Ayurveda
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN´s MEDICINE
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN´s MEDICINE
Hildegard of Bingen – a legendary healer, visionary, musician, artist, poet, and saint. Her works include seventy-seven symphonic compositions; Scivias, a compilation of her visions; and her two major medical works, Causae et Curae, the first christian medical compendium, and Physica – nine volumes on natural healing.
Hildegard‘s wisdom and healing art is not just a story for Germany or Europe, but since God is the creator of the entire universe, it relates to all of humanity. Therefore you will find here medicinal and nutritional informations in as many languages, as you can help me to translate. Please send translations to praxis@.st-hildegard.com
About Hildegard of Bingen’s Medicine
This ground-breaking contribution to medicine and healing contains translations of Hildegard text which reflect the high point of medieval, alchemical, and healing science. Commentary by the authors who have worked clinically with Hildegard’s wisdom for over thirty years includes information on ways to treat nervous disorders, indigestion, heart problems, and cancer.
About the Author(s) of Hildegard of Bingen’s Medicine
Dr. Gottfried Hertzka is a medical doctor in Germany, and author of the bestselling book on Hildegard medicine, So heilt Gott. He has worked clinically with Hildegard’s theories for thirty years. Dr. Wighard Strehlow was a research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry in West Germany, and now works with Dr. Hertzka in the Hildegard Practice at Konstanz, West Germany.
PROJECTS:
Plans for a New Foundation
Abbey of St. Hildegard owe the plan to found a new convent, which would revive the old religious house at Eibingen and also be a link to the one destroyed by the Swedes at Rupertsberg in 1632 (founded by Hildegard herself), to Bishop Peter Josef Blum of Limburg (1842-1883)
INFORMATION:
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http:// > www.regionalgeschichte.at <
Vayu Rahasya: The Secret of Vayu
Vayu Rahasya: The Secret of Vayu
Written by Dr. David Frawley,Sept. 2009
The magazine of > Sringeri Shankaracharya Math < , the oldest and most respected of the Shankara monastic centers in India, representing the great tradition of Advaita Vedanta. Dr. Frawley has written many articles for the magazine over the years and been closely connected to the Math.
Vayu, the Cosmic Power
Vayu is one of the key concepts of Vedic thought that has great importance in Yoga, Ayurveda and Vedanta. It has many profound implications both at a cosmic level and relative to our own individual lives. Indeed if one understands Vayu, one understands everything, including time, space and karma, life and death and one’s own deeper Self.
Vayu is usually regarded as the element of air at a material level. This is a good place to begin a study of Vayu, but only the beginning of many correspondences. In Vedic thought, Vayu includes the concept of space or Akasha. Space in motion is air, while air at rest is ether. These are the two sides of Vayu, which is the unity of air and ether. Ether is the field in which Vayu as a force operates.
Modern science recognizes that the universe consists of a fabric of space filled with various types of channels, currents or wormholes that are filled with dynamic interchanges. This is a picture of the cosmic Vayu, which is not only space but the energy within it both potential and actual. One could say that potential energy is space while activated space is air. The universe itself is Vayu in its ethereal vibration.
However, Vayu is much more than the material or even subtle elements. Vayu is the power through which everything comes into manifestation and into which everything eventually returns. Vayu is not just the material element of air and space but the cosmic principle of energy and space that pervades body, life, mind and consciousness. The entire manifest universe arises from space and energy which is Vayu at an outer level. At an inner level, Vayu stands for the formless principle of air and space, the invisible Spirit or Brahman behind the visible world of the earth, water and fire elements, the realm of name and form. The famous Shantipath of the Taittiriya Upanishad declares this:
Namaste Vayo, tvam eva pratyaksham Brahmasi.
`O, Vayu, you are the directly perceivable Brahman.‘
Vayu often symbolizes the supreme deity, the spirit that is formless in nature yet full of power like the wind or air. Vayu as the creative or causal power is the power of Ishvara or the Cosmic Lord. Yet Vayu as the receptacle of all power and the ground of all existence can symbolize the Supreme Brahman as well. Vayu can indicate both Saguna and Nirguna Brahman. Vayu thus often means Spirit, not just the air as an element but the presence of being and consciousness that exists everywhere but cannot be seen anywhere. We find this idea of Spirit or air in many spiritual traditions throughout the world, and in the very term `spiritual‘.
