Volume 20, Issue 1
NAMAH Journal Volume 20, Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
On wasting energy
By The Mother - Apr 24, 2012
Human beings don’t know how to keep energy. When something happens — an accident or an illness, for example — and they ask for help, a double or a triple dose of energy is sent. If they happen to be receptive, they receive it. This energy is given for two reasons: to restore order out of the disorder caused by the accident or illness, and to impart a transformative force to repair or change the source of the illness or accident.
Moving Forward
By Unknown Author - Apr 24, 2012
What is it that we have accomplished and what is yet to be accomplished? We have measured the distances between the stars but whatever creates a distance between human hearts still eludes us. We have mapped the continents, but the inner topography of our human nature is something that still escapes our understanding. We have calculated the lifespan of the sun but the beginning of our soul’s aspiration and its grand fulfilment is still hidden from our sight. We have unravelled the mystery of time but have no idea of the timeless eternal. Space we have covered, but have not discovered the being from which space is born. In short, we have analysed, studied and mastered the outer field, but the inner fields of our nature and the whole subjective side of human existence remains a disputed territory. We can manipulate the external world and material forces, but the inner world and its psychological forces remain unconquered and mysterious to us.
Malarial fever and its Āyurvedic management
By Riva Gupta, Smt. Archana Verma, Dr. Surendra Pal Singh Jaijania - Apr 24, 2012
It is interesting to see how modern medicine is an infant science. Centuries, even milleniums ago when there were no modern gadgets, illnesses were being treated systematically, clearly and with discrimination. The additional information brought by microscopes and petridishes helps the process; one can detect the malarial parasite in the blood. But sometimes one can't. Then this Āyurvedic diagnosis may help...
Foothills to equality
By James Anderson - Apr 24, 2012
Equality is one of the chief foundations of spiritual life, especially one turned towards earth and action. Its role in everyday living is however often understated. To begin with, it is one of the best safeguards against those emotional and other reactions that arise in us in response to the challenges of life, including states of illness, suffering and pain. However, like most spiritual and yogic terms, equality also is a much misunderstood term, the confusion ranging from inaction and inertia to indifference and even complacency. This article explores the different aspects and dimensions of this psychological (and indeed physical) condition and discusses the processes that help us achieve it.
The metaphysical basis for Integral Health — Yoga and health
By Soumitra Basu - Apr 24, 2012
Why do we need a distinct paradigm of health based on Integral Yoga? Before reflecting on this question, we have to consider a basic postulate, why do we need a yoga perspective of health at all? Sri Aurobindo describes yoga as “a methodised effort towards self-perfection” that proceeds along two dimensions: