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Our ancients had mastered the body and science of being and incl uded certain nourishing foods in their diet that would instantly rejuvenate the body in case of a loss. Of the eight branches of ayurveda, rasayanatantra is aimed at nourishment of dhatus of  the body which ultimately results in building up and conserving ojas . To quote an example, Chyawanprash is a rejuvenator par excellence.  It takes about forty-five herbs and spices, cow-ghee, sesame oil,  and a good amount of saffron, sandalwood and pure honey to make chyawanprash following an authentic traditional recipe. Chyawanprash is best made at home or one can buy it from an ashram where it is not produced commercially. Buying from market is not advisable as cost-cutting and tight pricing rob it of its main inputs. Rasayanatantra, however, is beneficial only if the body is free of ailments. In fact, in Ayurveda , the main focus is on the retardation of ageing by maintaining and improving the b...

Every aspect of creation resides within the human body. The body being much more than what we see in the mirror, these aspects can be accessed through certain practices from ashtanga yoga and sanatan kriya. If you ask a yogic practitioner about the body, he will describe certain channels and energy centres and also specific forms and shapes associated with different parts of the body. If you happen to attend a vedic yagya, you might see these forms and shapes in the agni. Or if you are in the presence of an evolved guru as he chants certain mantras, you could get the experience. Take for example, the form of Ganapati. We all identify Ganesha as a deity with an elephant head and a pot belly. Ganesha is the energy closest to physical creation. In the human body, it corresponds roughly to the base of the spine, which is the location of mooladhar chakra, responsible for our physical needs. Mooladhar is the highest chakra in animals, the exit point from the yoni of an animal a...