Ayurveda & Spirituality with Alakananda Ma

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Welcome to the Ayurveda & Spirituality podcast with Alakananda Ma where you will be guided through the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and its profound connections with spirituality and holistic living. Join us as we uncover the timeless principles of Ayurveda, discover practical tips for enhancing vitality, and explore the deeper dimensions of spirituality that intertwine with this ancient science.

  1. Jun 4

    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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  2. Jun 4

    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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  3. May 28

    Episode 103: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Part 1: The creation of the world from the Self

    In the beginning, this (universe) was but the self of a human form. He reflected and found nothing else but himself. He first uttered, ‘I am he.’ Therefore he was called aham. Hence, to this day, when a person is addressed, he first says, ‘It is I,’ and then says the other name that he may have. Because before all this he burnt all evils, therefore he is called puruṣa—the Person. Brihadaranayaka Upanishad Ch1 Fourth Brahmana Our journey through the Upanishads has brought us to the magnificent Brihadaranayaka Upanishad, the Great Forest Teaching. Today, we’ll learn about the creation of the world from the self and unpack the mahavakya or Great Saying, aham brahmasmi. Brihadaranyaka 1 4 Aham Brahmasmi 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  4. May 21

    Episode 102: Aging Well with Ayurveda

    All of us want to live a long life, but the longevity we picture for ourselves is one of robust health, vitality and continued independence. We do not picture ourselves languishing in a nursing home or needing help for the most basic activities of daily living. Yet 15% of adults over sixty-five (not counting nursing home residents) do suffer from frailty syndrome, rising to 33% and beyond in the over eighties. Worse still, 45% of elders are pre-frail and experience difficulty in carrying out activities of daily living.  What is frailty and how do we avoid it? How can we stay strong and avoid the ravages of old age? Discover: How to prevent frailty How to reverse frailty How to support a frail elder Living well as an active elder A five point plan for frailty prevention How to make the most of your golden years Ageing Well with Ayurveda 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  5. May 14

    Episode 101: Making Friends with Yourself

    “The best way to invite friendship is to become your own best friend.” Learn how to befriend your own mind and overcome self-hatred using simple and effective methods. The breath—your dearest friend Befriending your own mind Loving-kindness for yourself Self-empathy Making Friends with Yourself 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  6. May 7

    Episode 100: Humus Wars: Fighting Cultural Erasure with Food

    “During the process of ethnic cleansing and genocide, destruction of foodways is an important feature. We may think of the slaughter of the bison that formed a key aspect of the genocide of Native Americans, as well as the uprooting of olive trees in occupied Palestine. Let’s look at cultural erasure by assimilation  and cultural appropriation through the lens of humus—or should we say, humus bi tahina.” Growing up in a small town in England in the 50s, and then in a provincial town in the 60s, I was mainly familiar with a standard working class British diet, the foods my mother’s ancestors cooked-- Yorkshire pudding, apple crumble, rhubarb pie and so on. But our table included foods not eaten in other households in Melton Mowbray—matzoh, challa, sesame halvah and latkes, foods my father introduced. And at Granny’s house we enjoyed kosher dill pickles, pickled herring, matzoh ball soup and kugel. Granny prepared an array of Eastern European Jewish foods—none of which included humus. Through the lens of humus, discover how you can use your own kitchen to fight cultural erasure with food. HumusWars 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  7. Apr 30

    Episode 99: Chandogya Upanishad Chapter 8: Indra and Vairochana Apprentice with Prajapati

    Prajapati once said: ‘The Self is free from sin, free from old age, free from death, free from sorrow, and free from hunger and thirst. It is the cause of desire for Truth and for commitment to Truth. This Self has to be sought for and thoroughly known. The person who has sought for and known the Self attains all worlds and all desires’. Both the gods and the demons came to know from people what Prajāpati had said. They said, ‘We shall search for that Self, by knowing which we can attain all the worlds and whatever things we desire.’ With this object in view, Indra among the gods and Virocana among the demons went to Prajāpati, carrying fuel in their hands. Chandogya Upanishad What happens when the king of the gods and the king of the demons meet up at the hermitage of Prajāpati, the Great-Grandfather? This fascinating story is the grand finale of our journey through Chandogya Upanishad. Fasten your seatbelt for takeoff! Chandogya Upanishad 5 Indra 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

  8. Apr 23

    Episode 98: The Vedic View of Gambling

    I make a resolve that I will not go gaming. So my friends depart and leave me behind. But as soon as the brown nuts are rattled and thrown, to meet them I run, like an amorous girl. Rig Veda, Dyuta Sukta, tr. HH Wilson Gambling is a hot topic in Colorado, with two bills coming before the State Senate to limit internet gaming, yet compulsive gambling is an age-old problem. What are the symptoms of Gambling Disorder? What is the Vedic view of gambling? How did gambling contribute to a world-ending cataclysm? How can Ayurveda help with recovery from Gambling Disorder? The Vedic View of Gambling 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. To allow us to continue sharing valuable content, consider donating 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.

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Welcome to the Ayurveda & Spirituality podcast with Alakananda Ma where you will be guided through the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and its profound connections with spirituality and holistic living. Join us as we uncover the timeless principles of Ayurveda, discover practical tips for enhancing vitality, and explore the deeper dimensions of spirituality that intertwine with this ancient science.

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