Volume 19, Issue 2
NAMAH Journal Volume 19, Issue 2
Articles in this Issue
Perfection of the Body
By Unknown Author - Jul 15, 2011
The perfection of the body, as great a perfection as we can bring about by the means at our disposal, must be the ultimate aim of physical culture. Perfection is the true aim of all culture, the spiritual and psychic, the mental, the vital and it must be the aim of our physical culture also. If our seeking is for a total perfection of the being, the physical part of it cannot be left aside; for the body is the material basis, the body is the instrument which we have to use. Shariiram khalu dharma saadhanam, says the old Sanskrit adage, - the body is the means of fulfilment of dharma, and dharma means every ideal which we can propose to ourselves and the law of its working out and its action. A total perfection is the ultimate aim which we set before us, for our ideal is the Divine Life which we wish to create here, the life of the Spirit fulfilled on earth, life accomplishing its own spiritual transformation even here on earth in the conditions of the material universe. That cannot be unless the body too undergoes a transformation, unless its action and functioning attain to a supreme capacity and the perfection which is possible to it or which can be made possible.
Moving Forward
By Unknown Author - Jul 15, 2011
There must be another way; another way to live and be.
A review of kṣārasūtra management in high anal fistula
By M. Bhaskar Rao - Jul 15, 2011
There is a growing general consensus that ancient India had its own fairly developed system of science, mathematics, medicine and even surgery. Still, most textbooks, when they describe the evolutionary history of medicine depict everything other than the modern allopathic system as primitive early explorations. This condescending attitude has done much harm to modern medicine, since it neither tries to understand nor utilise the wide experience and intuitive knowledge of those who have gone before us. This article however throws a fresh insight and compares an ancient surgical technique for treating ano-rectal fistula with present-day surgical options. It is a difficult task and yet the author does it well. It is almost as if Suśruta were present in our own time discussing his methods in a modern medical forum!
Embodied cognition in yoga psychology
By Sandeep Joshi - Jul 15, 2011
The field of psychology is still evolving. As human consciousness becomes aware of deeper dimensions, there will be a natural urge to shift existing paradigms to accommodate the emerging experiences. These experiences are not entirely new, but have so far been either ignored or explained away by modern psychology. However, man cannot be led into believing that he is nothing more than a bundle of nerves and a basket of chemicals. It contradicts his intuitive understanding of himself. No wonder psychology today is trying to break fresh grounds. However, its one challenge is to integrate its findings with the already existing body of knowledge derived from neurosciences. In this article, the author strives to see how far and to what extent the shifts in the field of cognitive psychology agree and are aligned with the insights and intuitions provided by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
The metaphysical basis of Integral Health — the cosmic consciousness
By Soumitra Basu - Jul 15, 2011
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