of

diet, medicine (herbal, mineral, animal sources), yoga exercises including

pranayama and meditation, astrology and gemology, accupressure (marma chikitsa),

accupuncture (suchi chikitsa), surgery (shalya chikitsa), panchakarma, mantra

chikitsa etc.

 

This form of treatment was widely prevalent in India and travelled to China

and other eastern countries and also the west where it combined with traditional

forms of treatment. As I have mentioned accupressure, accupuncture, tai chi

exercises, and even Reiki owe their origin to ayurveda. The principle of

homeopathy (like cures like) too was not unknown to early ayurveds. Both the

treatments and most alternative systems of healing rely heavily on the energy

body of man.

 

After the Muslim invasion of India developed the Unani system of medicine

which is a combination of ayurveda and arabian system. However modern medicine

that came via the British had to establish itself in India by persecuting the

ayurveds, killing and maiming them, impoverishing them by cutting off grants

from kings, burning their manuscripts, destroying copper plate engravings and

spreading the canard that ayurveda was a superstition. A fantastic way to

introduce a "scientific" medicine, isn't it? Not only in India, allopathy spread

to other parts of the world primarily on the strength of the sword.

 

However today ayurveda stands vindicated as it's 5000 year old philosophy of

body-mind-energy-emotion-spiritual medicine finds support from scientists

working in the realm of sub atomic physics and also social and environment

thinkers from around the world. As pointed out by me in an earlier post, the

body-mind dichotomy and the reductionist system of "scientific" medicine is

under serious threat today. It is now openly acnowledged that most of the modern

ailments may be a direct offshoot of the faulty premises and lack of coherent

theories of modern medicine.

 

For those who do not like words like "Indian medicine", "Indian past",

"Indian

culture", I should point out that Samuel Hahnemann, a German and the founder of

homeopathy came to the same conclusions as ayurveds. He did not know anything

about India or ayurveda but his keen insight led him to the conclusion that ,

"So long as man obeyed the laws of nature there was no disease. But as man

deviated from natural laws there arose a mental itch. This mental deviation

resulted in disruption of bodily functions leading to physical skin eruptions

(as the body tried to throw the toxins out). The suppression of these eruptions

(through allopathic means) made the mental itch permanent and resulted in a

condition called "Psora". Psora is the root cause of all diseases."

 

Hahnemann too, like ayurveds, was severely critical of modern medicine and

prophecied that, "....unless checked, allopathy will destroy mankind physically,

mentally, morally and spiritually." He could not really see the future else he

would have added the term "financially" also. How could he know that allopathy

would endear itself to governments for its revenue generating abilities? On his

deathbed, tired of intense persecution of all sorts from the "scientific"

medical personell, Hahneman remarked, "I was not born in vain." The decision of

WHO to grant recognition to homeopathy has indeed proved him right.

 

Ayurveda gives more emphasis to the prevention of disease. This it does by

dividing men broadly into three types depending on their constitution, vata,

pitta and kapha and prescribing living routines called dinacharya and ritucharya

( daily routines and seasonal routines). Deviating from these routines create

"ama" or toxins.

 

Ayurveda also recognised that various elements existed that could induce

diseases. They termed these "krimi's" (germs). However they realised that a

strong immune system could easily ward off these krimi's. Therefore ayurveda

placed the utmost importance on strengthening the immune system through various

methods enumerated above.

 

Illness has become very complex today purely due to mismanagement. This is

evident if we watch the animal and bird kingdom. These "creatures" do not fall

seriously sick inspite of leaving stressful lives. They do not suffer from

diabetes, stroke, neurological disorders, depression and other severe

psychiatric illnesses. They usually die of old age unless they are unfortunate

enough to come under the influence of men, caged or poached. They are now coming

under the spell of pesticides too. Both Hahnemann and the ayurveds observed

this. Chinese herbalists studied wild animals to know how they remained healthy.

American Indians perfected the art.

 

The increasing popularity of ayurveda has rung alarm bells among medical

practitioners all over the world. They are now devising legal frameworks to

contain its spread. They are also trying to malign ayurvedic preparations by

pointing out that they contain processed heavy metals.

 

What they do not say is that till today there is no evidence that these

processed metals have caused any harm. The Canadian Govt admitted this even as

it raised the question. The Govt thus said, "it has the potential to harm". The

heavy metals used in ayurveda are metal ashes processed further by various herbs

and procedures to nullify their toxicity and reveal their healing abilities.

Even homeopathy uses these heavy metals in energy form.

 

Due to flawed agricultural practices we regularly eat fruits and vegetables

that contain dangerous amounts of toxins and RAW heavy metals. Due to repeated

vaccines our children are routiney INJECTED raw heavy metals directly into the

blood stream in levels far exceeding safe limits. ALL allopathic drugs are

DANGEROUS and say so in the labels. Even commonly and widely used basic drugs

such as aspirin and paracetamol can be lethal. More people die every year due to

medical practices than the combined deaths from plane crashes, terrorist attacks

and road accidents. But then these are "scientific" deaths and cannot be

questioned.

 

Due to heavy drug intake even our water sources have become drug contaminated.

Water in the USA contains high levels of anti depressants and pain killer

chemicals. Today people are clamouring for euthanasia as "medical expertise"

pushes them into unbearable pain. But again we cannot question science.

 

We don't need scientific medicine today. We need a sane society and pure and

simple common sense.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

 

> Dear Mr. Jagannath Chatterjee,

>

> Are you sure? The science is based on identical reproducible results.

Experiments is foundation of science.

>

> By euphoria of proving our forefathers right, can motivate to make such

bombastic statements. I would like to know do the leading names in Ayurveda in

India (Dabur, Himalaya, Sandu) have drug testing labs. Have they validated the

assumptions about certain prescriptions working for certain diseases? Do they

have system so that the drugs that have stopped being effective with times are

identified? Cases are like statistics. If we manipulate them, we can prove

anything. Therefore cases should not be confused with experiements.

>

> Parallely there is attempt to confuse and mix up Ayurveda with Astronomy and

Astrology by using popular media. I find quiet few people propagating use of

jewlery stones in name of Ayurveda. The effects of stars should be left for

astrology. Such nonsense should be disowned outright.

>

> The medicine selling and medical service is contract with customers.

Unfortunately Ayurveda doctors do not accept such obligations. Therefore for

advanced and latest diseases, Ayurveda may not become sound proposition.

>

> SJ