SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE
I. Various Ancient Indian knowledge are being systematically subjected to research, for their direct or indirect applications. They are also being examined for new ideas, products, processes, etc world over. The results of such studies are important to feel a sense of pride that our forefathers could discover them. We should take these messages to the scholars, scientists and thinkers world over. We have to make use of these knowledge, integrate them with the modern knowledge and make them suitable for the present and future generations. Few among such points are given below.
a. Yoga has been accepted as an important tool for reducing tension and improving physical and intellectual efficiency. It has been estimated that 64% of the people of US above the age of 50 are practicing yoga in one form or other. In European countries and other developed countries too Yoga has become a part of the daily routine in commercial, academic, medical, social and school curriculum.
b. Yogasanas are replacing the strenuous physical gymnastic exercises in many countries. This is being practiced by people of all age for physical and mental relaxation. Many of the second world war victims and soldiers are given exposure in yogasana to relieve their psychological problems. It has also been proved that yogasanas give smooth and harmonious relaxation to the skeletal joints , makes the blood flow free and also remove the flow blocks in the blood vessels.
c The pranayama , the breathing exercise, has become one of the best medicineless treatment for relieving tension and reducing the psychosomatic problems (as described by Prof. Dean Ornish). It normalizes the heart functioning, adrenalin level in blood, blood pressure and calms down the mind, as the modern researchers proved.
d. Soorya namaskara/ Sun salutation has become the part of the New Age Therapies. This can provide smooth and harmonious exercise for the movable skeletal joints and muscle fibers. There are seven different yogasanas in each Soorya namaskara which are practiced slowly and steadily in ten steps. Performing five soorya namaskara is equal to 35 yogasanas says the holistic medicine departments of the medical colleges.
e. Many emeritus professors explain, Dhaarana dhyaana samaadhi (known as samyama) are good methods for the internal (mental) analyses of the external factors. Through this method our Rishies could find out many external scientific and universal truths. They used their mind and brain as laboratory and samyama as the instrument for experimentation.
f. ‘Vegetarianism’ in its true spirit is ahaara suddhi. Now it is spreading world over. In US, it is estimated that nearly 20 % of the students are giving up beef and changing to veg., every year. The ‘V restaurants’ are fast spreading world over. Thus the interest in vegetarianism is increasing.
g. Variety of Indian foods are attracting millions of people when the non vegetarian foods are getting replaced . Prof. Vin Berg’s research results are the best guiding factors in this line on the nutritional aspects of Indian veg food and he points of the problems connected with non veg..
h. The concept of using plant based medicinal constituents ( the products like turmeric, sweet neem , spices, coriander leaves, ginger, mustard, etc) in Indian foods is attracting the attention of food scientists. These contribute for the flavors and for medicinal effects. The idea of using ‘medicines as food’ (medicinal plants) is common only in India says the food specialists.
i. Fiber rich traditional Indian foods are becoming the choice of the day to reduce the intestine cancer, cholesterol problems, etc. Fibre rich bread, pan cakes, sandwiches, etc carry higher price.
j. Mantras and music/songs (with sruthies), can change the brain and body chemistry. The ‘mantra therapy’ and ‘car cassettes of mantras’ are common words used now a days. The mantras and music can reduce the psychological sufferings and the pain of cancer patients – proved by Dr. T. Temple Tutler of Cleveland University, USA.
k. There are many Organizations and Music Therapists Associations imparting training for the utilization of manthras and different ragas, as mentioned in ancient Indian texts. The psychological and physiological effects of manthras in students during studying have been well documented. The Bhagavath geetha chanting could even change the pattern of students’ behavior as proved Education Psychologists in US.
l. Quantum healing techniques are now directly linked with manthras and also with some of the Indian customs. The effect of the sound waves in the brain – neuro -linguistic and psycholinguistic effects are applied in psychosomatic treatments.
m. Bio medical Journal of USA has published the physiological effect of manthras and pranayama and their relation on cardio vascular rhythms. The CSIR Jounral has published effect of certain mantras which is reported to be equal to yogic exercises.
n. Dr. Henry Marshal from the Texas Research Institute in Clinical Psychology has selected a few mantras from Vedas for healing physiological/ psychological abnormalities
o. The ‘Abhimanyu effect’ in the mental/ intellectual development of babies in the womb of the mother has been fully explained. It is so named from the story of Abhimanyu in Mahabharatha
p. The ‘Hanuman effect’ - the application of motivation principles as described in Ramayana has been analyzed particularly among the mentally depressed students.
q. The family bondage existing in India and the prayer like maathru devo bhava, pithru devo bhava, achaarya devo bhava and athithi devo bhava and other concepts are becoming important subject matter for anthropological and sociological studies in many universities
r.. The useful effects of Gana Homa ( Ganapathy homa) can be explained now in scientific terms. (The sulfur content of the coconut husk, the phenols of the coconut shell and the coconut proteins, when burn produce respectively the oxides of sulfur, phenols and pyrazines which are well known anti-microbials. The smoke ejected is good for preventing some of the human and plant diseases caused by pathogenic organisms.
s. Cosmic dance of Siva has been taken as the dance of the Universe, celestial bodies and the sub atomic particles as explained. This is the subject matter in physics as given in the book by Dr. Fritjoff Capra, The Tao of Physics.
t. Color therapy/ solar therapy/ light therapy are practiced as the new age therapies for activating the shad chakras/ energy centers in the spine and brain. The chakras have become a subject for study human body, particularly using image photography.
u. The discovery of Kirlian photography, GDV, etc has thrown light for the in-depth understanding of the Indian knowledge on various aspects of mind and body. The study results of Prof. Korotkov, from University of Moscow give fantastic explanations on the yogic explanations of human body.
v. Hydrotherapy / water therapy has been accepted as one of the methods for the purification the blood and reducing its viscosity for smooth functioning of heart. The message of Jalapaana vratha can be seen printed in the medical slips in the Western medical stores.
w. Vaastu principles are accepted for building residential and commercial structures world over , particularly in developed countries. Almost 100% of the buildings in the Fairfield, of Iowa State have Vastu parameters which fetches higher prices even though cost of construction is less.
x Sanskrit language is attracting the attention of scientists and language scholars. Thousands of Indian manuscripts are being screened for new knowledge . MIT of US has their own Sanskrit courses for graduation level. The language is also being studied for computers.
y. The astrology is being utilized in analyzing the personality of individuals, through a different angles for various purposes, from health to business.
z. Indian technological heritage in metallurgy, civil engineering materials, ceramics and glass, surgical instruments, textiles, etc are drawing attention of the world class scientists and technologists. Some of these knowledge alredy got patented, in other countries.
II. THE AYURVEDA: The scientists are adopting the methods, products, processes and techniques which are practiced in Ayurveda.
1. The concept, of ayurvedic medicines that the aggregate molecules either present naturally or formed during the processing are the active principles for curing the diseases instead of isolated single molecules, is being well accepted.
2. When ayurvedic drugs are processed in presence of different other drug components, the artifacts formed may have better curing properties than original drug components is also being a subject of importance, which is becoming the subject matter of Patient Oriented Drug concept.
3. The mind - body combination, for improving and maintaining perfect health has already become part of modern sciene as said by Maharshi Charaka. – saareera manaso yoga parasparam…..aadhaara aadheya bhaveena..
4. The effect of faith and trust on physician and medicines has a better or equal curation efficacy to the quality of medicines is being accepted.
5. Use of multiple drug components and multifacial known or unknown molecules to get a specific combination with or without chemical modifications, instead of single type drug used as extracts or synthetic products is becoming a subject of great interest.
6. Appropriate use of even poisonous drugs for curative effects – yogaadapi visham theekshnam…..- has been well accepted even when the scientists talk about heavy metals in ayurvedic drugs.
