Tag: Varanasi
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Book review: A Brief History of Ayurveda
Arpan K. BanerjeeSolihull, United Kingdom Ayurveda translates from the Sanskrit as “the science of life and longevity.” It originated over 4,000 years ago as a system of healing in the Indian subcontinent, where it flourished until the nineteenth century. The Harappan civilization in the Indus valley around 2000 BC saw its early roots in India.…
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Immortal death: before and after
Karen De LoozeBelgium The slow revenge of unforgiving LawAnd the deep need of universal painAnd hard sacrifice and tragic consequenceOut of a Timeless barrier she must break,Penetrate with her thinking depths the Void’s monstrous hush,Look into the lonely eyes of immortal Death.— From Shri Aurobindo’s “Savitri” “What do you mean by ‘immortal death’?” a friend…