Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:25:54 -0000
To: AM-GLOBAL
From: Pradiip.....@yahoo.com
Subject: To Become Healthy, Know This
Baba
Namaskar,
When Taraka Brahma advents on this earth, then He fulfills all the needs of human beings in every arena of life. He gives everything in all the realms: Social, economic, physical, psychic, spiritual, health, emotional, individual, and collective etc.
On the point of hygiene and health, Baba has given 16 Points for one's all-round welfare. For certain diseases He has given various dances like tandava and kaoshikii etc, and He has given asanas in Caryacarya - 3.
He has addressed numerous other diseases and ailments in His "Yogic Treatments" book. Although that book is very small but it is very concentrated and full of invaluable guidelines and recommendations.
It will take hundreds of years for modern medical science to research and understand all those points.
Although people regard present day medical science as being very advanced, it is not as advanced as the guidelines given in Baba's Yogic Treatments book.
As advanced as people think modern, western medicine to be, actually it has many flaws. As a practice, patients are not fully cured but rather put on lifelong medication; treatments are generally superficial in nature as they fail to address the root cause; and the side-effects of their prescribed medicines are horrifying, often causing more harm than the original problem.
In addition, modern medical science does not believe in fasting without water, or the control of semen, or a strictly sattvika diet, or regular clearing of the bowels . Nor does it fully explore how diseases get developed, or what things are good for the human body.
For all these reasons, western medicine strays far from the kernels of truth given in Yogic Treatments.
Let's explore a few examples:
(a) Asthma: Western doctors believe that asthma is a disease of the lungs and bronchial tubes; however, that is merely an off-shoot or secondary presentation. According to Yogic Treatments, the root cause of the problem is in the stomach. That is why it is recommended that patients should take their last meal of the day prior to sunset and certainly by the early evening hours.
Yogic Treatments says, "It is better for them [patients of asthma] to finish the evening meal as early as possible, certainly by an hour and a half after sunset, that is, by 7:30 or 8 p.m., because it will keep the stomach light, having digested the food well before dawn. Then acute asthmatic spasms cannot occur. Remember that asthmatic spasms cannot occur when one’s stomach hungers for food, so in a severe attack of asthma, the more one fasts, the better." (Yogic Treatments, Asthma)
Clearly then this is a disease of the stomach, not the lungs. But this fundamental point is completely unknown to western medical science.
(b) Hernia: In the western medical tradition, they think a hernia is caused by muscle weakness. But the yogic treatments model identifies the stomach as being the root cause of the problem.
Yogic Treatments says, "Because hernia originates from intemperate food habits, special care should be taken about food – especially regarding non-vegetarian food and all types of food which may cause constipation." (Yogic Treatments, Hernia)
(c) And this is the case of so many other health issues and diseases. Modern western medical science fails to identify or treat the root cause of the problem. This is true of headaches, gout / rheumatoid arthritis, piles etc. In these cases as well, modern western medical science fails to treat the real problem, but rather attends to superficial manifestations thereof. Yogic treatments has clearly identified and the real cure lies in stomach and digestion. If these aspects are treated, then the patient will recover fully, otherwise not.
In that way and beyond, there are so many unique things which Baba has revealed in His Yogic Treatments book, which are completely absent from modern medicine. It will take a herculean effort by western researchers to prove and understand these things in the context of their current medical model.
Baba has specially given the program that through the practice of (a) asanas, (b) proper food, and (c) various do's and don'ts, a sadhaka can cure himself of most or all diseases. True to form, Baba's Yogic Treatment book utilises asanas as a main form of treatment.
Specifically, for each and every disease there is a sub-heading or section called cikitsa', meaning treatment. In the original Bangla edition the word - Citkitsa - has been given by Baba and in the English edition the term 'treatment' has been used.
In that section, Baba prescribes a combination of asanas that are to be practiced in the morning and evening. It is those very asanas that stand as the main cure or solution to a particular disease.
In addition to the section titled cikitsa' (treatment), each and every chapter of the Bengali and Hindi editions of the Yogic Treatment book has another section called kayekt'i vyavastha', literally meaning 'A few arrangements'.
