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*Introduction*
The
term Ayurveda refers also to the actual programme of
this age-old tradition of knowledge of human life. It
describes a comprehensive system of natural medicine
offering a range of approaches for different aspects
of life.Taken
together, these different approaches have the ability
to create perfect health and long life.The
classical texts of Ayurveda in their written form are
almost 3,000 years old.However,
like all of the 40 areas of Veda and Vedic Literature,
the knowledge of Ayurveda has been passed down orally
for thousands of years.This
makes Ayurveda older than any other science of health.Welcome
to read about the most ancient and traditional science
on one of the most modern systems, the Internet. How
can this ancient system of health care be relevant to
people of today, when technological advances have radically
altered our lifestyles, our environment and our medicine?
The
principles of Ayurveda are an invaluable link to understanding,
in detail, naturally healthy living.People
everywhere are realizing the importance and benefits
of taking personal responsibility for one's own well
being, making Ayurveda the perfect system of health
knowledge for today's world.Ayurveda
is a science of life so to know more about it, we must
know what is life? Life according to Ayurveda is a combination
of senses, mind, body and soul.So
it is clear from this definition of life that Ayurveda
is not only limited to body or physical symptoms but
also gives a comprehensive knowledge about spiritual,
mental and social health.
The
words like soul and spirituality might sound outdated
or create a negative thinking in some of you as they
have no place in modern science.As
soon as we hear about these topics, we become uncomfortable.
Actually, I don't feel that it is our fault. No one
has ever spoken about these things to us.We
are always trapped in the attractions of outer material
world to become happy and peaceful.The
modern society, education, culture and the television-
everything speaks about materialism. If this was everything
why is it so that most us are unhappy.There
is unrest, anxiety, mental tension, fighting and terror
every where despite best efforts being made to stop
them. This is because some part of our body is not being
nourished properly.The
classical Ayurvedic texts describe an ancient civilisation
where the presence of illness was unknown.Even
today, Ayurveda serves to maintain, promote and restore
good health as well as preventing illness.
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