The Broadening and Deepening of Diseases Ayurveda has a very unique concept of “depth” and “breadth” of a disease, which we do not find in modern medicine. The idea is that when a disease begins, it typically has only one effect or symptom. At that time, symptomatic cures can be […]
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Lessons of Ayurveda for Vedic Cosmology
Introduction and Overview The previous article discussed the model of the human body in Ayurveda. The most surprising aspect of Ayurveda is that it is silent on what modern medicine calls heart, lungs, intestines, brain, pancreas, spleen, etc. It is surprising because modern medical education begins with anatomy and memorizing […]
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The Ayurveda Model of a Living Body
Introduction and Overview Vedic knowledge provides detailed information about many aspects of material nature such as cosmology, sociology, psychology, and biology. For example, the Śrimad Bhāgavatam provides a detailed cosmic model. Varṇāśrama is a sociological model. Sāńkhya is a cognitive model, and Ayurveda is a biological model. All these models […]