Geschichte des Ayurveda; Ursprung Ashtanga
>> Ayurveda a system of traditional Medicine <<
Was verstehen wir heutzutage unter Ayurveda ?
Betrachtet man den gegenwärtigen Gebrauch des Begriffes Ayurveda, so kann man vier Bedeutungen unterscheiden:
1. Äyurveda bezeichnet eine traditionelle gelehrte medizinische Wissenschaft im Indischen Kulturbereich. Auch heute noch wird Äyurveda gelegentlich im traditionellen Kontext gelernt. Eine solche Ausbildung erfolgt meist in engem persönlichen Kontakt zu einem Lehrer und ist eingebettet in eine umfassende traditionelle Bildung. Beispielsweise werden eine solide Kenntnis der klassischen grammatischen Wissenschaft des Sanskrit und der klassischen indischen Philosophie als Voraussetzungen für diese Art der traditionellen Ausbildung angesehen. Grundlage für diese Ausbildung sind die klassischen Texte der Äyurvedischen Wissenschaft, die in Sanskrit verfasst sind.
2. Äyurveda ist heute ein eigenständiges professionalisiertes Medizinsystem in Indien. Im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert hat der Äyurveda in Indien einen tiefgreifenden Wandel erfahren, der äußerlich dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, daß die Äyurvedische Ausbildung und Berufsausübung nach dem Vorbild der Biomedizin professionalisiert wurde. So wird Äyurveda heutzutage an Hochschulen gelehrt und nach einem fünfeinhalbjährigen Studium kann die Approbation als Äyurvedischer Arzt (B. A. M. S., d. h. „Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery“) erlangt werden. Zudem existieren auch eigene Äyurvedische Ärztekammern und Forschungsräte.
3. In Europa und Nordamerika ist in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten eine besondere Form des Äyurveda verbreitet worden, die man in Anlehnung an Kenneth G. Zysk (Zysk 2001) „New Age Ayurveda“ nennen kann. Diese Spielart des Äyurveda ist gekennzeichnet durch eine übermäßige Betonung von Spiritualität. Die klassische Äyurvedische Tradition hat im Gegensatz dazu die religiös-spirituellen Aspekte immer von der ayurvedischen Heilkunde unterschieden.
„Der klassische Äyurveda in Indien hat die medizinische Ausbildung des Äyurveda bewusst getrennt von der spirituellen und religiösen Disziplin der yogischen Askese.“
4Kenneth Zysk, Indologe (2001, p.24)
4. Ebenfalls in Europa und Nordamerika wird Äyurveda in den letzten Jahren oft in den Bereich von „wellness“, d. h. Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung und Steigerung von Wohlbefinden, eingeordnet. Dabei wird die heilkundliche und therapeutische Dimension des Äyurveda vollkommen außer Acht gelassen.
4 Quelle: Kenneth Zysk,Kenneth G.Zysk: Medicine in the Veda. Religious Healing in the Veda
EWAC – European World Ayurveda Congress
> EWAC – European Ayurveda Congress <
> EUAA – Ayurveda Association <
( Hier entsteht die neue Internet-Seite v. EuAA – Europ. Ayurv. Ass.)
Die > European Ayurveda Association (EUAA) < vertritt als europäische Dachorganisation die Interessen des Ayurveda aus 27 Ländern. Ziele und Aufgaben sind die Förderung des Ayurveda als ganzheitliches medizinisches System mit 5.000-jähriger Tradition, die Gestaltung einheitlicher Standards zur Ausbildung und Anerkennung durch die Gesundheitsbehörden, die Definition und Sicherung der Qualitätsstandards für ayurvedische Produkte europaweit.
