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| Ayurveda, the "science of life", prevention and longevity is the oldest and most holistic medical system available on the planet today. It was placed in written form over 5,000 years ago in India, and was said to be a world medicine dealing with both body and spirit. Before the advent of writing, the ancient wisdom of this healing system was a part of the spiritual tradition of the Sanatana Dharma (Universal Religion), or Vedic Religion. Veda Vyasa, the famous sage, shaktavesha avatar of Vishnu, put into writing the complete knowledge of Ayurveda, along with the more directly spiritual insights of self-realization into a body of scriptural literature called the Vedas and the Vedic literatures. There were originally four main books of spirituality
which included, among other topics, health, astrology, spiritual
business, government, army, poetry, and spiritual living and behavior.
These books are known as the four Vedas, Rik, Sama, Yajur, and
Atharva. The Rig Veda, a compilation of verse on the nature of
existence, is the oldest surviving book of any Indo-European language
(3000 B.C.). The Rik Veda (also known as Rig Veda) refers to the
cosmology known as Sankhya which lies at the base of both Ayurveda
and Yoga, contains verses on the nature of health and disease,
pathogenesis and principles of treatment. Among the Rig Veda are
found discussions of the three doshas; Vayu, Pitta, and Kapha
- and the use of herbs to heal the diseases of the mind and body
and to foster longevity. The Atharva Veda lists the eight divisions
of Ayurveda; Internal Medicine, Surgery of Head and Neck, Opthamology
and Otorinolaryngology, Surgery, Toxicology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics,
V Gerontology or Science of Rejuvenation, and the Science of Fertility.
The Vedic sages took the passages from the Vedic Scriptures relating
to Ayurveda and compiled separate books dealing only with Ayurveda.
One of Ayurveda means "the science of life",
the world's oldest recorded healing system, and is a part of the
Vedic philosophy of India. Used for 5,000 years by many thousands
of doctors on millions of patients, it is an authentically proven
system of prevention and healing. Ayurveda's goal is to achieve
health by working towards balance and harmony, therefore, this
system of health care recognizes the importance of physical balance,
emotional release, mental health, environmental mindfulness, and
spiritual progression in the total health picture. This is the
only natural healing Ayurveda is an all-inclusive body of knowledge
which uses a low-tech approach to healing, it is a system that can
be adapted to all peoples and climates. Using natural forces such
as heat, cold, light, herbs, foods, minerals, exercise, and working
with the mind and emotions through meditation, Ayurveda may be the
basis of a global medicine, accessible and affordable to all. The science of Ayurveda brings about an opportunity to successfully be happy and alive. It offers multiple opportunities and training for living in this world. Most of all, this science offers us how to find our dharma and the consequences that we suffer when we do not follow our heart. An amalgamation of East and West. Ayurveda teaches us how to create balance in order to attain perfect health. Thus, we are able to bring harmony to ourselves and to those around us. As we understand our body-mind-spirit connection we are able to extend the span of life and create longevity. The main purpose of this science is to create self-understanding, to attain mastery, and to know ourselves. Recognize that our bodies are constantly changing and that we live in a world of duality and that our job is to join with the part of us that is always there - the knower, the seer, the infinite source. With practice and mastery of ourselves we become free of suffering. And as we awaken to our true potential, we create freedom in our bodies. Ayurveda recognizes that we came to this earth to remember who we are and to follow that dharma, that purpose which is to learn to take care of this physical existence. Once that harmony is established, we become conscious of everything that there is. Our nature is divine and everything that we need
to know is already available; it is already within us. As we learn
to open this channel through meditation, everything is given. The
Divine Mother has given a pharmacology; there is medicine available
for everything that we do. When we support our body with these principles,
we are open to the unlimited possibilities and potential to live
our life as we were truly meant to be. When we miss the target,
we are able to wake up and do it again until we become master of
the vehicle. The Florida Vedic College places special emphasis
on Aromatherapy, because of the modern availability of Essential
Oils in the market. This has not been the case in history with Traditional
Ayurveda. The essential oil of a plant is the most concentrated,
healing component and contains many of each plants medicinal properties.
Even though essential oils have been used for thousands of years,
they have only recently returned to general awareness. The last
twenty years have produced a renaissance in herbalism and its equal
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books, called the Atreya Samhita, is the oldest medical book in
the world! The Vedic Brahmanas were not only priests performing
religious rites and ceremonies, they also became Vaidyas (physicians
of Ayurveda). The sage-physician-surgeons of the time were the
same sages or seer, deeply devoted holy people, who saw health
as an integral part of spiritual life. It is said that they received
their training of Ayurveda through direct cognition during meditation.
In other words, the knowledge of the use of various methods of
healing, prevention, longevity, and surgery came through Divine
revelation; there was no guessing or testing and harming animals.
These revelations were transcribed from the oral tradition into
book form, interspersed with the other aspects of life and spirituality.
What is fascinating is Ayurveda's use of herbs, foods, aromas,
gems, colors, yoga, mantras, lifestyle, and surgery. Consequently,
Ayurveda grew into a respected and widely used system of healing
in India. Around 1500 B.C. Ayurveda was delineated into eight
specific branches of medicine. There were two main schools of
Ayurveda at that time, Atreya-the school of physicians, and Dhanvantari-the
school of surgeons. These two schools made Ayurveda a more scientifically
verifiable and classifiable medical system.
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of medicine that recognizes ten different metabolic types. all material on this site ©2008 by Drs. Light and Bryan Miller