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Ayurvedic Lepas - Discussion of Modern Usage

no@spam.com (Daniel Burow) — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 MST

The ingredients and procedures used with lepas vary widely from practitioner to practitioner and school to school. A comprehensive paper on lepas is beyond my scope but I wanted to take a moment and share what I have learned from my recent case studies regarding a more general lepa use.

Ayurveda and Mental Health

no@spam.com (Daniel Burow) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 MST

What contemporary mental health treatment needs is a conception of the human mind and the human life that is not plagued by the ego-self. If people are to be responsible for their mental health they need a theory and practice that will liberate them from the ego-self and help them see things as they truly are. The Vedic system as a whole and Ayurveda in particular offer just such a solution.

Ayurveda & Healthy Psychology

no@spam.com (Daniel Burow) — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 MDT

In the human mind the ?I? or ego is the sacred enter around which everything must rotate. Anything that treatens the ?I?/ego or its status as unique and special is instantly defended against.

This article will discuss how Ayurveda achieves a healthy balance of the ego by experiencing that which is the greater life-force controller.