And in that section - called katipaya vyavastha' - an array of herbs and plants are given which come from various ethnic, tribal, and native peoples etc. Those communities have been using these herbs for thousands of years.
In Baba's teachings on yogic treatment and health, these herbs take on a lesser role in comparison to the main treatment of asanas. Since, as Baba says, these various herbs are just a 'few arrangements'.
Unfortunately in the English edition of Yogic Treatments book, the section - katipaya vyavastha' - got translated as 'remedies'. When in fact it only means a 'few arrangements'.
But because the word 'remedies' has been wrongly placed in the English edition and because 'remedies' is synonymous with 'treatment', and because 'remedies' has been printed in bold print, then people are misled to believe that those herbs and roots are the main and proper cure - but that is not right. Those herbs are not the key treatment. Rather Baba gives that the main treatment is asanas.
So the English edition of the Yogic Treatments book, the term 'citkitsa' has been rightly translated as 'treatment'. That is fine and proper. Because in that 'treatment' section, only various asanas and mudras are listed.
But to translate katipaya vyavastha' as 'remedies' is very misleading and wrong. Titling them as 'remedies' places those plants and herbs on the same level of importance as Baba's prescribed asanas.
Because of that mistranslation, readers and patients wrongly conclude that those plants and herbs etc are the main solution and they overlook the asanas section. When in fact the real solution is the asanas; whereas, these plants and herbs have some other type of role.
Here again it should be understood that Baba is emphasizing the importance of asanas. That is the main form of treatment in His Yogic Treatment book.
In the English edition, those herbs etc are wrongly being prescribed as "remedies", but in reality those herbs are not remedies. They are just a few arrangements which are some type of supportive item. The proper and main treatment is the asana. This should be known. But due to the wrong translation, innocent people give more emphasis to the herbs. That is the misunderstanding.
We should clear up this matter once and for all. By that way sadhakas all over will be greatly benefited. They will then view asanas as the real treatment - not those herbs. That is the dharmic message which Baba's book gives in the original Bengali and Hindi versions. Just it was wrongly translated in the English edition.
In addition to the section on asanas, for each and every health issue outlined in His Yogic Treatments book, Baba has provided two more sections: (a) dietary guidelines and (b) do's and don'ts. These two sections are critical aspects - combined with the prescribed asanas - for regaining health. In the diet section Baba often addresses what foods to eat, what foods to avoid, what times to eat, as well as many other particulars related to nutrition. In the section of do's and don'ts, Baba raises a variety of lifestyle stipulations such as going to bed early, walking regularly, taking a hip bath etc. There are a wide array of issues Baba raises in this section titled do's and don'ts.
It is clear then that both diet and other lifestyle guidelines are key components of Baba's system of yogic treatments.
The original Bangla book title is Yaogika Cikitsa' o Dravyagun', meaning Yogic Treatment and Some Qualities about the Herbs.
But the English edition of the book has been given the misleading title, 'Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies'. So this is also problematic because in His original teaching Baba is not telling those natural plant items are remedies; but the translators give this false impression in the very title itself.
On the cover of the Bengali version of Yaogika Cikitsa' the focal point is a sadhaka performing asanas. In that way it correctly portrays the spirit of the book. Since asanas are the main cure. Whereas on the cover of the English edition the main picture is of a plant. So that further points in the wrong direction that herbs, not asanas, are the main cure and treatment.
As we all know Baba has given original discourses in Hindi, English and Bangla. All three languages have been used throughout. So just because this Yoga Citkitsa' book has been given in Bengali, no one should therefore think all the discourse are like that. Because countless discourses have been originally delivered by Baba in other languages like English, Hindi, etc.
Baba says, "Cakra is a Sanskrit term while “plexus” is the Latin term. Besides the main nerve centres at the point of each cakra, there are also sub-centres where sub-glands are located. These sub-glands influence [and control] the propensities attached to each cakra. This science is largely unknown today. By performing ásanas [postures for physico-psychic well-being] regularly, human beings can control the propensities attached to each cakra, and hence the thoughts which arise in their minds and their behaviour. This is because ásanas have a profound effect on the glands and sub-glands. How? All ásanas have either a pressurizing or depressurizing effect on the glands and sub-glands. For example, mayúrásana [peacock posture] has a pressurizing effect on the mańipura cakra. The secretions of the glands and sub-glands of the mańipura cakra and the propensities associated with them will become more balanced if this ásana is practised regularly. If someone has a great fear of public speaking, it means his or her mańipura cakra is weak. Through the regular practice of mayúrásana, this propensity will be controlled and fear will be eliminated. Other ásanas may have a depressurizing effect on the mańipura cakra, and if these ásanas are performed regularly the glands and sub-glands associated with the cakra will become less active. Increased glandular secretions generally make the propensities more active and vice versa. By practising ásanas regularly, one can control the propensities and either increase or decrease their activity. So spiritual aspirants should select the ásanas they perform very carefully. This effect of ásanas on glands and sub-glands has never been revealed before." (Yoga Psychology, Glands and Subglands)
Baba says, "After Dakśas yajiṋa Shiva's influence over the Aryans increased more and more. The Aryans began to feel that, being so indebted to Shiva, they could no longer afford to disregard Him. It was Shiva who had taught them spiritual sádhaná, ásanas and práńáyáma; the secret of good health." (A Few Problems Solved - 1, Tantra and Indo-Aryan Civilization)
Baba says, "The most common method is to fight disease with strong pills and injections. Allopathy, ayurveda and hekemii [hakims] can be included in this group because they use strong medicines and also poison as a medicine, although their methods of diagnosis and remedies differ. In this method of treatment the selection of medicines involves great risk, because more emphasis is placed on the indications of the disease than on those of the patient, and because of the possibility of causing death. The great danger in diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines according to the germs and diseases present in the body is that it is nearly impossible to arrive at a firm conclusion about the precise nature of germs. Whether diseases are caused by germs or germs are created from diseases which are caused by other factors is a matter of controversy." (Human Society - 1, Various Occupations, Doctors)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Pradiip
Just as cikitsa' means treatment and by that way people get cured of various kinds of diseases and syndromes etc. In that very spirit, the term "cikitsa' laya" means hospital.
To: AM-GLOBAL
From: Pradiip.....@yahoo.com
Subject: To Become Healthy, Know This
Baba
== TO BECOME HEALTHY, KNOW THIS ==
Namaskar,
When Taraka Brahma advents on this earth, then He fulfills all the needs of human beings in every arena of life. He gives everything in all the realms: Social, economic, physical, psychic, spiritual, health, emotional, individual, and collective etc.
On the point of hygiene and health, Baba has given 16 Points for one's all-round welfare. For certain diseases He has given various dances like tandava and kaoshikii etc, and He has given asanas in Caryacarya - 3.
He has addressed numerous other diseases and ailments in His "Yogic Treatments" book. Although that book is very small but it is very concentrated and full of invaluable guidelines and recommendations.
It will take hundreds of years for modern medical science to research and understand all those points.
Although people regard present day medical science as being very advanced, it is not as advanced as the guidelines given in Baba's Yogic Treatments book.
MODERN MEDICAL SCIENCE
NOT AS ADVANCED AS YOGIC TREATMENTS
NOT AS ADVANCED AS YOGIC TREATMENTS
As advanced as people think modern, western medicine to be, actually it has many flaws. As a practice, patients are not fully cured but rather put on lifelong medication; treatments are generally superficial in nature as they fail to address the root cause; and the side-effects of their prescribed medicines are horrifying, often causing more harm than the original problem.
In addition, modern medical science does not believe in fasting without water, or the control of semen, or a strictly sattvika diet, or regular clearing of the bowels . Nor does it fully explore how diseases get developed, or what things are good for the human body.
For all these reasons, western medicine strays far from the kernels of truth given in Yogic Treatments.
Let's explore a few examples:
(a) Asthma: Western doctors believe that asthma is a disease of the lungs and bronchial tubes; however, that is merely an off-shoot or secondary presentation. According to Yogic Treatments, the root cause of the problem is in the stomach. That is why it is recommended that patients should take their last meal of the day prior to sunset and certainly by the early evening hours.
Yogic Treatments says, "It is better for them [patients of asthma] to finish the evening meal as early as possible, certainly by an hour and a half after sunset, that is, by 7:30 or 8 p.m., because it will keep the stomach light, having digested the food well before dawn. Then acute asthmatic spasms cannot occur. Remember that asthmatic spasms cannot occur when one’s stomach hungers for food, so in a severe attack of asthma, the more one fasts, the better." (Yogic Treatments, Asthma)
Clearly then this is a disease of the stomach, not the lungs. But this fundamental point is completely unknown to western medical science.
(b) Hernia: In the western medical tradition, they think a hernia is caused by muscle weakness. But the yogic treatments model identifies the stomach as being the root cause of the problem.
Yogic Treatments says, "Because hernia originates from intemperate food habits, special care should be taken about food – especially regarding non-vegetarian food and all types of food which may cause constipation." (Yogic Treatments, Hernia)
(c) And this is the case of so many other health issues and diseases. Modern western medical science fails to identify or treat the root cause of the problem. This is true of headaches, gout / rheumatoid arthritis, piles etc. In these cases as well, modern western medical science fails to treat the real problem, but rather attends to superficial manifestations thereof. Yogic treatments has clearly identified and the real cure lies in stomach and digestion. If these aspects are treated, then the patient will recover fully, otherwise not.
In that way and beyond, there are so many unique things which Baba has revealed in His Yogic Treatments book, which are completely absent from modern medicine. It will take a herculean effort by western researchers to prove and understand these things in the context of their current medical model.
SPECIALITY OF YOGIC TREATMENTS:
ASANAS ETC ARE THE MAIN CURE
ASANAS ETC ARE THE MAIN CURE
Baba has specially given the program that through the practice of (a) asanas, (b) proper food, and (c) various do's and don'ts, a sadhaka can cure himself of most or all diseases. True to form, Baba's Yogic Treatment book utilises asanas as a main form of treatment.
Specifically, for each and every disease there is a sub-heading or section called cikitsa', meaning treatment. In the original Bangla edition the word - Citkitsa - has been given by Baba and in the English edition the term 'treatment' has been used.
In that section, Baba prescribes a combination of asanas that are to be practiced in the morning and evening. It is those very asanas that stand as the main cure or solution to a particular disease.
OTHER 'ARRANGEMENTS'
In addition to the section titled cikitsa' (treatment), each and every chapter of the Bengali and Hindi editions of the Yogic Treatment book has another section called kayekt'i vyavastha', literally meaning 'A few arrangements'.
And in that section - called katipaya vyavastha' - an array of herbs and plants are given which come from various ethnic, tribal, and native peoples etc. Those communities have been using these herbs for thousands of years.
In Baba's teachings on yogic treatment and health, these herbs take on a lesser role in comparison to the main treatment of asanas. Since, as Baba says, these various herbs are just a 'few arrangements'.
MISTRANSLATION: CAUSE OF CONFUSION
Unfortunately in the English edition of Yogic Treatments book, the section - katipaya vyavastha' - got translated as 'remedies'. When in fact it only means a 'few arrangements'.
But because the word 'remedies' has been wrongly placed in the English edition and because 'remedies' is synonymous with 'treatment', and because 'remedies' has been printed in bold print, then people are misled to believe that those herbs and roots are the main and proper cure - but that is not right. Those herbs are not the key treatment. Rather Baba gives that the main treatment is asanas.
So the English edition of the Yogic Treatments book, the term 'citkitsa' has been rightly translated as 'treatment'. That is fine and proper. Because in that 'treatment' section, only various asanas and mudras are listed.
But to translate katipaya vyavastha' as 'remedies' is very misleading and wrong. Titling them as 'remedies' places those plants and herbs on the same level of importance as Baba's prescribed asanas.
