Former Secretary, Department of AYUSH, S Jalaja (IAS) is an international expert on Ayurvedic Principles. After retiring she runs an NGO which carry out activities that lead to holistic understanding of life and its purpose, and improvement of quality of
A few days later, early in the morning, I get a call from Uma. I could sense a smile in her voice. ‘Guess what?’ ‘Your boss is giving you that promotion.’ ‘Hey, how did you guess?’ ‘It’s a favourite theory
By Yoga one can isolate mind, watch its workings as under a microscope, and separate every minute function of the various parts of the antahkarana, the inner organ, every mental and moral faculty, test its isolated workings as well as
Feed the crows as often as you can. Grow trees so that they can nest. If we lose the crows, we will lose far more than a species of bird. I have not seen many crows in Delhi or Chandigarh
Dying inevitably follows living. What makes for a good death in a just and sustainable world? I think about this a lot these days. Four years ago, at age fifty, I was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer. Active and fit,
Day by day, Uma grew more fascinated with the idea of levolving into a ‘9-to-5 yogi’. I see her right now, as she sits by my side, a childlike light in her eyes. She’s actually doing something quite kiddish. She’s
It is the time of the year when the capital greets the cold breeze and dew on the rose petals while desperately awaiting for the annual trade fair. However, this time the month had planned a healthy treat for Delhiites
One-third of the world’s population lacks access to healthcare. Ayurveda and other traditional systems have great potential to address this lacuna. According to WHO, the traditional medicines meets the need of primary healthcare over 80 per cent of the rural
Let’s talk about the bridge which had brought us this far. The only problem is that the bridge is in a bad shape and there is a desperate need to change it. The bridge will help us to make up
There can be no room for selfishness, anger, lack of faith or impatience in a pure fast… Infinite patience, firm resolve, single-mindedness of purpose, perfect calm and no anger must of necessity be there. but since it is impossible for
