Volume 25, Issue 1

By RiteshGujarathi, Dr. Jasmine Gujarathi - Apr 24, 2017

The current scenario is not encouraging in the context of social health. Worldwide, society feels divided over various aspects such as religion, caste, cultures, financial status, etc. Those individuals who represent and govern society have put this world in a difficult situation. When we think about developed, developing and undeveloped countries, the condition worsens increasingly down the scale. The world is divided by different boundaries. People are staying together but mentally they are far away from each other. People have lost their mental peace. In today’s era, health is restricted only to physical and mental health. More and more people are moving away from social and spiritual health. It is thus high time to address these two parameters of health. The social health of a person cannot be addressed without his mental health. Āyurveda provides various guidelines to improve the social health of the individual by upgrading his mental health. After following such guidelines, one can achieve social health. Such socially healthy people will be able to create a healthy society. An attempt has been made in this article to address the social health of an individual by following various concepts like Sadvritta (good conduct and behaviour),(impulses to be held back or sustained), and(behavioural discipline, positive behaviour), etc., described in the ancient Āyurveda texts.

By Sri Aurobindo and Dr. Nirodbaran - Apr 24, 2017

Dr. Nirodbaran, a medical doctor trained in the UK, was among the foremost disciples of Sri Aurobindo. He looked after the medical needs of the Ashram inmates for a long time. Over the years he developed a sweet and intimate relationship with Sri Aurobindo whose letters to Dr. Nirodbaran are often full of wit and humour. These healthy banters were often directed towards the medical field as it was during that time. In January 1935, Dr. Nirodbaran took charge of the Ashram Dispensary.

By Prashant S. Shah - Apr 24, 2017

Pranic healing is an alternative to drug therapy. It is recognised in treating many common conditions like exhaustion, congestion, backaches, and stress-related disorders. However, what is not well known is that it is also effective in treating emotional disturbances such as negative attitudes, rigid beliefs, sexual perversions, wildly fluctuating moods, phobias and addictions. Medical science treats such disorders with drugs, as in psychiatry. However, patients usually feel the side-effects of drugs and discontinue the treatment. Psychotherapy is another alternative, but that treatment is very expensive and it works very slowly. Pranic healing, on the other hand, gives results that are quick and often long-lasting. The treatment is given by working on the chakras in the energy body. The chakra-related disorders that can be effectively treated in this way are discussed.

By Unknown Author - Apr 24, 2017

There is a silent revolution taking place in every sphere of human activity. This revolution is happening all around us without any announcement or propaganda. It is happening with or without our consent or even our awareness. It is happening within us, without us, around us. It is a revolution in human consciousness that is happening in spite of us.

By James Anderson - Apr 24, 2017

Joy is rarely a subject for medical journals. Yet this is certainly the hoped for end-result of all treatment. In this article, the author uses 'joy' to help him heal, i.e. become whole.