What are the principles behind Vedic culture and plant-based Ayurvedic medicine?
Basically, while most modern medical treatments address symptoms, and attempt to relieve them, Ayurvedic treatments work at a much deeper level, looking to the cause of the disease. By balancing the doshas, which are primary life-forces in the body, the root of the problem is solved. This is Ayurveda. Now, Ayurveda also tells us that there are three body types, each indicating individuals of specific bodily tendencies. Sometimes people are a combination of two body types (with one being dominant), and Ayurveda accommodates these complexities. The three basic types are vata (ether, air), pita (fire, water) and kapha (water, earth). These are the doshas. Depending on one’s dosha, a person will benefit from specific types of food, herbs, environment, and lifestyle. So it gets complicated. Suffice it to say that Ayurveda is a holistic system originated by the sages of India, and it works. What role does nonviolence play in your philosophy of life? Nonviolence has many dimensions. Of course
