Believed to be in practice from more than 5,000 years, Ayurveda has a long, time tested and inspiring history. Considered to be a treasure to the humanity, the preventive and holistic health care system of ancient India can certainly lead us to a life completely harmonious with the nature and oneself.
Enjoy these ancient Ayurveda quotes that are truly profound.
1) “Life (ayu) is the combination (samyoga) of body, senses, mind and reincarnating soul. Ayurveda is the most sacred science of life, beneficial to humans both in this world and the world beyond.”
- Charaka
2) “Science of yoga and ayurveda is subtler than the science of medicine, because science of medicine is often victim of statistical manipulation.”
- Amit Ray
3) “An individual that maintains a balanced state of the main elements of the body (including dosha and dhatu),adequate digestion (agni), proper excretion (mala kriya), blissful condition of soul (atma), satisfied senses (indriyan) and a happy state of mind (manas) is called a swasthya or healthy person.”
- Sushruta Sutra
4) “Even an acute poison can become an excellent drug if it is properly administered. On the other hand even a drug, if not properly administered, becomes an acute poison.”
- Charaka
5) “Ayurveda is the science of life and it has a very basic, simple kind of approach, which is that we are part of the universe and the universe is intelligent and the human body is part of the cosmic body, and the human mind is part of the cosmic mind, and the atom and the universe are exactly the same thing, but with different form, and the more we are in touch with this deeper reality, from where everything comes, the more we will be able to heal ourselves and at the same time heal our planet.”
- Deepak Chopra
6) "A wise person should suppress mental urges pertaining to:
Lobha – greed,
Shoka – grief,
Bhaya – fear,
Krodha – anger,
Mana – vanity,
Nairlajja – shamelessness,
Irshya – jealousy,
Atiraga – excessive desire
Abhidhyaya – ill will,malice."
- Charaka
7) "The more you let Ayurveda and Yoga become the basis for your living, the easier living gets."
- Myra Lewin
8) “Ayurveda is not just about nutrition or herbology, it has a unique tool for diagnosis, diagnosis of understanding the human constitution is different from person to person. Each one has a unique metabolic system.”
- Maya Tiwari
9) “Ayurveda is a holistic science and lays emphasis on preserving and promoting the fitness of healthy individuals besides giving methods for treatment of diseases. Health is defined in Ayurveda as “soundness of body, organs and mind.”
- Sharadini Arun Dahanukar
10) “As long as we are not living in harmony with nature and our constitution, we cannot expect ourselves to be really healed. Ayurveda gives us the means.”
- David Frawley
11) “A well-lived day is medicine unto itself.”
- Acharya Shunya
12) “The Ayurvedic route to great health involves two simple steps:
1. Doing less;
2. Being more.”
- Shubhra Krishan