Medical ethics in Hindu philosophy.

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(Post courtesy : Jai Maharaj.) Hindu view of man, which, as Swami Ranganathanananda put it, "is that his essential, real nature is the atman or Self, which is immortal, self-luminous, the source of all power, joy and glory. Everything that helps in the manifestation of the divinity of the soul is beneficial and moral, and everything that obstructs this inner unfoldment is harmful and immoral." With this overarching principle in mind, it was the aim of the ayurvedic physician to preserve the well-being of the community through maintaining health and removing the threats to life of humans and nonhumans. Please read the complete article at: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2002/7-9/40-47_ayurveda.shtml "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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