Meditation as Self-Therapy by Swami Rama

You must know with certainty what meditation means, and how meditation can help you. Is meditation a complete therapy or do you need a therapist on whom you can lean for many, many years and still not understand yourself? First of all you should understand that your...

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

Pathogenesis of RA continued Besides the possible underlying miasmatic etiology in rheumatoid arthritis, other possible causative agents may be genetic and environmental factors. RA has a strong possibility of being inherited, with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)...

OUSHADHA- MEDICINE

Amritha (Tinospora cordifolia) It is also known as giloy and gudduchi. It is a very good rasayan. All the parts of the plant can be used but the stem is thought to be the best. It has a thikta taste and a ushna veerya. After digestion it develops a madhura taste. It...

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

Pathogenesis of RA continued Since most autoimmune diseases are considered to be benign proliferative diseases we can assume the presence of an underlying sycotic process. In RA the proliferative process is focused on synovial lining cells, lymphoid elements, blood...

Oushadha-Medicine

A word of advice. Please be careful with all the Ayurvedic preparations as you might think they are harmless. Actually, the herbs do have the same properties as drugs. Always take them under the guidance of an Ayurvedic doctor. In Ayurveda various herbs and herbal...

Awakening Kundalini by Swami Rama (part 3)

Preparation The system of yoga includes several techniques that are specifically intended to help prepare the student. These include: 1) Hatha yoga, which strengthens the body, and helps to prepare it for the increase in energy. Traditionally, hatha yoga is used in...

Ahara (Food) Part 3

(Part 3 continued from last issue) Cooked Foods Rice It can be cooked in different ways. Manda is the fluid got by boiling rice in water. It is very laghu, digests ama (toxin), nourishes vata and nourishes the body. It is usually used when the agni is weak. After...

Theory of the Chronic Miasms

. . . continued from last issue Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Unravelling the mysteries of the pathogenesis of RA has proven to be a difficult affair, with no conclusive evidence pointing to any one particular etiological agent. The conclusion of...