Sub-doshas of Vaata

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Namaste Brendan,

 

Thank you for sending me some notes on the sub-doshas of vaata, pitta

and kapha doshas. I went through them and pondered over them for a

while. Earlier, I gave my thoughts on the influence of pancha-bhutas

on the sub-doshas of pitta. I will do the same for vaata in this mail.

The purpose of this mail is to get your views on my thoughts and to

keep these in an archive for a possible future access.

 

Vaata: Pitta is what transforms things, kapha is what retains things

and vaata is what moves things. Anything in this world consists of

these three components. Vaata is dominated by air and ether (vaayu and

aakaasa tattvas).

 

(1) Praana Vaayu: This is the life energy or the nervous energy that

moves things. It moves signals from one place to another within our

body. There is some fire also involved in this movement, as the

nervous energy is based on the transformation (fire) of stimuli into

nervous signals. So this is the variation of vaata that has the

secondary influence of agni tattva (fire).

 

(2) Samaana Vaayu: This kinetic energy deals with absorption of

nutrients (retention) and balance of mind and emotions. This deals

with retention and solidity. So this is the variation of vaata that

has the secondary influence of bhoo tattva (earth).

 

(3) Udaana Vaayu: This kinetic energy deals with upward moving air. It

controls aspirations, psychic powers, expression, enthusiasm, judgment

and the spirit to ascend. It is through this vaayu that Kundalini

shakti rises. So this is the variation of vaata that has the secondary

influence of aakaasa tattva (ether).

 

(4) Apaana Vaayu: This kinetic energy deals with the driving out of

the waste substances within the body (excretion). As this directly

deals with an interaction with the external system, this may have the

secondary influence of vaayu tattva (air) ruled by Saturn.

 

(5) Vyaana Vaayu: This kinetic energy deals with *circulation* of

energy within the body (e.g. blood circulation). Circulation of

something is similar to retention and solidity (earth), but it is

flexible. It is a flexible activity that takes the shape of the

container. It has something watery to it. So this is the variation of

vaata that has the secondary influence of jala tattva (water).

 

In this manner, the five sub-doshas of vaata are given by the

influence of the pancha (5) bhutas/tattvas on vaata. I observed the

same thing with the sub-doshas of pitta earlier.

 

An additional observation: A lady I know has had chronic constipation

for several years. The Shashthamsa Paryaaya dasa running during this

period belongs to a vaata rasi containing airy Saturn. The nature of

the influences on Paryaaya dasa rasi is supposed to show the nature of

the illnesses or troubles faced by the native. Saturn in a vaata rasi

may give chronic disturbance of vaata, especially related to apaana

vaayu (airy vaata). This may explain her chronic constipation.

 

Acharya Rajneesh had only Ketu (ethery and spiritual planet) in vaata

rasis. Ethery Ketu in a vaata rasi may have strengthened udaana vaayu

and that may have helped his Kundalini rise.

 

Another lady had Mars afflicted by Rahu and Ketu in a vaata rasi in

D-6 and this negative fiery influence on vaata may be the reason for

some nervous troubles she had.

 

Of course, this is just for the starters and we have a long way to go

in re-inventing the links and integrating Ayurveda and Jyotish.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha