For both, humans and animals, living in a group makes sense because there are many more beings to provide vigilance and defence, mating is easier, help is available, heat is conserved better. Ants and bees have become paragons of a
You can’t buy experience and wisdom in the super market but the company of noble, learned and experienced people guarantees their free supply in abundance. Sage Charaka and other contemporary Rishis, being aware of unruly tendencies of the mind, laid
An Emperor asked the old Zen master, “What happens to an enlightened man after death?” The master replied, “I would not know.” “But you are a Zen Master!” exclaimed the shocked Emperor. “Not a dead one!” quipped the old man.
My childhood memories of Ayurved are of my grandmother giving me long pepper burnt and mixed with honey for a persistent cough, and my mother putting asafoetida paste on my navel for stomach cramps. Anyway, whatever done is done. Now
To benefit from Ayurvedic wisdom, it is important to understand the concept of karma. The process of karmic evolution is widely misunderstood and misinterpreted. The results of previous karma are taken into account rigidly, and a deterministic attitude is made
Can you laugh in a church, dance in a church, sing in a church? Yes, singing is there, but that is sad, and people sit with long faces. No wonder nobody wants to go to church — it’s just a
Mesodinium chamaeleon, a strange green creature found in Denmark that lives at the bottom of the sea, is causing researchers to rethink traditional ways of classifying living organisms. Traditionally there is a difference between animals and plants: • Animals cannot
One such concept is shrama that requires critical analysis and interpretation in comparison with existing knowledge. The ancient Ayurveda scholar has explained shrama under physiological, psychological and pathological phenomenon. It is a subjective phenomenon that appears with physical stress or
A woman’s journey from Womb to Wellness is a rollercoaster ride physically as well as emotionally. Ministry of Health and Ayush’s first and foremost priority should be women’s health because “woman” is the axis of not just her own family
