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Dear Todd

 

Few points need to be noted here.

 

1.Vedas, Upanishads, Dharma Shastras, Yoga Sutras collectively are

scriptures, and some may add even Bhagvad Gita and Bhagwat also to

these. Both ayurveda and astrology are termed 'Upangas' of Vedas. So

both these have to follow basics of Veda. This does not of course

mean that those who adopt ayurveda should become vegetarians. But

recommendations to eat lighter to digest diet may automatically

preclude certain foods. One measure of the ease of digestion can be

amount of time required to keep the food on fire till it becomes

digestible. Those with strong stomach acids (e.g. cat family animals)

may find meat easily digestible while some with very poor digestive

agni may find even green vegetables require steaminng.

 

Body types and suitable diets discussed by Dr Kelly have some

usefulness here.

 

2. Loss of knowledge due to vegetarianism cult is not a serious

issue. When ayurveda itself is undergoing changes, this is

inevitable. e.g. The recent emphasis on Panchkarma has arisen due to

toxin build up of large order, which, medicines will be too slow to

clear up and patients need invasive treatments (dredging?) to

detoxify them. Stress on yogasanas and simple cleansing breathing

techniques spearheaded by Baba Ramdev is creating flutter in India

and soon he is determined to invade west with these arms. This is the

first time east is aggressively preaching 'return to inner peace and

cleansing' doctrine rather than herbs and decoctions.

 

If world adopts cleasing this 'Air' element of body, the demand on

herbs (and perhaps laser guided missiles too) themselves may decline

and 'loss of knowledge' may not be a serious issue. It is air element

(Vata) which if properly tamed, can lead to spiritual bliss; or other

extreme being confusion, endless thinking, Tamas state of mind.

 

On the other hand green portion of nature, vegetables/fruits/grass

etc, surviving after taking all the buffeting of air element,

remaining calm and happy, teach the mankind also how to face such a

mental vata. One principle accepted all over world by all alternative

gurus is 'you are what you eat'.

 

comments on free range, owner loved chicken and animals are well

supported by this author in earlier post itself. The chicken, when

being taken for selling ( as dressed chicken), in pickup vans having

wire mesh cages tightly packed in density was seen. It seems they

know where they are going. Similarly, goats under transportation were

seen, the expression in their moist eyes could clearly tell they

knew the end is coming. No noise, no play all limp and drowsy.

 

Cows rescued from slaughter houses were seen in Goushalas.

Before they are taken to Goushala, they are kept in a forest, they

graze freely, and trauma slowly melts. A special diet of Kanchan tree

leaves is given to them. This diet slightly increases fat in the

content of milk. Fat means 'sneha' and 'sneha' means friendliness. No

doubt the cows slowly return to their merry attitude. The injury to

legs deliberately created ( to prove they are sick and worthless and

fit for salughter) also cure in forest. This work is going on at

Aalegaon, dist. Akola, Maharashtra, India. All this gets done because

it is guided by a saintly person.

 

Which religion in world advises pleasure by causing injury and

torture/death to other species? Why best way to study love is by

having a pet? And there are real life stories where pet proved to be

a cancer cure.

 

Craving for some foods and stability/happiness after eating them may

be due to spices, sugar/garnishing added to them rather than the food

itself. Tests on suitability of each food to each individual

according to laws of nature have been given by this author earlier.

One more test here:

 

Close your eyes and keep a small piece of basic food (without any

spice/processing) on tongue, saliva should come if food is suitable.

Just taste, smell itself will be enough. Chewing it should cause more

saliva. Our own intelligence should come forward to meet this food

and accept it in our body. Everyone try this, irespective of their

vegetarian belief. With an open mind, author tried this and knew

this to be a perfect test for all foods.

 

When we take food, we are absorbing energy in the food. Charged

bodies exchange energies. IF energy exchange occurs we get feeling of

happiness immediately in brain.

 

 

Regards

Dr Bhate

 

 

 

ayurveda, Todd Caldecott <todd

wrote:

>

> this is another interesting point - it has been stated that the

> buddhist ethic of ahimsa adopted by ashoka detrimentally affected

the

> practice of ayurveda, and led to a decline of the practice of

surgery

> such now that this practice is almost totally lost

>

> my concern is that by adopting a strictly vegetarian ethic to the

> practice of ayurveda, this loss of knowledge would continue

> i believe we should support the ayurveda of the acharyas and not

bend

> it to our religious philosophy

> this is why ayurveda is open to all: hindu, christian, muslim,

> buddhist etc.