Vasudhaiva-Kutumbhakam can be achieved - With the help of Ayurveda & Yoga P30

 

The Hindu religion believes in Vasudhaiva-Kutumbhakam. The phrase comprises two Sanskrit words:

“Vasudha” — the Earth, “Eva”- is and “Kutumbhakam” — the family. It is a philosophy, which indicates that the whole world is one family. It is a social theory originating from a spiritual concept and understanding that he entire humanity is made of one life energy.

The fundamental pillars of Vasudhaiva- Kutumbhakam are love and harmony, co-operation and mutual understanding and support. It believes that the whole world is a garden of God. Let us not spoil it or do anything that would create feelings of hatred. Thus, the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam, can help in bringing unity and harmony in the universe.

Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi used this phrase in a speech at the “World Cultural Festival”, organized by the Art of Living, saying that, “The Indian culture is very rich and has inculcated each one of us with great values”. “We are the people who have come from Aham Brahamoasmi to Vasudhaiva- Kutumbhakam)".

This means that the people living on this planet earth belong to the family of Vasudhaiva-Kutumbhakam, which means that all the human beings on earth are the members of the same family. So we pray to the God as:-

“Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah”, “Sarve Santu

Niramaya”,

“Sarve Bhadrani Pashantu”, Ma Kaschid Dukh

Bhaag Bhavet”,

“Om Shaanti, Shaanti, Shaanti”.

Its meaning being:- May all become happy, May all be healthy (free from diseases), May all see what is auspicious, May no one suffer in any way. Om, Peace, Peace, Peace.

Sanatan Samskritialways keeps in mind the welfare of all human beings and not only of a caste, community or country. Keeping this in view, our sages have introduced Ayurveda and Yoga to the masses as a better way of life. It keeps our physical body healthy and bestows us long life.

Ayurveda does not mean medicines only. Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of natural healing that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India. Although suppressed during years of foreign occupation, Ayurveda has been enjoying a major resurgence in both its native land and throughout the world. Ayurveda is more a science of life (Ayur= life, Veda = Science or Knowledge), than a mere system of treating illness. Similarly, the principles of yoga, particularly Patanjali’s ashtanga yoga has to be adopted to live a better-quality life. (This idea cannot be elaborated in this article in detail for want of space)

Both offer enough wisdom designed to help people to stay vital while realizing their full human potential, providing guidelines on ideal daily and seasonal routines, diet, behaviour, and the proper use of our senses. Both these processes remind us that health is the balanced and dynamic integration between our environment, body, mind and spirit. For a dynamic and a balanced integration between the environment, body, mind, and sprit, it is essentially important to maintain the settled norms of one’s external and internal disciplines in one’s life.

In this regard, a reference is necessary to be made here about a lecture by the “Ishwar Swaroop Swami Lakshman Joo Maharaj”. He says: ‘The eighteen arms of Lord Shiva, in the form of ‘Swachanadanathatha’, are created by Lord Shiva for the protection of the individual, but in order to receive this protection, the individual must adhere to the divine discipline comprising of five ‘Niyams’ (External Disciplines) and five ‘Yams’{Internal Disciplines). Swami Ji, further, describes the five Niyams as:

1. Saucha (Purity):- Sauch means cleanliness; the essence of purity is the purity of body, mind and tongue.

To keep the body clean is essential for God Consciousness. One must always speak truth.

2.            Santosha (Contentment): One should be satisfied with whatever one has. One must take whatever little one possesses as a gift from the Lord. Do not crave for other’s property.

3.            Tapasya (Self Control and Tolerance):- It means: Follow your duty according to your capacity and circumstances even if you may have to face hardships. Do not over eat. One should leave one’s stomach slightly empty.

4.            Svadhayaya (Self Knowing):- One should devote one’s time to study scriptures like the Bhagwad Gita. One should stop all types of gossip. Do not speak ill of anyone.

5.            Ishwara Pranidhana (Devotion to God): This is the final Niyama. It means love and devotion to God. The love of Lord Shiva creates devotion. If one worships Lord Shiva, it is not possible for Him to neglect you.

The five Yamas are described by the classic books

as:

1. Ahimsa (non-violence) comes first. It means non¬injury to others. 2. Satya (Truthfulness). It means to speak truth always. 3. Asteya (Non-stealing). One should shun deceit and covetousness. 4. Brahmacharya (Continence). It is a divine attribute. The aspirant is now becoming superhuman through its practice. 5. Aparigraha, (Non-Covetousness). One must be free from cravings, unnecessary possessions,

Being the first limb of yoga, the five yamas are the foundation of the spiritual life on which the super¬structure of one’s course of seeking eternal liberation is built. It is about the development of positive traits that will transform the human nature into a divine nature and annihilate cravings and negative qualities.

Tri-Dosha

Recognizing that human beings are part of nature, Ayurveda describes three fundamental energies that govern our inner and outer environments: Movement, transformation, and structure. Known in Sanskrit as 1fata (Wind), Pitta (Fire), and Kapha (Earth), these primary forces are responsible for the characteristics of our mind and body, including the state of our health standards.

Body types

Each of us has a unique proportion of these three forces that shapes our nature. If Vata is dominant in our Ayurvedic consultation system, we tend to be thin, light, enthusiastic, energetic, and changeable. If Pitta predominates our nature, we tend to be intense, intelligent, and goal-oriented and have a strong appetite for life. When Kapha prevails, we tend to be easy-going, methodical, and nurturing. Although each of us has all the three forces, most people have one or two elements that predominate.

Under the circumstances it essential to maintain a balance in our daily and routine, diet, which should be as simple as possible in its quality and quantity. Along with the observing of a strict and a simple dietary code, one has to follow and perform the prescribed yogic practices and observe the defined principles of “Yama” and “Niyama". A simple and a soft vegetarian diet is probably the answer to balance the quantum of “Vata", “Pitta” and ‘Khapa’ in the body.

Swami Sri Sri Yukteswar Giri mentions in his book “Kaivalya Darsanam” (The Holy Science), that “the only conclusion that can be reasonably drawn is that various grains, fruits, roots and beverages — milk and pure water openly exposed to Sun and air—are decidedly the best natural food for a man. These being congenial to the system, when taken according to the power of one’s digestive organs, well chewed and mixed with saliva, are always easily assimilated”. With regard to non¬vegetarian foods, Swami Ji writes: “Other foods are unnatural to man and, being uncongenial to the system, are necessarily foreign to it, when they enter the stomach and are not properly assimilated. Mixed with blood, they accumulate in the excretory and other organs, which are not properly adapted to them. When they cannot find their way out, they subside in the tissue crevices by the law of gravitation and, being fermented, produce diseases, both mental and physical, and ultimately lead to premature death.” ■

(The author is a retired civil engineer with an additional qualification of “Jyotish Acharya” and higher research faculties of Vedic Astrology).

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Courtesy:- Er P L  Khushu  and Koshur Samachar April ,2018