7. The principle of ushnam ushnena saanthi seetham seethena saanthi is becoming one of the choices in modern medicines too. In fact the vaccination and inoculation are working in this principles
8. The principle of pathyaas and controlling food / day to activities / rest / etc has been implemented even in counseling centers and hospitals. The advise that the patient should take only soft food / rice gruels / steam cooked food /no curd / no fruits / controlled food / barley water / etc were not part of modern medicines. They are taken from Indian concepts
9. Treating the body is focused, instead of treating the diseases – Sareeramaadhyam khalu dharma saadhanam is becoming the ‘ new idea’ in modern medicine. Rejecting the medicines have deleterious side effects, adopting the organic foods and natural products are examples.
10. Approach of physicians (towards the patients) maithree kaarunyamartheshu ….. for confidence building in patients is being appreciated. Informing the patients bluntly about the negatives of the ‘treatment’ during and after investigation creates serious psychological problems in the patients, has been underhood no.
11. Effect of spiritual and social factors in the treatment has been accepted by the modern science, as mentioned naro hithaahaara vihaara sevee…….
12. Yama and niyamas described as the first two steps in ashtanga yoga, are attracting the attention of those who are suffering from various mental and physical disorders. They are ahimsa satyam astheyam brahma charyam aparigraham soucham santhosham thapa swaadhyaam eeswarapranidhaanam.
13. The message of Bhagavath geetha ‘that there are three qualities in every human beings and also in everything connected with human beings sathwic- raajasic and thaamasic has become a subject of modern psychology.
14. Holistic health approach has become a subject in the curriculum of almost all the medical colleges. This includes Indian approaches and messages on health.
15. Drug oriented patient (DOP) to patient oriented drug POD is becoming the latest western idea of medical system, which is the basic principle of ayurveda.
16 Hundreds of drugs and ayurvedic treatment methods are now being accepted and adopted in developed countries. Ayurveda is becoming the best alternative for the modern systems.
17. It has been recently reported that in Kerala, the Medical college Neurology department is collaborating with Ayurveda college for developing novel integrated treatment methods even for serious neurological problems, which as such may not be possible to treat with modern medicines.
18. Physiotherapy is a past of ayurveda. Now it has been adopted in medical systems as of physiotherapy.
19. Hundreds of ayurvedic hospitals, pancha karma centers, yoga centers and nursing homes are sprouting in European countries adopting the ayurvedic knowledge.
20. Health tourism has become a great business in India particularly in Keralam. Focusing is on Ayurvedic treatments, hospitals and yoga centers.
21. Many Yoga and ayurvedic principles are becoming the part of medical curriculum in Denmark, Germany, Australia and in a number of European countries. Simultaneously Ayurveda colleges are also coming up in these countries.
22. There are schools in US where the students are given the choice of their courses based on their vaata, pitta and kapha prakruti. (nature)
23. Hundreds of foreign students are enrolling for learning Sanskrit, in Indian universities. It is mainly for translating the traditional Indian health books to their language. One of the students taken the degree in Ayurveda College from Kerala has been appointed as the CEO of the proposed Ayurveda university in US.
24. Pancha gavya part of Ayurveda has become one of the best bio pesticide in many spices and agroproducts.
There are many more points of ayurvedic principles which can further be described here, which are becoming the approved concepts of modern science and also many of these are adopted with modern medical systems.
In short even the three saanthi ( om saanthi saanthi saanthi ) chanted at the end of a mantra clearly gives the final solution for all the human physiological and psychological problems ; the aadhyaatmika saanthi aadi bhouthika saanthi, adhi daivata saanthi – peace in body, peace in the surrounding environment and peace in the celestial and terrestrial bodies to attain ultimate peace. This is the Indian approach in every aspect of human life.
