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Yoga And Ayurveda-Part I
The Vedanta Kesari, p. 381-385, October 2005, Ramakrishna Mission
Understanding
The
Basics
Yoga
and
Ayurveda
are
sister
sciences.
Both
have
inseparable
relationships.
Yoga
clubbed
together
with
Ayurveda
will
produce
positive
effects
on
health.
Both
belong
to
the
ancient
Indian
tradition.
Both
comprehensively
illuminate
the
basic
laws
and
principles
governing
life
on
earth.
To
understand
both
is
to
understand
the
forces
that
engender
our
well-being,
as
well
as
those
that
lie
at
the
root
of
existence.
Ayurveda encompasses not only science but religion and philosophy as well. In Ayurveda the whole of life-journey is considered to be sacred. Ayurveda is a science of truth as it is expressed in life. All Ayurvedic science and literature is based on the Sankhya philosophy of creation. This system was evolved from the Rishis who perceived that there is a close relationship between man and the universe. According to them the source of all existence is cosmic consciousness, which manifests as male and female energy-Shiva and Shakti-like Yin and Yang in Chinese philosophy.
The Rishi Kapila discovered twenty-four principles or elements of the universe, of which Prakriti or creativity is the most basic. Purusha is the male energy while Prakriti is the female energy. Purusha is formless, colourless and beyond attributes and takes no active part in the manifestation of the universe. Prakriti has form, colour and attributes. It is awareness with choice. It is divine will. Prakriti creates all forms in the universe, while Purusha is the witness to this creation. It is primordial physical energy containing the three attributes or guëas: sattva (essence), rajas (movement) and tamas (inertia), which are the foundation for all existence.
What
is
Ayurveda
Ayurveda
is
a
Sanskrit
term
meaning
'science
of
life'-'Ayu'
means
'life'
or
'daily
living',
and
'veda'
is
'knowing'.
It
was
first
recorded
in
the
Vedas.
It
is
considered
to
be
the
Upaveda
of
Atharva-veda,
and
thus
has
its
origins
from
the
Vedas.
It
has
survived
through
two
sets
of
original
authentic
texts
each
consisting
of
three
books,
namely
Vriddhattrayi,
the
three
big
books:
Charaka
Samhita
(500
BC),
Sushruta
Samhita
(500
BC)
and
Samhitas
of
Vagbhatta
(600
AD);
and
Laghuttrayi,
the
three
small
books:
Madhav
Nidana
(900
AD),
Sarangdhara
Samhita
(1300
AD)
and
Bhava
Prakasa
(1600
AD).
All
these
are
in
Sanskrit,
in
the
form
of
reference
manuals
dealing
with
all
aspects
of
life,
health,
disease
and
treatment.
The
approach
is
essentially
philosophic,
holistic
and
humanistic.
Read
more
on
the
definition
of
Ayurveda
on
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