Ayurveda Quotes

“Wikipedia: Ayurveda”

“The Ayurvedic route to great health involves two simple steps:
1. Doing less;
2. Being more.”

“The principles of Ayurveda can "help you love them 'as is' instead of how you think they should be.”

“In keeping with its holistic view of life, Ayurveda extends the idea of digestion to our emotional as well as nutritional diet.”

“The Hindus were the first nation to establish hospitals, and for centuries they were the only people in the world who maintained them.”

“In fact , in 1835 the British banned the practice of Ayurveda in favor of European medicine in those regions where the East India Company ruled.”

“A physician who has learnt one science only cannot be sure of his own science (Ayurveda) and for this reason the physician has to be versed in many sciences.”

“As an Ayurvedic practitioner I firmly believe that the prevalence of cancer today is because we, as a society, are taking the wrong approach to managing the condition.”

“Ayurveda identifies six tastes, each of which has a different effect on the body and influence on the doshas.”

“Ayurveda spends a lot of its time teaching us how to remain within our threshold, and understanding the three doshas.”

“In the Ayurvedic view immunity is a strength within all of us that resists the causes of diseases and their aggressive tendencies.”

“In Ayurveda there are four types of agni that categorise people’s digestive tendencies. These are: Balanced (regular hunger), irregular (erratic appetite), intense (intense hunger), and weak (low appetite).”

“Ayurvedic wisdom says that our waking consciousness rests in the heart. Experiencing how your mind lives in your heart is central to understanding how your feelings and emotions affect your experience of wholeness.”

“Ayurveda has a theory that anything can be food, medicine, or a poison, depending on who is eating, what is eaten, and how much is eaten. A familiar usage in this context: “One man’s food is another man’s poison”.”

“The Ayurvedic formula triphala is known to be toxic to tumor cells but life-enhancing to healthy cells.”

“The great thing about Ayurveda is that its treatments always yield side benefits, not side effects.”

“Ayurveda recommends integrating your "being" into your “doing,” so that your life is your “practice.” Whether your focus is on health, wealth, joy, or spiritualgrowth, how you lead your life becomes an expression of who you really are.”

“When the body is healthy and strong it is easier to gain insight into your mind. In Ayurveda this is achieved through diet, exercise, massage, and herbs, with particular attention paid to ideas of balance and the regulation of your own rhythms.”

“Ayurveda recommends nourishing yoga practices such as the dynamic salutation (Surya namaskar). Regular relaxation and daily breathing practices can keep everyday stress at bay.”

“If your work is tuned in and based on timeless principles like Ayurveda or yoga, don't try to sell your people on something that will only work once. We're all happier when we're working together in harmony with the highest. It's part of all of our paths.”