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YOGI ASHWINI The manifested Creation is based on certain laws which have governed it since its beginning. These laws rule us whether we approve of them or not. One of the main laws that binds us in our journey on this planet is the Law of Karma. It is not a mere coincidence that nearly every major religion of the world talks about karma. It cannot be a coincidence that all the great men of different religions saw this rule of Creation and gave it as a law. Karma is an unfailing law and the foundation of any yogic practice. Karma can be simply translated as “action”. Action doesn’t necessarily stand for a physical act; it can be a thought, too. In fact, every action in physical term is a thought before manifestation. The Law of Karma states, “What you sow, so shall you reap”. But does everyone believe in this law which says that everything we do comes back to us in some form? We know this, but somehow there is doubt when we actually begin to do things. This is the basic problem wi...

Death – the five letters are considered the end of birth and also the end of existence. A person who does not want to live as he or she is unable to go through the experiences of life and is dependent on artificial aids to breathe and be nourished is not allowed to die. The modern-day society considers it unethical. Man has completely forgotten the Gita and Vedas, which clearly say that this body is for experiences and once it is unable to give you that, then it's time to leave it and go into another. The soul chooses the body and the experiences it desires. It's the free will of the soul which should be respected. As per Ayurveda, if a disease exhibits certain symptoms, then the vaidya would not treat it, as it means that the time for the person to leave the body has come and no medicine would be effective. The patient is allowed to go into a fresh new body. The Vedic seers believed that the time and place of death is fixed and cannot be changed, unless the guru desires. The p...

The often-quoted phrase has acquired a new dimension in today’s materialistic world. In today’s context health does really imply wealth, though not really in quite the manner it was meant to in earlier times. In the current environment Health is Wealth because it provides the most fruitful business opportunities. Fitness having become a fad, all health related goods and services yield profits. Health is the positioning for communication for not just a brand of cooking oil, but also for a refrigerator, colour TV, trousers and many more products. The race is on to acquire healthy bodies, healthy skins within the framework of unhealthy lifestyles. Health boutiques offering quick fix solutions to health related problems have burgeoned. Now besides physical health and emotional health, even spiritual health can be acquired for a price. The proliferation of organisations marketing slickly packaged programmes offering spiritual gains is testimony to how misconstrued the concept is. Health...