Charaka famous quotes

Life (ayu) is the combination (samyoga) of body, senses, mind and reincarnating soul. Ayurveda is the most sacred science of life, beneficial to humans both in this world and the world beyond.
-- Charaka

#Ayurveda #Soul #Mind

A physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases. He should first study all the factors, including environment, which influence a patient's disease, and then prescribe treatment. It is more important to prevent the occurrence of disease than to seek a cure
-- Charaka

#Understanding #Important #Physicians

A potent poison becomes the best drug on proper administration. On the contrary, even the best drug becomes a potent poison if used badly
-- Charaka

#Drug #Poison #Administration

As long as we are not living in harmony with nature and our constitution, we cannot expect ourselves to be really healed. Ayurveda gives us the means

The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity...

Life is just a chance to grow a soul.

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music

I held his gaze. I could see the storm in his eyes. I knew he was confused. I could see the fear. Then there was the love. I saw it. The fierceness in his eyes. I believed it. I could see it clearly. But it was too late now. The love wasn't enough. Everyone always said that love was enough. It wasn't. Not when your soul was shattered.

When a soul is created, so is its mate. In every lifetime those souls find each other. They complete the other's destiny.

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.

Are you really angry, or simply aware of anger in the body and mind? Don't speculate, simply look at what is there.

Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person's broad mind and narrow waist change places.

A good roast of sun, it slows you, lets you relax–and out here if there's anything wrong, you can see it coming with bags of time to do what's next. This is the place and the weather for peace, for the cultivation of a friendly mind.