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On Lord Dhanvantaris birth anniversary, let us open ourselves to the

power of healing within us.

The following article by Dr David Frawley was first published by DailyO

Ayurveda, Indias natural system of healing has spread worldwide as an innovative and comprehensive
system of mind-body medicine.

Wherever yoga has gone, ayurveda is now following as the essence of yogic healing for both physical and
psychological well-being. It takes the teachings of yoga and expands them into a full medical system for
both disease treatment and health enhancement.

This modern global ayurveda is rooted in traditional ayurveda with its embracing of Vedic knowledge on all
levels from diet and herbs to pranayama, mantra and meditation. It seeks to extend the boundaries of
medicine beyond chemical drugs and physical concerns to a higher awareness within us connected to the Tweets by Dr David Frawley
universe as a whole. It is ecologically harmonious and works with natures abundance, attuning us to the
transformative movement of life.

The prestige of the new global ayurveda is very different from the neglect that ayurveda has suffered in Archives
modern India, where it has remained in the shadow of Western medicine.

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Yet in India now ayurveda is also gaining respect and many of the great yoga gurus in the country are
taking up its cause. January 2017

December 2016
National Ayurveda Day, Dhanteras and Dhanvantari
November 2016
Recognising the importance of global Ayurveda, the government of India is celebrating October 28 this year
October 2016
as National Ayurveda Day and ayurvedic groups worldwide are following suit.
September 2016
Ayurveda Day is based on Dhanvantari Jayanti, the birth date of Lord Dhanvantari, which occurs before two
days before Badi Diwali on Dhanteras. Few Indians know that Dhanteras is originally Dhanvantari Jayanti, August 2016
not simply a day for outer prosperity but also for inner renewal. July 2016

Dhanvantari is the form of Lord Vishnu, the protective aspect of divinity, who arose from the samudra June 2016
manthana, the original churning of the cosmic ocean, as a gift of healing for all. April 2016

Lord Dhanvantari holds the nectar pot of immortality that grants optimal health, extending to March 2016
rejuvenation of body and mind. He is the ideal doctor and manifestation of compassion, representing the
February 2016
wisdom of ayurveda in practical application. His image can be found at ayurvedic schools and clinics, where
mantras to him are chanted daily. January 2016

December 2015
By honouring Dhanvantari we can open ourselves to the power of healing within us. Accessing such inner
blessings is more important than merely buying gold and silver that Indians commonly do on Dhanteras. November 2015

October 2015
It is our own inner wealth of positive vitality that we need to increase, particularly today when medicine is
expensive and medicinal drugs have numerous side effects. September 2015

August 2015
Vast scope of ayurveda
July 2015
The ayurvedic view of the human being, based on yoga and Vedanta, is of body, mind, and universal
June 2015
consciousness as a single continuum. We can contrast this with the modern medical view of the human
being as a mere physical body and complex of chemicals. May 2015

Ayurveda teaches us the inner energies of foods, spices and herbs. It provides the details of proper use of
April 2015
the senses and control of the mind through dharmic values. March 2015

Ayurveda is not just a system of medicine that aims at treating diseases. It teaches daily and seasonal February 2015
health regimens, so that diseases do not arise in the first place. January 2015

Ayurveda helps us understand our own unique nature according to the three doshas of vata, pitta and December 2014
kapha, reflecting natures elements within us. It is an individualised system of medicine that shows us the November 2014
right therapies for health and longevity which differ by person and cannot be reduced a single formula for
everyone. October 2014

September 2014
Health and well-being remains one of the greatest challenges in this computer age in which we are losing
our moorings in nature to an invasive technology and artificial way of life. August 2014

July 2014
It is time to acknowledge ayurveda as one of the most important traditions of natural healing in the world.
It is one of the greatest gifts of Indias profound spiritual and yogic culture. May 2014

April 2014
May Dhanvantari as the universal healer bring well-being and lasting happiness to all!
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