A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice. He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries. He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the load,
Compassion is often confused with weakness. It is the most extreme form of courage. It is only courage that allows us to move into areas of deep suffering and pain. It is so easy to turn away from “graphic” or
We have lost our habits of eating multiple grains, variety of other ingredients and foods in their natural form. Our cuisine used to be natural and healthy and we ate according to space and time (desha and kala). We need
If you listen to your body, your body will clearly tell you with what kind of food it is happy. But right now, you are listening to your mind. Your mind keeps lying to you all the time. Hasn’t it
Food has much other variety of substances, which can affect our moods and brain’s functioning through affecting our neurotransmitters. We love our food, don’t we? In India, food is related to all the celebrations. When we want to celebrate, we
Ayurveda places special emphasis on Ahar (diet) and Anna (food) and believes that healthy nutrition nourishes the mind, body and soul. Ayurveda does not discriminate food to be good, or bad, instead it emphasizes various factors that influence food, such
In the Vedic tradition, food is considered sacred. In Taitrya Upanishad food is said to be the Brahman. According to Chandogya Upanishad, prana or breath is from food and thus the cause of our being alive. The cosmos constituted of
Food is the vital breath of living beings that’s why people rush to the food. Complexion,cheerfulness, good voice, life, imagination, happiness, contentment, corpulence, strength, intellect – all these are dependent on food. As it is well known that “prevention is
In ayurveda, every human being is a unique combination of five elements provided to us by the Mother Nature: Water, Earth, Fire, Air and Ether. In Ayurveda, there are three primary life forces I the body pr three biological humors.
Over the couple of decades, people have become more aware about dietary habits and ready to change their lifestyle in order to combat the lifestyle disorders. Now a days, consumption of food is determined upon carbohydrate, fat, protein contents and
