So, how to learn meditation? I’ll give you a short list of the main ways of learning this beautiful technique. You can find information online and also books. The advantage of online sources is that you can get sound meditation CD’s for free. If you’re a spiritual person, you will be able to connect with …
There are numerous advantages of meditation. Meditation has been used for centuries in cultures all over the world. It is also used to help people deal with problems such as depression, anger, and even to help people who have digestive problems. It does this by allowing the individual to experience a state of consciousness which …
The primary aim of yoga is to attain personal union with the divine. In this process, we achieve oneness between our personal existence and the god. Yoga maintains that through meditation we can tap into the unlimited source of prana that lies outside our bodies. Pranic energy is composed of ‘OM’, ‘Arati’ and ‘Sati’. OM …
Ashtanga Yoga is the most popular style of Yoga as practice nowadays, often claimed as the “new type” of classic Indian yoga by K. Pattabhi Jois. He said he learnt the system from a teacher, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who had studied with the greatest Yoga sutras. The style is active, flowing, syncopated, and focused on achieving …
Mantra is a kind of prayer that is used to get the attention of the other beings. This technique is also used in performing all rituals that will be performed on the auspicious occasions or on a sad day. Mantra has the power to influence the mind of any human being who wants to perform …
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The Unani medical system was introduced to India a few thousand years ago by the Muslims and grew very popular among the Indian population. It has now been widely practiced in the Indo-Pakistan region. The Unani doctors who initially settled in India took up several new medicines from the foreign culture and thus the Unani …
According to traditional texts and beliefs of Indian siddha medicine, the imbalance of these elements brings about disease, pain, and suffering. To remedy the imbalance of these elements, there are various cures including exercises and diets, breathing techniques, yoga, meditation, and mudra. According to traditional texts, yoga and meditation are two of the most important …
Siddha medicine is an alternative traditional medicine originated in South India. It is also one of the oldest systems of alternative medicine in the world. The Indian Medical Association classifies Siddha medicines as “fake” and “quackery,” posing a serious risk to national health because of lack of adequate research in pharmacology-based medicine-based science. In addition, …
In discussing the difference between philosophical religious studies and religious theology, it is important to point out that philosophy is a more academic discipline, while religion is much more subjective. Philosophical religious studies typically makes use of different methodologies to try to understand religion as a deeper cultural phenomenon. However, religion can be studied theoretically. …
The word Ayurveda literally means “the healing” or “life giving.” In Ayurveda, Dosha are basically the underlying principles of psychology and physiology. They are both the fundamental and prime determining factors of the body. They keep the physical body in perfect balance. Each dosha is a part of the constitution of an individual human being. …