Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Om Aspirants<br><br>According to Ayurveda, the human body is composed of three Doshas or catabolic/metabolic Regulators and seven essential ingredients or Dhatus. The Doshas are the Wind Dosha (Vata), the Sun Dosha (Pita) and the Moon Dosha (Kapha). The Wind Dosha is responsible for sensation, motor activities, overseeing digestion, nutrient circulation and waste removal. The Sun Dhosha is mostly concerned with digestion. The Moon Dhosal lubricates and moistens the body (saliva, mucous, tears, cerebrospinal fluid, joint capsule fluid). The Dhatus are blood, flesh, fat. bone, marrow, semen, and chyle. Chyle is the proteins, amino acids and other nutrients obtained from food that has been digested by the Sun Dosha. It is also known as Rasa and is the basic ingredients of all the physiological systems of the body.<br><br>When Karmas are performed, they disturb the equilibrium of the Doshas, allowing one or two to become predominant. As this occurs, the chemical composition of the Dhatus changes accordingly. For example,when the Doshas are in equilibrium, the colour of blood is red. When the Moon Dosha is dominant, the colour of blood is more white because the white corpuscle count increases. If the Sun Dosha is dominant, the hemoglobin count increases and the colour of blood becomes more yellow.<br><br>A change in the equilibrium between the Doshas can lead to a person making different diet choices. And a change in the Dhatus can change the state of the Doshas. So,for example, a change in chyle, due to a change in diet, will affect the Doshas and consequently affect the consciousness and the state of ease or disease of the body. There is a correlation between diet and disease and between diet and consciousness. These changes in the Doshas or the Dhatus will result in changes to the chemistry and electro-magnetic charge of the cells of the physical body, Annamaya Kosha, which, in turn, creates changes in the subtle body, the Pranamaya Kosha. These changes are to the circulating Leshya and the balance between the Gunas, the result of which is the formation of Samskaras, subconscious memories or impressions which lead us to create the conditions where these Samskaras can be tiggered and a votitional desire (Vasana) is released in the mind leading to more Karmas that maintain the cycle of birth and death (Samsara).<br><br>Om namah Sivaya<br><br>Omprem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Thank you Ompremji for sharing this information. It is a subject close to my heart. I came to the club today with the intention of sharing this story (it brought me to tears last night), and here you have already started on the subject!<br><br>I have been reading a book by Bri Maya Tiwari titled "The Path of Practice: A Woman's Book of Healing with Food, Breath, and Sound". In the front of the book, she explains that she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 23. She followed the path of modern medicine, but the cancer spread to her lungs, liver...all over her body. Her doctor finally told her that she had two months to live. However, she fully healed herself from all cancer by following the teachings of Ayurveda. This was twenty years ago.<br><br>She first got to the emotional root of her illness before trying to heal. She came to the conclusion that her cancer was in her womb because of her ancestors' pain of being taken from their homeland, and also because she had herself disconnected from her spiritual and cultural roots when she came to America. <br><br>It amazes me how closely these two things are related: body and mind. Sometimes we forget the root of the term "disease"...ease. Like our soul, our bodies have a natural state of being that we, through actions and thought, disrupt. If we get down to the root of our mental state, our health problems will show their true root as well.<br><br>With love,<br>Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Om Erica<br><br>Thanks for the graphic example of Leshya.<br><br>It shows why those Yamas of Pantanjali (ahimsa - violence, asteya - non-stealing, satya - truth telling, Brahmacharya - sexual continence, and aparigraha -non-receiving of presents, greedlessness) are so important and must be practiced in thought and word as well as deed.<br><br>Om namah Sivaya<br><br>Omprem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 The word Leshya is basically used by the Jains.<br><br>And they have cited example of six types of Leshyas in their scriptures.<br><br>Hope we would hear more on this here.<br><br>swagatadebi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Om Swagatadebi<br><br>At the heart of right conduct for Jains lie the five great vows: <br>* Nonviolence (Ahimsa) not to cause harm to any living beings.<br>* Truthfulness (Satya) to speak the harmless truth only.<br>* Non-stealing (Asteya)not to take anything not properly given.<br>* Chastity (Brahmacharya) not to indulge in sensual pleasure.<br>* Non-possession/Non-attachment (Aparigraha) complete detachment from people, places, and material things.<br><br>These are also the five yamas of Patanjali.<br><br>Paths are many, Truth is One.<br><br>Omprem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Paths are many is right...how many of those vows can be linked directly to one of the Ten Commandments? It never ceases to amaze me just how much more alike than different we all are...<br><br>With love,<br>Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Erica's last sentence is to be noted.Erica.this is what many saints have called Universal Conciousness. The moment you feel the oneness you are at the shore of the ocean of Divinity.<br>S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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