Puranas mention of river Ganga as a holy river which came down on earth to uplift the collective conscience of the world. The story goes that there was one King by the name of Sagara with sixty thousand one sons and once he performed Ashwamega Yagya (Ashwa refers to horse and Yagya means Yagna) to … Continue reading The Symbolism of Ganga in Ancient Puranas
Author: Alok Jain
UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA AND OTHER AVATARS OF LORD VISHNU THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY
Krishna represents the level of conscience where one has gained control over one’s mind/senses. In Vedic astrology, mind is indicated by Moon as it is moon that governs the rasa (nourishment providing fluids inside our body like blood, inter and intra cellular fluids etc). Thus Krishna consciousness means one whose rasa is well spread in … Continue reading UNDERSTANDING KRISHNA AND OTHER AVATARS OF LORD VISHNU THROUGH AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY
Understanding Vitiligo: Ayurvedic and Astrological Insights
Vitiligo happens when heat (Pitta in Ayurvedic terms and Sun in Astrological sense) is unable to reach the skin properly resulting in malformation of melanin (the brown pigment of skin). This is the reason that herbs that represent Sun (pitta) are used (both orally as well as topically) to treat/cure vitiligo like Calotropis and Bapchi … Continue reading Understanding Vitiligo: Ayurvedic and Astrological Insights
ROLE OF COLORS IN AYURVEDA AND OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE
Colors play a huge role in our lives. That is why we must be mindful of them, not only for choosing the right color for cloths, paints etc. but also in our food and drinks. In the visible spectrum, red color travels farthest due to longest wavelength whereas violet travels shortest (which is why traffic … Continue reading ROLE OF COLORS IN AYURVEDA AND OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE
