Fiction on Indian spirituality popular in Germany New Delhi, February 28: A fictional story that explores themes like life after death, healing, commitment and faith in the master among others is picking up popularity in Germany, says its Indian author Ruzbeh N Bharucha. "It is amazing because a backpacker who happened to be travelling to India picked up a copy of my book and loved it so much that she gave it to her publisher back home in Germany. They thought it would sell a few copies but the number turned out to be 20,000 and more," says Barucha. The author''s book "The Fakir" published in 2007 tells the story of a hippie who wants to commit suicide and happens to meet a holy man who guides him through life and existence. Barucha, who recently launched a sequel "Fakir- the journey continues" - says spirituality is a way of life. "Nowadays we complicate it with strange dogmas. Perhaps that is why he says his books are doing well both in the country as well as outside it.
WikiMoot Enlightened Spirituality, Welcome to Spiritual Awakening Individual Healing: Ancient Ayurveda as a healthy modern lifestyle Ayurveda is the most holistic medicine system existing Dhanvantari—Hindu God of Ayurvedic Medicine Ayurveda is a leading alternative medicine and probably the most holistic medicine system existing. It translates to “Science of Life” and with its 5 000 years of history Ayurveda is also the oldest known healing science — preserved until today in India, where it stems from. It was established by the same great Vedic seers and sages that invented Yoga and Meditation. So 3 000 years ago Europe was still in Bronze age, healing diseases by trying to get bad spirits out of the body with excruciating methods like trepanation because diseases where thought to be sent from gods or similar so there wasn’t much men could do about them. Depiction of ancient Sages learning ayurvedic wisdom from Lord Atreya (top) and Susruta, the father of plastic surgery (bottom). According to the Ashtānga Hridayam Ayurveda consists of eight disciplines: Ayurveda links mind, body and soul
Speakers from Brazil/Germany | First British Congress on Medicine and Spirituality Physician specializing in Digestive System Surgery. Medical degree from the Federal University of São Paulo – Unifesp. Full Professor of Physiology in courses in Biology, Physiotherapy and Pharmaceutics at the University of Santa Cecilia at Santos (Universidade Santa Cecília de Santos – UNISANTA), State of São Paulo. Associate Professor of Health and Spirituality in the course for Gerontology at UNISANTA and member of the Brazilian Spritist Medical Association (Associação Médico-Espírita AME) Santos, São Paulo. Author of several books. Clinical Psychologist specialized in Regression Therapy and in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, with a PhD degree in Neuroscience and Behavior from the Psychology Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Gynecologist (MD) with specialization in cancer prevention. Medical degree from the University of São Paulo; Master’s degree in Neurosciences from the University of São Paulo.
Blavatsky Study Center: Website on H.P. Blavatsky & Theosophy including Blavatsky Archives. 5 Tibetans Energy Rejuvenation Exercises We've been practicing, teaching and recommending the 5 Tibetan Energy Rejuvenation Exercises since 1998. You can do the whole routine in 15 minutes and only need enough floor space for your body while laying down and enough air space for your arms to be outstretched. The 5 Tibetans represent a great way to keep your body in shape when you have limited time for a physical workout or limited space for a complete yoga routine. You can easily do the exercises in the space at the foot of the bed in most hotel rooms. We use the 5 Tibetans as a warm up for our morning yoga or body workout. How do I begin to benefit from the 5 Tibetans? Where should I perform the Tibetans? What is the best time of day to perform the 5 Tibetan? How many time should I repeat each exercise? What is the recommend breathing pattern? Tibetan Rejuvenation Exercise Movement #1 Breathing: breath in and out of your stomach. Tips and Recommendations: Work your way up to 21 spins. Tibetan Rejuvenation Exercise Movement #2
Pre-Buddhist History People of the Indus Valley Civilisation (also called Harappan Civilisation after the major city of Harappa) were mainly farmers, although recent finds are indicating a well developed culture. Eminent scholars have concluded that the origins of the practices of yoga and meditation can be traced to the Indus Valley civilisation. An image of a human figure has been found that is seated in a cross-legged posture, hands resting on the knees and eyes narrowed - clearly suggesting meditation. According to most scholars, the original Indus Valley civilisation was abruptly interrupted sometime between 1800 and 1500 BCE by an invasion of the Aryans (people from a region somewhere in Eastern Europe). From about 1500 to 600 BC much interaction of above opposed traditions occurred. Three basic principles rule the orthodox schools of Hinduism: 1. Various schools of Hinduism were developing during the time of the Buddha, like Mimamsa, Vedanta and Samkhya (see below). ^Top of Page Links Just for fun:
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