Ebook of various indian sastra dhara (science books)
Different regions of science in ancient india ebook
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE
I. Various Ancient Indian knowledge are being systematically subjected to research, for their direct or indirect applications. They are also being examined for new ideas, products, processes, etc world over. The results of such studies are important to feel a sense of pride that our forefathers could discover them. We should take these messages to the scholars, scientists and thinkers world over. We have to make use of these knowledge, integrate them with the modern knowledge and make them suitable for the present and future generations. Few among such points are given below.
a. Yoga has been accepted as an important tool for reducing tension and improving physical and intellectual efficiency. It has been estimated that 64% of the people of US above the age of 50 are practicing yoga in one form or other. In European countries and other developed countries too Yoga has become a part of the daily routine in commercial, academic, medical, social and school curriculum.
b. Yogasanas are replacing the strenuous physical gymnastic exercises in many countries. This is being practiced by people of all age for physical and mental relaxation. Many of the second world war victims and soldiers are given exposure in yogasana to relieve their psychological problems. It has also been proved that yogasanas give smooth and harmonious relaxation to the skeletal joints , makes the blood flow free and also remove the flow blocks in the blood vessels.
c The pranayama , the breathing exercise, has become one of the best medicineless treatment for relieving tension and reducing the psychosomatic problems (as described by Prof. Dean Ornish). It normalizes the heart functioning, adrenalin level in blood, blood pressure and calms down the mind, as the modern researchers proved.
d. Soorya namaskara/ Sun salutation has become the part of the New Age Therapies. This can provide smooth and harmonious exercise for the movable skeletal joints and muscle fibers. There are seven different yogasanas in each Soorya namaskara which are practiced slowly and steadily in ten steps. Performing five soorya namaskara is equal to 35 yogasanas says the holistic medicine departments of the medical colleges.
e. Many emeritus professors explain, Dhaarana dhyaana samaadhi (known as samyama) are good methods for the internal (mental) analyses of the external factors. Through this method our Rishies could find out many external scientific and universal truths. They used their mind and brain as laboratory and samyama as the instrument for experimentation.
f. ‘Vegetarianism’ in its true spirit is ahaara suddhi. Now it is spreading world over. In US, it is estimated that nearly 20 % of the students are giving up beef and changing to veg., every year. The ‘V restaurants’ are fast spreading world over. Thus the interest in vegetarianism is increasing.
g. Variety of Indian foods are attracting millions of people when the non vegetarian foods are getting replaced . Prof. Vin Berg’s research results are the best guiding factors in this line on the nutritional aspects of Indian veg food and he points of the problems connected with non veg..
h. The concept of using plant based medicinal constituents ( the products like turmeric, sweet neem , spices, coriander leaves, ginger, mustard, etc) in Indian foods is attracting the attention of food scientists. These contribute for the flavors and for medicinal effects. The idea of using ‘medicines as food’ (medicinal plants) is common only in India says the food specialists.
i. Fiber rich traditional Indian foods are becoming the choice of the day to reduce the intestine cancer, cholesterol problems, etc. Fibre rich bread, pan cakes, sandwiches, etc carry higher price.
j. Mantras and music/songs (with sruthies), can change the brain and body chemistry. The ‘mantra therapy’ and ‘car cassettes of mantras’ are common words used now a days. The mantras and music can reduce the psychological sufferings and the pain of cancer patients – proved by Dr. T. Temple Tutler of Cleveland University, USA.
k. There are many Organizations and Music Therapists Associations imparting training for the utilization of manthras and different ragas, as mentioned in ancient Indian texts. The psychological and physiological effects of manthras in students during studying have been well documented. The Bhagavath geetha chanting could even change the pattern of students’ behavior as proved Education Psychologists in US.
l. Quantum healing techniques are now directly linked with manthras and also with some of the Indian customs. The effect of the sound waves in the brain – neuro -linguistic and psycholinguistic effects are applied in psychosomatic treatments.
m. Bio medical Journal of USA has published the physiological effect of manthras and pranayama and their relation on cardio vascular rhythms. The CSIR Jounral has published effect of certain mantras which is reported to be equal to yogic exercises.
n. Dr. Henry Marshal from the Texas Research Institute in Clinical Psychology has selected a few mantras from Vedas for healing physiological/ psychological abnormalities
o. The ‘Abhimanyu effect’ in the mental/ intellectual development of babies in the womb of the mother has been fully explained. It is so named from the story of Abhimanyu in Mahabharatha
p. The ‘Hanuman effect’ - the application of motivation principles as described in Ramayana has been analyzed particularly among the mentally depressed students.
q. The family bondage existing in India and the prayer like maathru devo bhava, pithru devo bhava, achaarya devo bhava and athithi devo bhava and other concepts are becoming important subject matter for anthropological and sociological studies in many universities
r.. The useful effects of Gana Homa ( Ganapathy homa) can be explained now in scientific terms. (The sulfur content of the coconut husk, the phenols of the coconut shell and the coconut proteins, when burn produce respectively the oxides of sulfur, phenols and pyrazines which are well known anti-microbials. The smoke ejected is good for preventing some of the human and plant diseases caused by pathogenic organisms.
s. Cosmic dance of Siva has been taken as the dance of the Universe, celestial bodies and the sub atomic particles as explained. This is the subject matter in physics as given in the book by Dr. Fritjoff Capra, The Tao of Physics.
t. Color therapy/ solar therapy/ light therapy are practiced as the new age therapies for activating the shad chakras/ energy centers in the spine and brain. The chakras have become a subject for study human body, particularly using image photography.
u. The discovery of Kirlian photography, GDV, etc has thrown light for the in-depth understanding of the Indian knowledge on various aspects of mind and body. The study results of Prof. Korotkov, from University of Moscow give fantastic explanations on the yogic explanations of human body.
v. Hydrotherapy / water therapy has been accepted as one of the methods for the purification the blood and reducing its viscosity for smooth functioning of heart. The message of Jalapaana vratha can be seen printed in the medical slips in the Western medical stores.
w. Vaastu principles are accepted for building residential and commercial structures world over , particularly in developed countries. Almost 100% of the buildings in the Fairfield, of Iowa State have Vastu parameters which fetches higher prices even though cost of construction is less.
x Sanskrit language is attracting the attention of scientists and language scholars. Thousands of Indian manuscripts are being screened for new knowledge . MIT of US has their own Sanskrit courses for graduation level. The language is also being studied for computers.
y. The astrology is being utilized in analyzing the personality of individuals, through a different angles for various purposes, from health to business.
z. Indian technological heritage in metallurgy, civil engineering materials, ceramics and glass, surgical instruments, textiles, etc are drawing attention of the world class scientists and technologists. Some of these knowledge alredy got patented, in other countries.
II. THE AYURVEDA: The scientists are adopting the methods, products, processes and techniques which are practiced in Ayurveda.
1. The concept, of ayurvedic medicines that the aggregate molecules either present naturally or formed during the processing are the active principles for curing the diseases instead of isolated single molecules, is being well accepted.
2. When ayurvedic drugs are processed in presence of different other drug components, the artifacts formed may have better curing properties than original drug components is also being a subject of importance, which is becoming the subject matter of Patient Oriented Drug concept.
3. The mind - body combination, for improving and maintaining perfect health has already become part of modern sciene as said by Maharshi Charaka. – saareera manaso yoga parasparam…..aadhaara aadheya bhaveena..
4. The effect of faith and trust on physician and medicines has a better or equal curation efficacy to the quality of medicines is being accepted.
5. Use of multiple drug components and multifacial known or unknown molecules to get a specific combination with or without chemical modifications, instead of single type drug used as extracts or synthetic products is becoming a subject of great interest.
6. Appropriate use of even poisonous drugs for curative effects – yogaadapi visham theekshnam…..- has been well accepted even when the scientists talk about heavy metals in ayurvedic drugs.
