From Chief Editor’s Desk
In Covid Times Let’s Learn the Golden Rules of Holistic Health
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he Corona (Covid-19) virus pandemic has made us realize that our existence and health are more significant than our narrow comforts and selfish desires. Therefore, we have decided to devote this issue to ‘Health and Wellness’. I believe that the knowledgeable readers would be benefitted by the simple yet effective methods of healing the mind and body, described in this issue.
Param Pujya Gurudev, Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, in his book ‘Rejuvenation without Medicines,’ writes – ‘Nature has innately gifted all living creatures with vibrant health. Every creature is born with natural resources to be able to lead a healthy and happy life. It is only at the level of human species that one observes a vast majority suffering from some or other kind of illness, affliction, or weakness. When all other creatures, despite having nominal intelligence, keep themselves healthy, it is surprising indeed that human beings, claiming themselves to be intelligent, should be suffering from all kinds of diseases?’ Upon seriously contemplating on
this tricky problem of health, it appears that the life of every creature is tied with strong bonds to Nature. This life-creating agency, Nature, has a set of rules to keep the mind-body system healthy. The living species that follow these rules remain healthy, and those who disobey get trapped in the web of diseases. It has been observed that the willpower of an individual plays a vital role in augmenting the lifespan. Thus, the first golden rule to attain longevity is that one should have firm faith – ‘I will live a healthy and youthful life for a hundred years.’ We should thoroughly believe in our ability to keep ourselves well with positive and harmonious thoughts. If someone consistently feels that he is going to die early, he will undoubtedly die soon/prematurely. This inner doubt alone would send him to the door of death. Orison Swett Marden, in his book ‘Peace, Power and Plenty,’ writes - ‘I know people in delicate health who habitually hold in their minds sick and discordant thoughts. They are always thinking and talking about their ailments. They rejoice over their symptoms, watch them, study them, look for them, until they have what they expect – for like produces like; it cannot produce anything else. A reversal of the thought – thinking of health instead of disease, and holding in mind the health picture instead of the disease picture – would cure many an invalid without medicine. Health thought is the greatest panacea in the world.’ The second rule is about eating right. Everybody knows that food is the basic necessity of life. But, very few know the art of eating right, that is, have an idea of what to eat,
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. - Herophilus Akhand Jyoti
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JULY-AUG. 2020
