Notes for Tuesday – April 26, 2016
On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere;Read More…
On April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere;Read More…
Botanical name: Terminalia arjuna Botanical family: Combretaceae Dravyaguṇa • Energetics: Rasa taste: astringent (kaṣāya), sweet (madhura), pungent-spicy (kaṭu) Vīrya heating or cooling energy: cooling (śīta) Vipāka Post-digestive effect: pugent-spicy (kaṭu) • Actions of the Doshas: V+,Read More…
Karma is a Sanskrit word meaning action. Generally speaking, the use of the term is with reference to its spiritual implications and has the status of law–that which never has an exceptionRead More…
vaidya: One who knows. A respectful title of an Ayurvedic medical practitioner, indicating appreciation of the depth and scope of knowledge in the training of this science. See our Buddhist Ayurveda vaidyaRead More…
VATA. One of the three doshas, combining the space and air elements; it is the subtle energy associated with bodily movement and governs breathing, blinking, muscle and tissue movement, pulsation of theRead More…
prana: A subtle essence of all energy forms; hence, the energetic essence of all creation. The particular prana of foods determines whether and how foodstuffs are used. See also pranayama and pranaRead More…
PITTA. One of the three doshas; it corresponds to the elements of fire and water. Sometimes referred to as the fire or bile principle, pitta governs digestion, absorption, assimilation, metabolism, and bodyRead More…
kapha: The name of the governing principle of creation relating to physical forms of energy. It is responsible for secretions, maintaining lubrication, fluid balance, growth, heaviness, grounding, forgiveness, compassion, potency, understanding.
guna: This term means quality or attribute. It describes a fundamental stable energy which is the nature and essence of any substance. Thoughts, feelings and similar subtle energies are considered as substanceRead More…
Ayurveda: The Eternal system of life knowledge from an ancient culture of India. It defines life as a combination of mind, body, senses and spirit. Its aims are to heal the sickRead More…