7. The principle of ushnam ushnena saanthi seetham seethena saanthi is becoming one of the choices in modern medicines too. In fact the vaccination and inoculation are working in this principles
8. The principle of pathyaas and controlling food / day to activities / rest / etc has been implemented even in counseling centers and hospitals. The advise that the patient should take only soft food / rice gruels / steam cooked food /no curd / no fruits / controlled food / barley water / etc were not part of modern medicines. They are taken from Indian concepts
9. Treating the body is focused, instead of treating the diseases – Sareeramaadhyam khalu dharma saadhanam is becoming the ‘ new idea’ in modern medicine. Rejecting the medicines have deleterious side effects, adopting the organic foods and natural products are examples.
10. Approach of physicians (towards the patients) maithree kaarunyamartheshu ….. for confidence building in patients is being appreciated. Informing the patients bluntly about the negatives of the ‘treatment’ during and after investigation creates serious psychological problems in the patients, has been underhood no.
11. Effect of spiritual and social factors in the treatment has been accepted by the modern science, as mentioned naro hithaahaara vihaara sevee…….
12. Yama and niyamas described as the first two steps in ashtanga yoga, are attracting the attention of those who are suffering from various mental and physical disorders. They are ahimsa satyam astheyam brahma charyam aparigraham soucham santhosham thapa swaadhyaam eeswarapranidhaanam.
13. The message of Bhagavath geetha ‘that there are three qualities in every human beings and also in everything connected with human beings sathwic- raajasic and thaamasic has become a subject of modern psychology.
14. Holistic health approach has become a subject in the curriculum of almost all the medical colleges. This includes Indian approaches and messages on health.
15. Drug oriented patient (DOP) to patient oriented drug POD is becoming the latest western idea of medical system, which is the basic principle of ayurveda.
16 Hundreds of drugs and ayurvedic treatment methods are now being accepted and adopted in developed countries. Ayurveda is becoming the best alternative for the modern systems.
17. It has been recently reported that in Kerala, the Medical college Neurology department is collaborating with Ayurveda college for developing novel integrated treatment methods even for serious neurological problems, which as such may not be possible to treat with modern medicines.
18. Physiotherapy is a past of ayurveda. Now it has been adopted in medical systems as of physiotherapy.
19. Hundreds of ayurvedic hospitals, pancha karma centers, yoga centers and nursing homes are sprouting in European countries adopting the ayurvedic knowledge.
20. Health tourism has become a great business in India particularly in Keralam. Focusing is on Ayurvedic treatments, hospitals and yoga centers.
21. Many Yoga and ayurvedic principles are becoming the part of medical curriculum in Denmark, Germany, Australia and in a number of European countries. Simultaneously Ayurveda colleges are also coming up in these countries.
22. There are schools in US where the students are given the choice of their courses based on their vaata, pitta and kapha prakruti. (nature)
23. Hundreds of foreign students are enrolling for learning Sanskrit, in Indian universities. It is mainly for translating the traditional Indian health books to their language. One of the students taken the degree in Ayurveda College from Kerala has been appointed as the CEO of the proposed Ayurveda university in US.
24. Pancha gavya part of Ayurveda has become one of the best bio pesticide in many spices and agroproducts.
There are many more points of ayurvedic principles which can further be described here, which are becoming the approved concepts of modern science and also many of these are adopted with modern medical systems.
In short even the three saanthi ( om saanthi saanthi saanthi ) chanted at the end of a mantra clearly gives the final solution for all the human physiological and psychological problems ; the aadhyaatmika saanthi aadi bhouthika saanthi, adhi daivata saanthi – peace in body, peace in the surrounding environment and peace in the celestial and terrestrial bodies to attain ultimate peace. This is the Indian approach in every aspect of human life.
Ebook of various indian sastra dhara (science books)
Different regions of science in ancient india ebook