Trapped in the maze
of an unending world of existence, man has ceaselessly
been in a constant search - of the self. In the process,
he has discovered an undisputable analogy of the self
with the exterior world: both constituted of the five
basic elements that is to say- fire, earth, sound,
ether, water.
The basics of religious values, philosophical
beliefs, cultural practices and the scientific essentials
of the world state that man is, in this sense, a microcosmic
representation of the entire universe; and that ‘health’
is a natural state of being, subsequent of a balance
of the five elements within the body, in harmony with
the environment.
And, that all disease ( physical, metal or emotional),
results from an imbalance (of these elements) one
is bound to strike, due to environmental and circumstantial
changes our physical and emotional being endures during
the movement of existence.
The magazine, entitled “Basic
Elements” is a travel around the possibility
of striking a balance, by tuning the body constitution,
within itself and according to the exterior. It is
a search of simplest facts beneficial to our physical,
mental and spiritual well-being.
The magazine is anchored in the treasures
of Ayurveda, an ancient Hindu science of health and
medicine, a medical treatise recognizing the basic
truths which condition our state of existence. The
basic idea is that all diseases result from disharmony
between the person and the environment; and that each
case of disease is a manifestation of a unique state
in a unique individual because each individual is
made up of unique proportions of the five elements,
therefore requiring a unique cure. The magazine, thus,
searches for a variety of dietary modifications, herbal
preparations appropriate to a variety of individual
constitutions, effects of meditation, yoga, messages,
aromatherapy, color and sound therapies, interpersonal
relations, thought processes and other possible factors
suitable to strike a balance within the self and with
the environment.
The aim is to revitalize health of our physical, mental,
spiritual, and emotional set-up for a happier and
painless existence.
With love from Simret |