06/21/2023
In Tune with Nature
Ayurveda flourished in a civilization vastly different from life today, a world in which human life was intemately interwined with the life of nature. The great rythmns and forces of nature----the alternation of day and night, the rhytmic cycle of seasons----all affect us, as do the inevitable seasons and cycles of human life, birth and growth , aging and death. Through the plants we eat for food, the water we drink , the air we breathe in common with all beings, we are inextricably one with nature.
The sages of settled mindd who unfolde the wisdom of Ayurvea saw this, and they saw that the master key to good health is to get ourselves into harmony with nature. Thus the ideal Ayuervedi daily routine that follows is, as you will see, base on patterns of nature.
Being in tune with nature also means being in tune with your nature, your constitution of prakruti (which means nature). It means being true to your own nature, to how you are built, mentally and emotionally as well as physically. It means that your food and exercise requirements, how much you need to sleep, how much sexual activity is helathy for you, what kind of climate is beneficial, all revolve around your doshic makeup, your individual nature.
Living in accordance with nature and natural law means continually balancing our inner ecology by adjusting to our ever changing environment.