About Ayurved

Basics Of Ayurveda

The formless (nothing) manifests itself as form (everything). This is done through the five elements ether, air, fire, water, earth. The distinctive traits of the five material of Elements of the world :—

Akasha ( Ether )

The properties of akasha (ether) are sound, the sense of hearing, porosity and differentia evolution of the veins, ligaments etc. into their characterised species (Viviktata.)

Vayu ( Air )

The properties Vayu (air) are touch, the skin, all functional activities of the organism, throbbing of the whole body (Spandana) and lightness.

Teji ( Fire or Heat )

The properties of Teji (fire or heat) are form, the eyes, colours, heat, illumination, digestion, anger, generation of instantaneous energy and valour.

Apa ( Water or Liquid)

The properties of Apa (water or liquid) are taste, the tongue, fluidity, heaviness, coldness, olioginousness and semen.

Prithivi ( The Earth Matter or Solid )

The properties or modifications of Prithivi (the earth matter or solid) are smell, the nose, embodiment and heaviness.

Of these the ether or Akasa abounds in attributes of the Sattvika stamp, the Vayu or etherin in Rajashika, the Teja in Sattvika and Rajashika, the water in Sattvika and Tamashika and the earth in Tamasha attributes.

Vata, Pitta, Kapha (dosha) are a combination of these elements that then are like buffers in our system that take the brunt of what we do wrong to it that would otherwise kill us. They also are reactive to nature or another way to see it is that the elements are always changing their balance in nature by way of the day, and the season. This then affects those buffers through the elements they are made of. Working with the seasonal flow of elements (rtucharya) allows you to be healthy in nature. Doing the opposite manifests in qualities; clogged up, dried out, too hot, too wet, to dry, or however it manifests within the elements of ones make up, moving them away from their original healthy balance (prakriti) into disease or unhealthy (vikriti). It also affects the mind as it is also part of the bodily system. Too dry = high anxiety…creating rajas, ungroundedness; too wet = emotional, not clear, cloudy, unstill mind creating rajas and tamas; too hot = anger, rage, passionate again creating rajas and tamas.