Because of that mistranslation, readers and patients wrongly conclude that those plants and herbs etc are the main solution and they overlook the asanas section. When in fact the real solution is the asanas; whereas, these plants and herbs have some other type of role.
SOME REVIEW
Here again it should be understood that Baba is emphasizing the importance of asanas. That is the main form of treatment in His Yogic Treatment book.
In the English edition, those herbs etc are wrongly being prescribed as "remedies", but in reality those herbs are not remedies. They are just a few arrangements which are some type of supportive item. The proper and main treatment is the asana. This should be known. But due to the wrong translation, innocent people give more emphasis to the herbs. That is the misunderstanding.
We should clear up this matter once and for all. By that way sadhakas all over will be greatly benefited. They will then view asanas as the real treatment - not those herbs. That is the dharmic message which Baba's book gives in the original Bengali and Hindi versions. Just it was wrongly translated in the English edition.
IMPORTANCE TO PROPER DIET AND OTHER DO'S
& DON'TS
In addition to the section on asanas, for each and every health issue outlined in His Yogic Treatments book, Baba has provided two more sections: (a) dietary guidelines and (b) do's and don'ts. These two sections are critical aspects - combined with the prescribed asanas - for regaining health. In the diet section Baba often addresses what foods to eat, what foods to avoid, what times to eat, as well as many other particulars related to nutrition. In the section of do's and don'ts, Baba raises a variety of lifestyle stipulations such as going to bed early, walking regularly, taking a hip bath etc. There are a wide array of issues Baba raises in this section titled do's and don'ts.
It is clear then that both diet and other lifestyle guidelines are key components of Baba's system of yogic treatments.
ENGLISH BOOK TITLE ITSELF NEEDS REVIEW
The original Bangla book title is Yaogika Cikitsa' o Dravyagun', meaning Yogic Treatment and Some Qualities about the Herbs.
But the English edition of the book has been given the misleading title, 'Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies'. So this is also problematic because in His original teaching Baba is not telling those natural plant items are remedies; but the translators give this false impression in the very title itself.
ABOUT THE COVER OF THE BOOK
On the cover of the Bengali version of Yaogika Cikitsa' the focal point is a sadhaka performing asanas. In that way it correctly portrays the spirit of the book. Since asanas are the main cure. Whereas on the cover of the English edition the main picture is of a plant. So that further points in the wrong direction that herbs, not asanas, are the main cure and treatment.
BABA GIVES DISCOURSES IN THREE LANGUAGES
As we all know Baba has given original discourses in Hindi, English and Bangla. All three languages have been used throughout. So just because this Yoga Citkitsa' book has been given in Bengali, no one should therefore think all the discourse are like that. Because countless discourses have been originally delivered by Baba in other languages like English, Hindi, etc.
SOME OF BABA'S RELATED TEACHINGS
Baba says, "Cakra is a Sanskrit term while “plexus” is the Latin term. Besides the main nerve centres at the point of each cakra, there are also sub-centres where sub-glands are located. These sub-glands influence [and control] the propensities attached to each cakra. This science is largely unknown today. By performing ásanas [postures for physico-psychic well-being] regularly, human beings can control the propensities attached to each cakra, and hence the thoughts which arise in their minds and their behaviour. This is because ásanas have a profound effect on the glands and sub-glands. How? All ásanas have either a pressurizing or depressurizing effect on the glands and sub-glands. For example, mayúrásana [peacock posture] has a pressurizing effect on the mańipura cakra. The secretions of the glands and sub-glands of the mańipura cakra and the propensities associated with them will become more balanced if this ásana is practised regularly. If someone has a great fear of public speaking, it means his or her mańipura cakra is weak. Through the regular practice of mayúrásana, this propensity will be controlled and fear will be eliminated. Other ásanas may have a depressurizing effect on the mańipura cakra, and if these ásanas are performed regularly the glands and sub-glands associated with the cakra will become less active. Increased glandular secretions generally make the propensities more active and vice versa. By practising ásanas regularly, one can control the propensities and either increase or decrease their activity. So spiritual aspirants should select the ásanas they perform very carefully. This effect of ásanas on glands and sub-glands has never been revealed before." (Yoga Psychology, Glands and Subglands)
