The Spiritual Health

Ayurveda is the science of holistic healing. The ayurveda evolves from two words, Ayu and Veda.  “Ayu” means life and “Veda” means science or knowledge. Thus the meaning of Ayurveda is science of life. Ayurveda is not only regarding treatment of diseases but also living a complete life. Ayurveda aims at maintaining a healthy life and curing diseases.

The basic principles of Ayurveda are:
1.    Pancha Maha Bhootas: According to Ayurveda the human body is constituted of Pancha Maha Bhootas. The   Pancha Maha Bhootas   are present in both living and nonliving beings but the only difference is the “Chaitanya”. The other words for “Chaitanya”  are ‘life spark’ ‘soul’ ‘spirit’ ‘consciousness’ . The Pancha Maha Bhootas  is a combination of five basic eternal elements which are space, air, fire, water and earth. These five elements have to be studied and understood in subtle as well as material sense.

2.    Tridoshas:  The Pancha Maha Bhootas   exhibit themselves in the body of human beings as three energies known as Tridoshas. ‘Dosha’ means ‘that which maintains and controls the body’. The Tridoshas are Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata is accountable for controlling destruction.  Pitta is fire and is basically thermogenic.  Kapha is constituted of Water and earth and is responsible for maintaining the creation.

3.    Trigunas: The Trigunas refer to the three mental qualities which are Sattwa , Rajas and  Tamas. The Trigunas are found in nature parallel to the Tridoshas. Sattwa means purity,   Rajas means relentless activity while Tamas means a dull mind. Tridoshas exist for the body while the Trigunas exist for the mind.

4.    Agni: The Agni relates to the digestive fire in other words the enzymes. The food in the alimentary canal is digested because of Agni. The digestion is controlled by the Tridoshas. Excess gas and Irregular digestion is caused by excess of Vayu. The digestion is controlled by 13 Agnis.

5.    Dhatus:  The Dhatus refers to body tissues. There are  7 dhatus namely (i)Plasma (Rasa);  (ii)Blood  (Rakta); (iii)Muscle (Mamsa); (iv)Fat (Medas); (v)Bone (Ashti); (vi)Marrow (majja); and  (vii)Reproductive (ukra).

6.    Malas: The malas refers to body wastes. The proper elimination of feces, urine, sweat and other wastes such as tears, spit, oil secretions through the skin, secretions of the mucoid, smegma from the genitalia is an important factor for maintenance of good health.

7.    Prakriti: The Prakriti means the constitutional type. The proportion of the doshas represented by the Prakriti. It represents the ideal state of balance. In other sense it is a goal which we should strive to achieve. The knowledge of Prakriti helps the ayurvedic doctor in determining the line of treatment.

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