Germ theory.

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ayurveda, "Shirish Bhate"

<shirishbhate> wrote:

> The impact of "germ theory" of modern science for a number of years

> has left this kind of scars on mind of common man: whether to boil

the urine or not.

 

Dear Dr. Bhate,

 

Namaskar. It is not that the ayurveds were not aware of germs. Acharyas referred

to them as "krimi", living organisms present in our body. However they

emphasised that;

 

1. Harmful krimi cannot attack the vitality without a base having

been formed for it to become active. Like flies usually form and

gather around only rotten garbage, or maggots can occur only after

the person is dead.Thus krimi is a byproduct of disease but not its

cause. The cause is always an imbalance in prana. The krimi come to

eat waste matter. If germs are harmful then vultures and other

scavengers are also harmful.

 

2. Not all krimi are harmful. The majority are beneficial to the body

and are essential to maintain life. Hence they advised the taking of

curd (buttermilk) etc., or ammonia as you said in your post on urine

therapy.

 

Today science is also coming around to accept these views as they

realise that the presence of the bacteria may not trigger the disease

unless the vitality is weak. We all know that the HIV virus is

dormant in many people and active in a few. Similiarly germs are

present everywhere but all people are not equally affected.

 

Science is also now encouraging the use of probiotics to counter the

horrible after effects of antibiotics. One day they will come around

to realise that antibiotics may not have been necessary in the first

place.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.