Ayurveda & Spirituality with Alakananda Ma

Episode 108: Friendship with those we disagree with

Cicero says, friendship is agreement in things human and divine, with good will and charity. But there are many circumstances where we do need to be friends with people we disagree with. As society becomes more polarized, friendship with those we disagree with becomes ever more pertinent to consider.   Different levels of friendship: * General * Acquaintances, neighbours, congregation members, activist circles *   Family *   Spiritual friends Are there no nos? Are there places we draw the line? Love is more important than views Mutuality And much more. Friendship with those we disagree with If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda [https://www.facebook.com/groups/801484248466346/]. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating [https://www.alandiashram.org/donate]to Alandi Ashram. Until next time, may you walk the path of Ayurveda with grace and embrace the light of spiritual wisdom in your journey.

Episode 107: Bhrihadaranyaka Upanishad Part 2

Om. There was a man of the Garga family called Proud Bālāki, who was a speaker. He said to Ajātaśatru, the King of Kashi, ‘I will tell you about Brahman.’ Ajātaśatru said, ‘For this proposal I give you a thousand cows. People indeed rush saying, “Janaka, Janaka.” I too have some of his qualities.’ Today we learn about the caste system and the tension between scholarly and practical knowledge. * How do the kshatriyas, the warriors and kings, bring a new freshness and relevance to ancient knowledge? * Hear the fascinating story of Shukadev and King Janaka * Enjoy the revalatory dialogue between Gargya and the King of Kashi. * Will Gargya earn his thousand cows? Or will practical wisdom trump scholarly knowledge? Brihadaranyaka 2 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda [https://www.facebook.com/groups/801484248466346/]. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating [https://www.alandiashram.org/donate]to Alandi Ashram. Until next time, may you walk the path of Ayurveda with grace and embrace the light of spiritual wisdom in your journey.

Episode 106: Ayurveda for Alzheimer's Disease

Throughout an individual's lifetime, each dosha has its time of predominance. Kapha governs childhood; pitta, maturity; and vata, old age. Thus, during the latter years of life, there is a tendency towards vata imbalances, such as memory loss, disorientation, paranoia, tremors, rigidity, cracked and quaking voice and stooped spine. The condition known to Western medicine as Alzheimer's disease constitutes, according to Ayurveda, a drastic and accelerated form of this vata provocation of old age. * How does Ayurveda see Alzheimer’s? * What are the causes of Alzheimer's, according to Ayurveda? * How has the increased pace of life and rate of change affected us? * How can we prevent dementia? * Are there beneficial Ayurvedic treatments? Ayurveda for Alzheimer's If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda [https://www.facebook.com/groups/801484248466346/]. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating [https://www.alandiashram.org/donate]to Alandi Ashram. Until next time, may you walk the path of Ayurveda with grace and embrace the light of spiritual wisdom in your journey.

Episode 105: Friendship in the age of AI

So-called artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate language, behavior and analytical skills, or even simulate empathy and understanding, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. Pope Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas Let’s take a look at the Pope’s encyclical on AI in the context of our series on friendship. * How social media has changed the definition of friendship * AI not truly neutral * Tech bro ideology and human dignity * Transhumanism and Posthumanism * Artificial friendship * Blake and God the human race Friendship in the Age of AI If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda [https://www.facebook.com/groups/801484248466346/]. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating [https://www.alandiashram.org/donate]to Alandi Ashram. Until next time, may you walk the path of Ayurveda with grace and embrace the light of spiritual wisdom in your journey.

Episode 104: Creating Spiritual Friendship

Friendship is that virtue by which spirits are bound by ties of love and sweetness and out of many are made one. St Aelred, Spiritual Friendship St Aelred, a twelfth Century English monk, offers us extraordinary teachings on creating spiritual friendship. Alakananda Ma has journeyed with these teachings since discovering them fifty years ago, and shares her unique insights. Learn how you can create spiritual friendship with a four-step process of choosing, testing, accepting and perfecting friendship. Spiritual Friendship If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a 5 star review, and share it with a friend. For more enlightening discussions and practical wisdom on Ayurveda and spirituality, subscribe and join our facebook group, Alandi Ayurveda [https://www.facebook.com/groups/801484248466346/]. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating [https://www.alandiashram.org/donate]to Alandi Ashram. Until next time, may you walk the path of Ayurveda with grace and embrace the light of spiritual wisdom in your journey.