Press Release European Ayurveda Association (EUAA) Nigel Hubbers – General Secretary – EUAA
On 10th and 11th October Baden-Baden Congress House in Germany will be host the largest and most significant Ayurvedic event ever to have been staged outside India.
The two day event in the intimate and up to date Conference and exhibition Centre is an invitation to all those who want to experience Ayurveda for the first time or those who want to learn and experience another aspect of this ancient system of Indian medicine to come and enjoy the European World Ayurveda Congress EWAC 2009 ….. Read the full information by: > Ayurveda-Portal <
NADA YOGA AND PHILOSOPHY
NADA YOGA AND PHILOSOPHY
Indian music has its essence in a deep sense of spirituality along with roots in Yoga and Indian philosophy. The theme of the compositions is mostly devotional in nature, and many of them also convey abstruse philosophical concepts in a form that is easy to grasp. Music itself, when practised with commitment, is also a form of Yoga. Music has a tremendous effect on the mental state of human beings as it results in peace, concentration, relaxation, spiritual elevation etc, which are the principles of Yoga and meditation. The practice of Yoga techniques, such as breath control and mental concentration, are also closely allied to the study of instrument vocal music.
According to Hindu philosophy, the word for pure sound is Nada Brahma. Nada has also been described by some as the energy of Brahma and it is believed that the propitiation of Nada leads to the attainment of Moksha (salvation), which is the ultimate goal of human life. Matanga has described Nada in his Brihaddesi thus:
„There is no song or music without Nada, there are no musical notes without Nada, there is no dance without Nada and the world is filled with the essence of Nada“.
The word Nada refers to the physical, the mystic and the religious or the cosmic sound. The sound that is produced by musical instruments is an object of sensory perception, as it is grasped by the sense of hearing. This is called Ahata Nada. In this context, the human voice is also a musical instrument. As described by Dr Acharya Trigunateet Jaimini in the composition, Sobhillu Saptaswara, the entire body, including the abdomen (Nabhi), heart (Hrt), neck (Kantha), mouth (Rasana) and nasal passages (Nasa), aids in the production of the sound.
Indic Studies Foundation (I.S.F.)
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Akhila Bhartiya Itihas Sankalan Yojnaa
Consensus of ICIH-2009, January 9-11, 2009 at IIC, New Delhi (Conference on Indian History, Geopolitics, and Civilisation)
The conference was convened to have a cross-pollination of ideas on various facets of Indic studies like history, culture and geopolitics and related topics. The overriding purpose is to diagnose the flawed representation of Indian history and to map the correct mechanism for presenting true history on rational basis founded on authentic facts. It also discussed ways and means to delineate the appropriate and correct path for translating the ideas to workers at ground level.
AN INTRODUCTION TO VEDIC HEALING
AN INTRODUCTION TO VEDIC HEALING
by Raja Deekshithar
www.rajadeekshithar.com
The Vedas are not only meant for the performance of rituals, and are not only the property of Hindus. They offer great wisdom and knowledge to all of humanity. These can be employed towards the promotion of health and prosperity, and for longevity and sound and peaceful mind for all.
Here we have to ask ourselves, what IS healing? That is, what is ill health, what is good health, and what is the process from the first to the second. I can say, from my spiritual vision, and my masters‘ teaching, that ill health, whether physical or mental, is essentially the occurrence of a gap, or an imbalance, in one’s being. And healing, the process or act of filling this gap or imbalance with the appropriate energy or substance, bringing wholeness. In accordance of the nature of this gap. It is actually part of the nature of our physical embodiment that an imbalance occurs as soon as we are born on this earth.
Thus healing is something nature can do for us, or we can do ourselves. But from the earliest stages of the evolution of humanity some individuals, through vision, training and commitment, have dedicated their lives to help their fellow human beings along the path to healing, which is literally, wholeness. It is the aim of the healer to identify the nature of the gap, as well as to decide on the appropriate energy or substance to fill it with.
