The spiritual significance of Kumbh Mela

A significant spiritual event is in progress in the land of the mystics and seers – India. This congregation is happening in Haridwar after twelve years. Situate on the banks of river Ganges, Haridwar is hosting the Kumbh Mela from 14th January to 28th April, 2010. The dates are calculated based on the special astrological combination of zodiacal positions of Sun, Moon, and Jupiter. The references of Kumbh Mela are found even in the Puranas. So, we can infer that this holy event has been celebrated in India since time immemorial, even before the Puranas were written four thousand years ago.

Spiritual secrets of your health

As per World Health Organization, health is defined as being a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The correlation of mental health with physical and social health has already been illustrated by various scientific studies all over the world. However, one more important component, your spiritual health and happiness, is missing from the WHO definition of health as well as from the focus of researches all over the world.

 The sages of the East, who were the pioneers of Ayurveda, inscribed about this important link between spirituality and health, thousands of years ago. The first great Ayurvedic teacher, Agnivesh, was a disciple of Atreya Punavarsu, one of that original body of thinkers who founded the Ayurveda. These holy men insisted that a man’s physical health is dependent on his ability to live in harmony with the external universe and the mental health depends on his ability to live in harmony with himself. Following is the summary of the secrets of health revealed by Atreya Muni to his disciple, Agnivesh: