Hinduism - Buddhism Namaste

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Hinduism - BuddhismNamaste

• Folk Healing

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Objectives

• Describe and discuss the core beliefs behind
  Hinduism, Buddhism
• East Indian Folk healing practices
• Explore the health practices of traditional Hindu
  medicine
• Participate in an introduction to Yoga

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Asian Indians, South Asians

• India
• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• Sri Lanka
• Nepal
• Cambodia
• Thailand
• China
• 1.678 million people on the 2000 census
• Hinduism, Buddhists, Islam,Christian, Zoastrisan

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Hindu Culture

• 4000 to 2500BCE
• People have three legitimate goals of life
• Health, wealth, self knowledge
• Nothing is gained by repressing desires
• People strive for joy, knowledge and being

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Four Goals

• Pleasure, seek it intelligently-short vs. Long
  range results
• Worldly success, wealth, fame power
• Social, relationships
• Earthly gains, greed
• Joy, the opposite of boredom and frustration
• If the EGO had no expectations there would be no
  pain
• Beyond self
• In as much as you do to the least of these you do
  to me
• Attachment to the whole of creation

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Religion, Sacred writings Vedas, Upanishads -
sutras

• Sanskrit - ancient Indo-Aryan (noble) language
• From poly theism to monist God
• Time, cyclic
• Four ages, 4000,3000,2000, 1000, years preceded
  by dawn and twilight, 12,000 years the world
  decreases in morality and religion then is
  recreated
• Equals one age 1000 ages equal a day of Brahma
  the creator

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Dharma- that which holds

• The entire creation is held together and
  sustained by the All-powerful Laws of God.
• Practice of Dharma, therefore, means recognition
  of this Law and abidance by it.
• Dharma is the principle of righteousness. It is
  the principle of holiness. It is also the
  principle of unity

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Brahman represents the Supreme Reality for Hindus

• Personal and impersonal
• Shiva god of destruction
• Vishnu preserver god
• Sacred triune nature of God

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Karma

• Residue of any action
• Two kinds
• Current this life
• Brought in from a previous life
• Family, genetics?
• Due unto others, The sins of the fathers
• Unfulfilled desire causes rebirth

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Samsara

• The Transient World
• Reality As You Experience It
• The Cycle of Birth and Rebirth

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Rebirth

• Reincarnation, you return to the physical world
  from the spiritual world to work out your
  collected Karma.

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Varna (veil, color of human energy

• three thousand years this system of determining
  natural aptitude has degenerated into the caste
  system
• 4 levels of society, r/t spiritual development
• Brahmans, teachers
• Ksatryas, aristocrats, soldiers
• Vaisyas, business, traders
• Sudras, servants
• Birth groups
• Dalit, untouchables

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There Is a Difference Between Chronological Age
and Psychological Age

• The aim of life is to pass beyond imperfection.
• This cannot happen in one 70 year life span.

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Four Ashrams phases to living

• In Vedic times, human life was regarded as
  eighty-four years, consisting of four sections of
  twenty-one years each.
• Youth/learning - discipline, guidance
• Householder - have children/family, working and
  fulfilling duties to society
• Hermitage - contemplation and for guiding society
  
• Isolation - elder full of wisdom, renounce all
  the outer goals of life, teacher of the spiritual
  knowledge and no longer partakes in social or
  political concerns

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Rituals

• Man must marry
• Ancestors, stage of development
• House holder rituals
• 5 sacrifices, offerings of food (rice) , prayer,
  time
• Respect to god, ancestors, spirits, outcasts, men
• Before birth for procreation, birth of a son,
  health of fetus
• Death Cremation

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Buddhism

• 6th Century India - Scripture
• Major Scriptures The Tripitaka,
  Anguttra-Nikaya, Dhammapada, Sutta-Nipata,
  Samyutta-Nikaya
• The Awakened one
• Siddhartha, Gotama, Buddha

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Buddha never preached a belief in god

• Rejects ritualistic aspects of the Vedas, but
  does not deny the higher teachings of the
  Upanishads. Rejects caste system.
• Believes in theory of karma and rebirth, but
  holds that an atman (individual spirit) does not
  transmigrate from one birth to another.
• Holds that Self and World are both illusions
• Four Noble Truths, the Twelve Causes, the Three
  Seals of the Dharma, the Eightfold Path, and the
  Six Perfections

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3 Seals of The law

• Everything in the universe related, nothing is
  isolated
• Cause and condition
• Primary action condition effect , recompense
• Impermanent
• Only the truth is unchangeable
• Harmony earth around the sun

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Four holy truths

• All mortal existence is evil/imperfect, filled
  with suffering
• Humans want to control the environment (desire)
  pleasure
• Stop desire/seeking stop imperfection/evil,
• The way is to follow Buddha's life, 8 fold path

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8 Fold Path

• Right understanding
• Right thought
• Right speech
• Right bodily action
• Right livelihood
• Right moral effort
• Right Mindfulness
• Right concentration

• Faith Wisdom
• Morality
• Meditation

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Hinduism and Healing
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Salvation Vs. Liberation

• Devine intervention ?
• Liberation
• Action
• Devotion
• Knowledge
• Separation of soul from matter
• Sick role
• Role of the victim
• Self Determination

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Ayurveda

• To Maintain the Health of Healthy People.
• To Cure the Diseases of Sick People

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Ayurveda Teaches That the Source of All Existence
Is Spirit, or Absolute Pure Consciousness,
Manifested As Male (Purusha or Shiva) and Female
(Prakriti or Shakti) Energies.
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The Literal Meaning of Ayurveda

• Ayu Means Life and Veda Means Knowledge or
  Science. http//www.holisticonline.com/ayurveda/ay
  v-basis-uniqueness.htm

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Vedas Are Ancient Books of Knowledge, or
Science, From India.

• Vedas are the oldest available classics of the
  world. 1500-1200 BC written form.
• They contain practical and scientific information
  on various subjects beneficial to the humanity
  like health, philosophy, engineering, astrology..

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Cosmic Energy of Creation Is Called Prana

• All living things carry energy signatures
• Animals
• People
• Actions
• Foods
• Experiences
• Ideas

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Cakras or Chakras

• 6-9 centers in the body from head to toe
• Energy is stimulated with various activities
• Food to support, stimulate charka
• Color to stimulate various charka

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Chakras

• Chakra 1, Sacral RedThis chakra is the
  grounding force that allows us to connect to the
  earth energies.
• Chakra 2, Sacral Orange A well-functioning
  second chakra helps one to maintain a healthy
  yin-yang existence.
• Chakra 3, Solar Plexus Yellow This intuitive
  chakra is where we get our "gut instincts" that
  signal us to do or not to do something.

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• Chakra 4, Heart Green Physical illnesses
  brought about by heartbreak require that an
  emotional healing occur along with the physical
  healing.
• Chakra 5, Throat Sky BlueThe healthfulness of
  the fifth chakra is in relation to how honestly
  one expresses himself/herself.
• Chakra 6, Third Eye Indigo Achieving the art
  of detachment beyond"small mindedness" is
  accomplished through developing impersonal
  intuitive reasoning.
• Chakra 7, Crown Violet/White This chakra is
  often pictured as a lotus flower opening to allow
  spiritual awakening in an individual

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Concept of Tridosha

• 5 elements
• Space or Akasha
• Air or Vayu
• Fire or Tejas
• Water or Apa
• Earth or Prithvi
• Three humors - doshas
• Elements Composing The Tridosha Vata Space
  (Akasha) and Air (Vayu)Pitta Fire (Tejas) and
  Water (Apa)Kapha Water (Apa) and Earth (Prithvi)

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The physical body

• 7 dhatus(tissues), blood, plasma, fat, muscle,
  bone, nerve, and reproductive
• 3 malas(wastes), feces, urine and sweat and
  agni, the energy of metabolism.

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Symbols of the Five Elements

• Ether-mind, sound, emotion
• Air- breath, touch, intellect
• Fire-digestion, form, mind
• Water-excretion, taste, prana
• Earth-reproduction, smell, body

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Mixing Energy Signatures

• The five elements are in dynamic motion
• Mind changed by thoughts that can effect the body
• Body effected by food and movement
• Spirit effected by spiritual practice

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Personal Health

• Determine ones elemental constitution
• Dosha, Keep it in balance
• Learn the causes of illness for your dosha
• Apply therapeutic elements to return balance to
  dosha
• http//ayurvedahc.com/aytest.htm
• http//www.internethealthlibrary.com/sq/ayurvedic-
  assess.htm

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Physical Health

• A balance of the doshas according to the type of
  person (genetics)
• Each of us is born with a unique nature or
  Prakriti
• Ojas is life energy

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Evolution of an illness, Four disease conditions

• Easily Healed- recent onset, one dosha
• Difficult but possible- surgery, two dosha
• Controllable- can effect symptoms only
• Unable to heal fatal signs, loss of a sensory
  organ

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Three Kinds of Disease

• Present life can correct
• Past life treat symptoms, may not be able to
  cure
• Combination

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Ojas can be depleted through mental and physical
factors.

• Emotional anger, fear, sorrow and worry
• physical loss of nourishment, intake of
  unsuitable foods, old age and excessive physical
  activity

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Physical States

• Excess Vata -dry skin, constipation, insomnia
• Excess Pitta - heart burn, acne, ulcers
• Excess Kapha -obesity, respiratory congestion

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Causes of Disease

• Loss of faith in the Devine
• When we do not see god in all things including
  themselves we create a gap
• The gap results in longing and suffering
  spiritual, mental then physical.
• External aspects of health include
• Time of day, seasons, diet, karma, and lifestyle

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Illness

• All causative factors of disease internal or
  external directly or indirectly create an
  imbalance increase or decrease in these
  doshas first and only then do the symptoms of the
  disease manifest. The causative factors can be
  the food, life style or other activities. All
  these factors are affecting one, two or all the
  three doshas.

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Imbalance in Emotional States

• Excessive caused by
• Vata humor - excessive fears and anxieties
• Pitta dosha - anger and aggression
• Kapha humor- emotional clinging or
  possessiveness and general lethargic attitudes

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Daily Cycles

• Two peaks per day
• Kapha -6-10 am/pm
• Pitta - 10-2 am/pm
• Vata - 2-6 am/pm
• Best times to eat
• Pitta - digestion 10-2pm

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Diagnosis

• Pulse Diagnosis
• Tongue Diagnosis
• Facial Diagnosis
• Lip Diagnosis (OSTHA)
• Nail Diagnosis
• Eye Diagnosis

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Treatments

• Mind, body or spiritual practice to return dosha
  balance.
• Ayurveda uses life style, diet, herbs, aroma
  therapy, color therapy, cleansing techniques,
  hatha yoga and meditation to balance the three
  doshas according to our individual constitution.

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Eight Branches Of Ayurveda

• Internal medicine
• Ear nose throat
• Toxicology
• Pediatrics
• Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Aphrodisiacs
• Rejuvenation

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Fundamentals

• Eight Branches
• Internal medicine
• ENT
• Toxicology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Aphrodisiacs
• Rejuvenation

• Two schools.
• Physicians.
• Anatomy, physiology, etiology, signs and
  symptoms, diagnosis, prescription and prevention.
• Surgeons.
• Trauma, wounds, infections, amputation, repair.

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Ayurveda Therapies

• Pancha Karma
• Herbology
• Nutrition
• Abyanga- massage
• Aromotherapy
• Yogas- Hatha
• Sound
• Color, gems
• Lifestyle
• Psychology, ethics, Spiritual counseling

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Pancha Karma Remove Toxins

• Deeply seeded disease causes toxins that need to
  be added or removed by diffusion from the body
• All have a basis in the use of herbs
• Reducing Sweating, drying, exfoliating, fasting,
  washing, purgatives, enemas
• Nourishing nutrition, oil massage

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Herbology

• Digestion Cardamom,cinnamon, fennel,mint,
  coriander
• Elimination licorice, raisins
• Energy Comfrey root, marshmallow
• Mind basil, chamomile, gotu kola

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Rasanya, movement of food juices,

• The diet that we primarily follow has a powerful
  impact on the balance of the three doshas,
• Vata (air) to go out of balance, too much hot and
  spicy food can aggravate
• Pitta (fire) and excessive heavy and oily food
  can cause
• Kapha (water) to go out of balance

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Nutrition

• Food should be fresh, hot, usually cooked, tasty
  and easy to digest.
• There should be at least four hours difference
  between two meals.
• Do not eat too many items in one meal. And the
  items taken in one meal should not be
  contradicting one other. For example, yogurt and
  milk or ice cream and hot coffee.

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• If you feel tired or heaviness in stomach after
  eating, this is improper eating. Eat according to
  your digestive power.
• Do not eat while watching television or while
  reading. Eat in peaceful and pleasant
  surroundings.

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• Eating should not be rushed or too slow. Chew
  your food nicely.
• Fruits should not be mixed with meals. Either
  take a separate meal of fruits or eat between two
  meals.
• Do not drink water one hour before or after the
  meals. But can have it in small quantities with
  meals.