Neem Tree, Ayurveda, Medicine & Worship
Holy Neem Tree – Azadirachta indica
> NEEM – Ayurveda, Medicine & Hindu Worship <
Neem (Azadirachta indica, syn. Melia azadirachta L., Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.) is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta, and is native to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Pakistan, growing in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Other vernacular names include Neem (Bengali), Arya Veppu (Malayalam), Azad Dirakht (Persian), Nimba (Sanskrit and Marathi), DogonYaro (in some Nigerian languages), Margosa, Neeb (Arabic), Nimtree, Vepu, Vempu, Vepa (Telugu), Bevu (Kannada), Kohomba (Sinhala), Vempu (Tamil), Tamar (Burmese) and Indian Lilac (English). In East Africa it is also known as Mwarobaini (Swahili), which means the tree of the 40, as it is said to treat 40 different diseases.
Der Neem-Baum war bis vor wenigen Jahren in Indien, Burma, Thailand und weiteren angrenzenden Staaten beheimatet. Etwa in den sechziger Jahren unseres Jahrhunderts wurde er auch in Afrika und einigen tropischen Inseln kultiviert.
Der einzige Grund, warum der Baum nicht den Weg nach Europa gefunden hat ist der, dass er zwar große Hitze und hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit problemlos verträgt, jedoch äußerst kälteempfindlich ist.
Seit tausenden Jahren werden die einzelnen Teile des Baumes in Indien und anderen Regionen als Pflege- und Heilmittel eingesetzt.
Im Ayurveda, der uralten indischen Medizinschule sind die Produkte des Neem-Baumes ein integrierter Bestandteil.
Über Auftrag der WHO – Weltgesundheitsorganisation, arbeiten zwei voneinander unabhängige Institutionen in Amerika an der Erforschung der vielgestaltigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Neem-Produkten.
Das eine Institut ist die Neem Association und das zweite die Neem Foundation.
In Europa befasst sich seit den siebziger Jahren Prof. Schmutterer von der Universität Gießen mit der Neem-Forschung.
Die Ergebnisse aller drei Labors sind in den wesentlichen Punkten die gleichen:
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Neem-Produkte wirken sowohl bei innerlicher, als auch bei äußerlicher Anwendung.
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Neem-Produkte werden aus Blättern, Rinde und Samenkernen hergestellt.
Blätter und Rinde werden getrocknet, zerstoßen und zu Tees und Extrakten verarbeitet. Aus den Samenkernen wird nach dem schälen und mahlen das hochwirksame Neem-Öl gepresst. Der dabei anfallende Pressrückstand wird als Neem-Cake (Presskuchen) ebenfalls weiterverwendet.
Weitere Institute, die sich mit der Neemforschung befassen:
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State University New JerseyProf. Maramorosch
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UCLA – Universität Los Angeles Forschungsbericht
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Hochschule Weihenstephan BRD Instititut für Botanik und Pflanzenschutz
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Prof.DI Thomas Lohrer
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Max Planck Institut
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Umweltingenieursbüro OETZEL BRD Umweltanalysebericht
Der Neem-Baum, der aus Indien stammt und dessen botanischer Name Azadiracta Indica lautet, hat eine lange Tradition auf dem Subkontinent.
Der Begriff Azadiracta ist eine Ableitung und Neukombination aus den Sanskritwörtern Azad und Draksha, was soviel wie „Baum der Freiheit“ bedeutet.
Der Neem-Baum stand und steht im Ruf, Menschen, Tiere, Ernte und die Erde vor Krankheiten und anderen Übeln zu schützen.
Seit Jahrhunderten benutzen indische Bäuerinnen und Bauern die Blätter und Samen des Neem-Baumes als natürliches Pflanzenschutzmittel.
Die Pflanze produziert ein Öl, das andere Nutzpflanzen vor dem Befall durch Pilze und Insekten schützt.
Es war die Natur, die den Wirkstoff durch molekulare Evolution entwickelt hat, und es waren indische Bauern, die sich dieses „Naturgeschenk“ zu Nutze gemacht haben.
Den Hindus gilt der Baum als heilig.
Der Neem-Baum braucht wenig Wasser, gedeiht auf fast jedem Boden, spendet Schatten und Kühle, weswegen er bevorzugt vor Wohngebäuden, Tempeln und auf Viehweiden gepflanzt wird und sorgt für reine, gesunde Luft.
Kranke schlafen auf seinen gesundheitsfördernden Blättern, Gesunde reiben sich die Haut mit seinen heilende Blättern ein, in Reissäcken schützen die Blätter die kostbare Nahrung und das Saatgut vor Reisschädlingen und auch bei der Zahnpflege ist der Neem-Baum unentbehrlich.
Kleine Ästchen werden gekaut, um die Zähne weiß und sauber zu halten und vor Krankheiten zu schützen.
Wer es westlicher liebt, kann auch Neem-Zahncreme erwerben.
Mit einem Wort: Seit Jahrhunderten werden der Neem-Baum, sein Holz, seine Früchte, seine Samen und sein Öl zum Wohle aller frei und uneingeschränkt verwendet und so soll es auch bleiben.
Die Autorin ist Mitarbeiterin beim Umweltinstitut München und im Beirat des Gen-ethischen Netzwerkes.
Quelle: www.dosha.at
MIRABAI- Poet, Saint & Bhakti-Tradition
Die Verse der indischen Dichterin und Mystikerin
> Mirabai < (Devanagari मीराबाई, MÄrÄbÄÄ; * um 1498; † 1546) war eine indische Mystikerin und Dichterin. Sie ist nicht nur wegen ihrer eigenwilligen Persönlichkeit eine höchst faszinierende Frauengestalt der Religionsgeschichte. Ihre ganz persönlich gehaltenen ekstatischen Liebes-, Preis- und Klagelieder sind durch die Jahrhunderte lebendig geblieben und werden noch heute auf dem indischen Subkontinent von Hindus, Sikhs, Muslimen und Christen gleichermaßen rezitiert, gesungen und von den indischen Radiostationen ausgestrahlt. Es gibt zahlreiche Buchausgaben sowie CDs mit Vertonungen der Lieder und Mirabais Leben ist Gegenstand eines Spielfilms. Ihre Verse gehören zum Schatz der Weltliteratur und stehen neben denen der Dichter-Mystiker Hafis, Rumi, > Kabir (satguru, 99 Names of Allah < und > Hildegard von Bingen <.
Perhaps the most remembered and quoted woman in India history is a sixteenth century poet, singer and saint called Mirabai, or Meera. Versions of her songs are sung today all over India, and she appears as a subject in films, books, dances, plays and paintings. Even Mohandas Gandhi promoted her, seeing Mira as a symbol of a woman who has the right to chose her own path, forsake a life of luxury, and in nonviolent resistance find liberation.
Ayurveda Under Cultivation
Robert E. Svoboda
>> AYURVEDA SVOBODA, BOOKS & GALLERY<<
>> BRIHAD ARYANKA UPANISHAD <<
Ayurveda Under Cultivation
An aranyaka is an ancient Vedic text that was composed in, and meant to be studied in, a forest. Though the texts of classical Ayurveda were written with urbanites in mind, they are verily aranyakas in spirit, for they carry to city dwellers an urgent „back to Nature“ message. To better access that message let us for a moment remove ourselves from the metropolis, and imagine that we are seated under a spreading banyan tree that shades an Ayurvedic guru’s ashram.
The guru sits, dispensing teachings and healings, inspired by the tree’s prana, guided by its intelligence, permitting the natural curative energy of the universe to flow through into student and patient, resisting the blandishments of the ego that yearns to claim doership. Ayurveda herself is a living entity – we can call her the Ayur Vidya – who, being an innate property of the cosmos, exists mainly in the non-physical world. The Ayur Vidya, who develops and spreads in our world solely by finding suitable hosts here, sends her shakti into the substances used in healing and the healers alike, facilitating healthy relationships between those roots and fruits that are administered and the hands that administer them. The wise practitioner of Ayurveda seeks only to serve as a fit vessel for her wisdom, rather to pretend any personal capacity to accomplish anything.
Lama Jigme´s Sunday’s Reading
and how to feed a monk with a dollar…
May you enjoy my gifts to you in the best of happiness and health!
Lama Jigme
Who is Lama Jigme ?
Ordained as Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika, which translates as “Ocean of Courage Teacher; ” he is a Jewish-american born, Tibetan-buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika.
Lama Jigme was taught to be devoted to the Buddha of Compassion {Manipa} in a NON-sectarian manner {Rime} that practices Sutra’s union of compassion and insight as well as the union of Tantra’s paths of devotion, imagination and sensuality {Tantrika}.
In an age when many are content to hide behind tradition, hearsay, dogma and circular reasoning this controversial and unconventional teacher insists that a true Lama’s resume, credentials and letters of recommendation are the vastness of his Compassion, the profundity of his Insight and the power of his Effectiveness.
Lama Jigme Gyatso has had the very good fortune to receive teachings from every major Buddhist lineage of the Theravada, Mahayana and Tantric traditions.
Deepak Chopra: Jesus – Spiritual Journey
>> Deepak Chopra from JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment <<
Deepak Chopra (Hindi: दीपक चोपड़ा; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian physician and author. He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. Chopra says that he has been profoundly influenced by Jiddu Krishnamurti.[1] He has also been influenced by the teachings of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita. Chopra has influenced the New Thought Movement in the United States.
Spiritual Journey | Spiritual Enlightenment:
“What if Jesus wanted his followers—and us—to reach the same unity with God that he had reached? My story is based on the premise that he did. By following the young seeker from Nazareth on his path to Christhood, I’ve laid out a map of enlightenment. It wasn’t necessary to invent the map. Enlightenment has existed in every age. The path from suffering and separation to bliss and unity with God is well marked. I put Jesus on this path because I believe he walked it.”
–Deepak Chopra from
JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment
Gorakshanath the Originar of Hatha-Yoga
Gorakhnath or Gorakshanatha Saivism is also known as Siddha Siddhanta and Nath tradition. It was founded by Gorakshanatha (Gorakhnath) who lived about 10th century AD. He is believed to be 3rd, 4th or 5th in a line of 12 prominent teachers of this tradition, which has followers in both Buddhism and Hinduism.
He was said to be a disciple of Matsyendranatha who was from in Nepal. Followers of this tradition believe that knowledge of this tradition was received by Matsyendranath directly from Siva himself. Gorakshanatha is credited with such works as Siddha Siddhanta Paddhathi and Viveka Martanda. He composed them in Hindi. He also created 12 monastic orders across Northern India in an effort to preserve the Adinatha tradition.
Other important works of this tradition are Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Siva Samhita and Jnanamrita.
Also known as Gorakhnath – regarded as the originator of hatha yoga!
The school was predominantly ascetic and adapted many practices of the Pasupatha tradition and the Adinatha Tradition in contrast to the Nandinatha tradition followed in the south. Although it is a tantric tradition, it differs from many left-handed (vamachara) schools of tantra with its uncompromising emphasis on the practice of brahmacharya or celibacy and its stand against the use of sexual energy in yogic practices. In the past this tradition enjoyed some Muslim following in the northern India and some of them even became heads of monasteries.
The Gorakshanatha tradition brought to light many secrets of hatha yoga, kundalini yoga and samadhi and contributed to their present day popularity. Members of this tradition also dabble in occult sciences and siddhis or super natural powers.
Followers of this tradition believe that it would be possible through yogic practices to prolong human life and become immortal in the physical body (kayasiddhi). They believe that through the practice of hathayoga it is possible to channel breath energy through a web of nerves or nadis and acquire occult powers as well as achieve liberation. No one knows for sure what these practices are except those who have been initiated into them. Some followers of this tradition claim to have seen or interacted with beings who are several hundreds of years old. There are claims that Gorakshanatha, the original founder of the school, is still alive and active in our earth plane but does not appear in public.