Baba says, "After Dakśas yajiṋa Shiva's influence over the Aryans increased more and more. The Aryans began to feel that, being so indebted to Shiva, they could no longer afford to disregard Him. It was Shiva who had taught them spiritual sádhaná, ásanas and práńáyáma; the secret of good health." (A Few Problems Solved - 1, Tantra and Indo-Aryan Civilization)
Baba says, "The most common method is to fight disease with strong pills and injections. Allopathy, ayurveda and hekemii [hakims] can be included in this group because they use strong medicines and also poison as a medicine, although their methods of diagnosis and remedies differ. In this method of treatment the selection of medicines involves great risk, because more emphasis is placed on the indications of the disease than on those of the patient, and because of the possibility of causing death. The great danger in diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicines according to the germs and diseases present in the body is that it is nearly impossible to arrive at a firm conclusion about the precise nature of germs. Whether diseases are caused by germs or germs are created from diseases which are caused by other factors is a matter of controversy." (Human Society - 1, Various Occupations, Doctors)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Pradiip
Note 1: ADDITIONAL POINT OF INTEREST
Just as cikitsa' means treatment and by that way people get cured of various kinds of diseases and syndromes etc. In that very spirit, the term "cikitsa' laya" means hospital.
PRABHAT SAMGIITA
"A'loker utsa're - kuya'sha'r path dhare, giyechile du're..." (1755)
Purport:
Baba, You are the most gracious One; You save everybody. Baba, with the emanation of Your divine effulgence, those following the foggy path have
returned back to the house. By Your grace, those who fell into sin and staticity have come back onto the path of truth and righteousness; they have come back onto the path of dharma - their home. Baba, by Your grace they have again come under Your eternal shelter.
Baba, because of You, there is truth and dharma. Because You are, the effulgence remains. Baba because of You there is life. You bring bliss and warmth to all. You shower Your love and affection on everyone. Baba, those who forget You become engulfed in the cimmerian darkness of avidya maya. Those who do not surrender at Your lotus feet, and those who neglect to sing Your name remain oblivious of the divine truth. Tragically, they plunge themselves into the deep abyss of self-pity and confusion.
O' Baba, by Your grace I know only You. Only this truth I know: You are mine and I am Yours. Baba, I do not know about the divine world, nor about the mortal world. I do not know about heaven or hell; nor do I accept those myths. Baba, I do not know about right and wrong, or virtue and vice. Baba, by Your sweet grace my mind is fully focused on You. Baba, I only know You - I only accept You and You alone. Baba, You are the ocean of my life.
Baba, please be gracious by showering Your causeless grace...
Purport:
Baba, You are the most gracious One; You save everybody. Baba, with the emanation of Your divine effulgence, those following the foggy path have
returned back to the house. By Your grace, those who fell into sin and staticity have come back onto the path of truth and righteousness; they have come back onto the path of dharma - their home. Baba, by Your grace they have again come under Your eternal shelter.
Baba, because of You, there is truth and dharma. Because You are, the effulgence remains. Baba because of You there is life. You bring bliss and warmth to all. You shower Your love and affection on everyone. Baba, those who forget You become engulfed in the cimmerian darkness of avidya maya. Those who do not surrender at Your lotus feet, and those who neglect to sing Your name remain oblivious of the divine truth. Tragically, they plunge themselves into the deep abyss of self-pity and confusion.
O' Baba, by Your grace I know only You. Only this truth I know: You are mine and I am Yours. Baba, I do not know about the divine world, nor about the mortal world. I do not know about heaven or hell; nor do I accept those myths. Baba, I do not know about right and wrong, or virtue and vice. Baba, by Your sweet grace my mind is fully focused on You. Baba, I only know You - I only accept You and You alone. Baba, You are the ocean of my life.
Baba, please be gracious by showering Your causeless grace...