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Nutrition Therapy
Taste Element Food
Sweet Earth, water Sugar, starch
Sour Earth, fire Fermented, acid
Salty Water, fire Alkili, salt
Pungent Fire air Acrid aromatic, cinnamon
Astringent Earth air tannin
Bitter Ether Bitter herbs
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Abyanga- Massage

• Daily, self maintenance
• Bathing
• Sesame oil
• Herb, aromotherapy
• Feet and head then back to lower abdomen to
  reduce air

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Yoking the spirit of man to the spirit of God

• Hatha yoga- physical orientation, precision,
  control
• Jana yoga the way of knowledge, gnosis, Sophia,
  fast and steep.
• Raja yoga willed introversion, aesthetic life
• Enlightenment/psychosis
• Bhakti yoga- love, Christianity, service
• Karma yoga work, god in everyday life,
  everything is for the glory of god

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Physical Yoga Practice and Health
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Yoga to Join Together

• Joining mind body and spirit in life practice
• Breathing
• Meditation
• Physical manipulation
• Yoga arouses biopsychospiritual energy in the
  body
• Yoga Is Not a Religion

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Yoking the Spirit of Man to the Spirit of God

• Hatha yoga- physical orientation, precision,
  control
• Jana yoga the way of knowledge, gnosis, Sophia,
  fast and steep.
• Raja yoga willed introversion, aesthetic life
• Enlightenment/psychosis
• Bhakti yoga- love, Christianity, service
• Karma yoga work, god in everyday life,
  everything is for the glory of god

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Meditation

• Copper Wall Project
• 600 random subjects no volts
• 14 sensitives in meditation
• 14-221 volts
• Intention to heal increased volts
• 10,000 times greater than EKG voltages
• Search for the Biosensor

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Mandala

• Patterns for meditation visual reordering
• Shape, color, pattern

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Gem Therapy 5770 to 7700 angstrom range and from
green to violet-black which is approximately the
3900 to 5770 angstrom range.

• Based on Chakras
• Color of Gem
• Wave length of the color
• Vibration of the color/gem
• Gem must be clear

• Red Root /success, reproduction
• Yellow Health
• Green Family
• Blue Knowledge
• Purple Wealth, dignity

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Sound

• By sound and form, AUM symbolizes the infinite
  Brahman (ultimate reality) and the entire
  universe.
• A stands for Creation throat AH
• U stands for Preservation - mouth, lips, WHO
• M stands for Destruction or dissolution lips,
  MMM
• This is representative of the Trinity of God in
  Hindu dharma (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)

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Om- Symbol Sound of Creation, Chanting, or
Praying Is Sound Yoga
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http//www.healingsounds.com/research/heat-thermog
raphy.asp
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Mantra Practice

• Sanskrit is the language of mantra, spiritually
  empowered sounds. Its usage is to bring our minds
  back to the consciousness, soundvibration
• Shanti for mental peace, Ram for Devine
  protection, Hoom wards off negativity, Shreem
  general health, reproduction

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Harmonic reordering-Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama, Jaya,
Jaya Rama

• http//www.sanskritmantra.com/simple.htmtaraka
• http//www.mantraonnet.com/
• http//www.meditate.com/

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Ethics

• Do no harm
• Speak your truth, be sincere
• Avoid sexual distraction
• Cease from chasing material wealth it is the yoke
  of Samsara

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Spiritual Counseling

• Take in positive impressions
• Release Negative emotions
• Maintain and develop positive self worth
• The goal of life is God consciousness
• Faith develops self worth

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Astrology

• Astrological Inscriptions With an Outline of the
  Moon's Orbit in the Sky Have Been Found on Bone
  Remnants From the Sumerian Civilization, Which
  Existed Twenty-five Thousand Years Before Jesus.

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Every Movement of the Stars Gives Out a
Vibration, and Every Star Has Its Own Individual
Movement. All the Vibrations of the Stars
Together Make a Musical Harmony Which Is Called
the Harmony of the Universe.When You Live in
Tune With the Original Musical Harmony That
Existed at the Time of Your Birth, Then You Are
Healthy
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Hindu/Indian Astrology Is Known by Three Names
Hindu Astrology, Vedic Astrology, or Jyotish

• The term Vedic astrology refers to the astrology
  as taught through the Vedas
• According to Hindu astrology, human beings are
  scheduled to experience nine major periods within
  a lifetime
• Each period is called a dasa (pronounced dasha)
  and corresponds to one of the original seven
  heavenly bodies,

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• By looking at the planets, the 12 houses and
  their relationship in the astrology chart one can
  determine health tendencies and causes, dharma,
  or things that make relationships spiritual and
  how to better grow on ones spiritual path.