Followers of the tradition believe that Siva is the material and efficient cause of creation and that after liberation the jivas would return to Siva, like bubbles in water. Oneness with Siva can be experienced by serious practitioners of yoga in a deep state of samadhi. Once the state of samadhi is reached, an individual would remain forever established in transcendental consciousness even while engaged in the mundane affairs of the outside world.
The tradition is still active in many parts of India and abroad and its followers range from mendicants and street magicians to the most obscure ascetics living in the Himalayas.
The popularity of hatha yoga, pranayama, kundalini yoga, holistic medicine, astrology and ayurveda in the modern world can be attributed to a great extent to this tradition.
The International Nath Order is draws its inspiration from the ancient Natha tradition, although it strives to propagate its teachings mostly outside India.
It was founded in 1978 by Guru Mahendranath in order to share the knowledge of his own spiritual awakening and also the wisdom of the ancient tantric schools of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Yoga & Ayurveda a call for full Potential
( Dr. Frawley at >> NAMA conference << with Shambhavi and Dr. Lad)
The Yoga Tradition
David Frawley, Pandit, Vedacharya
Abstract: To bring out the full healing potential of Yoga, what we need is not just Yoga therapists applying the tools of Yoga according to the guidelines of Western medical doctors. What we need in the long run are Yogic doctors who can diagnose and treat disease according to the Yogic medical system of Ayurveda. This article explores the separation of Yoga therapy and Ayurveda in the West and how they may be brought together.
>>> A Call for a Complete Yogic System of Medicine <<<
The effectiveness of a therapy depends upon the medical system according to which it is prescribed. In this regard, the question arises: What medical system is Yoga therapy depending upon for its diagnosis and treatment-and is that medical system in harmony with Yogic principles?
There is a comprehensive medical system-one of the oldest in world-that is based on Yogic principles. It has a long history of usage with Yoga and is in resurgence today. This is the Ayurvedic system of medicine of India, which remains commonly practiced in India and is now spreading worldwide.
To bring out the full healing potential of Yoga, what we need is not just Yoga therapists applying the tools of Yoga according to the guidelines of medical doctors, however helpful that can be. What we need in the long run are Yogic doctors, Yogic physicians who can diagnose and treat disease according to a medical system that is Yogic in nature. That Yogic medical system need not be invented. It is already here in the form of Ayurveda.
>> Yoga & Ayurveda, a call for a complete yogic System of Medicine
Grüne Apotheke – Standardwerk
Dr. Jörg Grünwald / Christoph Jänicke
„Gegen (fast) jede Krankheit ist ein Kraut gewachsen“ – man muss nur wissen welches.“
Das aktuelle Standardwerk für alle, die die Heilkraft der Pflanzen nutzen möchten. Die Grüne Apotheke führt moderne Phytotherapie und traditionelle Pflanzenheilkunde zusammen, beleuchtet alles Wissenswerte zu den einzelnen Heilmitteln und macht es dank des übersichtlichen Farbleitsystems leicht, schnell und sicher für jede Beschwerde das beste Mittel zu finden.
Der erste Teil des Buches beschreibt die lange Tradition und die unterschiedlichen Formen der Phytotherapie in verschiedenen Medizinsystemen. Darüber hinaus erfährt der Leser, welchen rechtlichen Ansprüchen ein pflanzliches Präparat heute genügen muss, um auf den Markt zu kommen.
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Selbstbehandlung mit pflanzlichen Heilmitteln und -tees
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Ausführliches Beschwerdekapitel, über 100 Pflanzensteckbriefe
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Mit wissenschaftlichen abgesicherten Empfehlungen.
Das Herzstück des Buches bilden das ausführliche Beschwerdenkapitel mit wissenschaftlich abgesicherten Empfehlungen und die 100 daran anschließenden Heilpflanzenporträts in alphabetischer Reihenfolge. Der Beschwerdenteil ist in zwölf Bereiche untergliedert von Herz-Kreislauf-Beschwerden über Hautkrankheiten und gynäkologische Beschwerden bis Kinderkrankheiten.
In Info-Kästen geben der „Arzt“ und der „Herbalist“ fachliche Ratschläge zu Diagnose, Verlauf und Behandlung.
