Volume 25, Issue 1
NAMAH Journal Volume 25, Issue 1
Articles in this Issue

Integral Health: concepts and clinical practice
By Bhalendu S. Vaishnav - Apr 24, 2017
This article explains various dimensions of health and addresses the scope and limitation of different methods of healing. The rationality behind the co-existence of various healing methods has been theoretically illustrated. The meaning of the spiritual dimension of health is touched upon. This article briefly explains the basic concepts of Integral Health as understood by the author and gives some suggestions for following these principles in one’s clinical practice.

Evolution Next — X
By Alok Pandey - Apr 24, 2017
Adaptation and change are the guiding principles of evolution. The great game of life seems to favour co-existence and co-habitation over survival through exclusion of other types. But this adaptation is of various kinds and depends upon the level of our inner evolution. An evolutionary ladder exists within us through which we must climb to discover the right law of our being and living. At the lowest rung of this ladder is a life lived for oneself and one’s selfish survival and growth. At the other pole is a life that is lived taking into account the value and importance of other forms of life on our planet.

Equality — a prerequisite for higher living
By Soumitra Basu - Apr 24, 2017
Equality is not only an attitude but knowledge as well as a yoga. It is a prerequisite for a higher life. A multifaceted equality has to be cultivated at different parts of the being to culminate in a soul-equipoise.

The metaphysical basis for Integral Health — the nature of reality
By Soumitra Basu - Apr 24, 2017
In Chapter V of The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo introduces a concept which has not only a bearing metaphysical thought but has enormous consequences in the fields of science and health:

Cultural U-turns in understanding mental health
By Natalie Tobert - Apr 24, 2017
This article explores systematic cultural U-turns which occur globally, and it suggests we are heading towards another change regarding our understanding of consciousness and mental well-being. It also presents older assumptions around mental well-being, and newer ways of understanding and addressing human experiences.