Ojas

Ojas is considered in Ayurveda to be the finest substance in the human body. It exists at the boundary between body and consciousness, acting like the “light in the door” that connects the two. Ojas allows the body’s inner intelligence to flow freely and nourishes all organs and tissues at a deep level. It provides strength, joy, beauty, and resistance to disease. When I take a pulse, I can sense ojas as a flow of bubbling deep bliss in positive individuals with high levels of consciousness. 

To increase ojas in your body and life, consider the following suggestions:

- Develop your consciousness through yoga and meditation.

- Avoid stress, as well as drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

- Ensure you get enough sleep.

- Eat fresh, healthy food, and always enjoy your meals in peace and quiet, without distractions. Savour your food!

- Cultivate a positive attitude. Spread love and joy, and focus on the good in others. Speak kindly, read poetry, and sing to yourself or with others.

- Don’t take yourself too seriously. Laugh, play, and live in a way that brings you genuine enjoyment.

Good luck!.

Investments

 

For a price ranging from 16,000 to 37,000 SEK, depending on the model, you can purchase the armchair called Stressless from a Swedish furniture chain. Alternatively, for a much lower cost, you can enrol in a course on Transcendental Meditation, which numerous rigorous scientific studies have shown to reduce stress and offer various other health benefits. It's good to choose your investments wisely 😊

Theatre of life

 

Quote from the Upanishads (one of the Vedic texts) that David Lynch brings up in his book Catching the Big Fish. We can choose to worry about what will happen in the theatre of life -  or enjoy the play.

Paradigms

 Our society is based on a materialistic paradigm. It is actually based on the natural sciences that were developed in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries by prominent scientists such as Isaac Newton and others. Matter and the laws that govern it were studied. Those natural laws still work on a superficial level. But in the 20th century, quantum mechanics was developed, which showed that on a deeper level, matter works completely differently. The objects that we perceive as solid and firm are almost entirely made up of empty space. What exists are underlying energy fields where there may be occasional excitations that our senses perceive as matter. Some fields are more fundamental, and modern science now believes that there is a single unified field that is the basis of all existence. This is precisely what Vedic science has been saying for thousands of years. The Vedas also say that this field is a field of consciousness – the basis of our consciousness. More and more modern scientists are also beginning to realise that this is so. Everything has a common basis; everything is one. If you realise this, you will understand that you can never gain anything by harming someone else. Since everything is one, you can never hurt someone else without harming yourself. And when you do good to others, you also do good to yourself. We all really know this deep down because all knowledge is within us all. We just need to raise the consciousness in the world so that we remember it. Then together we can create a wonderfully beautiful world.

Cosmic marma points

 According to Ayurveda, there are 108 special marma points on the body. They are the body's energy centres where the energy channels meet. But they are also the connections between our individual body and the entire universe. You can see them as cosmic switchgears. When we treat them in our marma treatments, we create balance in the body on a very deep level.

Guru Purnimah

 Today, when it is the full moon in July, is the day in the Vedic tradition known as Guru Purnimah. It is a day when you pay tribute and feel gratitude to your spiritual teacher. It's a very spiritual day, so be especially mindful of your meditation and yoga practice today. And feel free to send a grateful thought to someone you have learned a lot from and who has helped you in your spiritual development.

Summer = pitta season

 We have now passed midsummer, and summer is in full bloom. This means that we have entered the part of the year dominated by pitta dosha. Pitta is the hot, sharp, energetic dosha. The summers in Sweden are not particularly hot when compared to most other countries. But it is still now that pitta is at its highest in nature, and therefore it may be appropriate to take the following advice into account. Especially if you have a lot of pitta in your basic constitution or previous imbalances in pitta:

• Exercise regularly, but do not overexert yourself and make sure not to overheat, protect yourself from too strong sunlight. Swimming is great now, when possible. Playful exercise without performance requirements is best.

• Drink plenty of water, warm or room temperature, never ice cold.

• Sweet, juicy fruits such as melons, pears, plums and grapes are good for balancing pitta.

• Prioritise clean, simple, organic food without artificial additives. And avoid alcohol.

• Eat at regular times, never skip meals.

• Go to bed early.

• Drink a cup of boiled warm milk with cardamom and some organic rose water or rose petal paste before going to bed.

• Enjoy our beautiful country in its summer glory. Be outside in the beautiful nature as much as you can. Beautiful sights are very balancing for pitta.

• Appreciate the little joys in life. Don't get upset about things that are not perfect in your life or in the world.

• Try to relax now during the summer. Take real time off when you can, without work, mobile phones, etc. Spend time with people you like. Swim, laugh, play and enjoy the summer.

With wishes for a wonderful summer ☀️