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1. Joining Both Palms Together To Greet

20 Amazing Scientic Reasons BehindHindu Traditions

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InHinduculture,peoplegreeteachotherbyjoiningtheirpalmstermedasNamaskar.Thegeneralreasonbehindthistraditionisthatgreetingbyjoiningboththepalmsmeansrespect.However,scientificallyspeaking,joiningbothhandsensuresjoiningthetipsofallthefingerstogetherwhicharedenotedtothepressurepointsofeyes,ears,andmind.Pressingthemtogetherissaidtoactivatethepressurepointswhichhelpsusrememberthatpersonforalongtime.And,nogermssincewedontmakeanyphysicalcontact!

2. Why Do Indian Women Wear Toe Ring

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Wearingtoeringsisnotjustthesignificanceofmarriedwomenbutthereissciencebehindit.Normallytoeringsarewornonthesecondtoe.Aparticularnervefromthesecondtoeconnectstheuterusandpassestoheart.Wearingtoeringonthisfingerstrengthenstheuterus.Itwillkeepithealthybyregulatingthebloodflowtoitandmenstrualcyclewillberegularized.AsSilverisagoodconductor,italsoabsorbspolarenergiesfromtheearthandpassesittothebody.

3. Throwing Coins Into A River

ThegeneralreasoninggivenforthisactisthatitbringsGoodLuck.However,scientificallyspeaking,intheancienttimes,mostofthecurrencyusedwasmadeofcopperunlikethestainlesssteelcoinsoftoday.Copperisavitalmetalveryusefultothehumanbody.Throwingcoinsintheriverwasonewayourforefathersensuredweintakesufficientcopperaspartofthewaterasriversweretheonlysourceofdrinkingwater.Makingitacustomensuredthatallofusfollowthepractice.

4. Applying Tilak/KumKum On The Forehead

Ontheforehead,betweenthetwoeyebrows,isaspotthatisconsideredasamajornervepointinhumanbodysinceancienttimes.TheTilakisbelievedtopreventthelossofenergy,theredkumkumbetweentheeyebrowsissaidtoretainenergyinthehumanbodyandcontrolthevariouslevelsofconcentration.WhileapplyingkumkumthepointsonthemidbrowregionandAdnyachakraareautomaticallypressed.Thisalsofacilitatesthebloodsupplytothefacemuscles.

5. Why Do Temples Have Bells

PeoplewhoarevisitingthetempleshouldandwillRingthebellbeforeenteringtheinnersanctum(GarbhagudiorGarbhaGruhaorwombchamber)wherethemainidolisplaced.AccordingtoAgamaSastra,thebellisusedtogivesoundforkeepingevilforcesawayandtheringofthebellispleasanttoGod.However,thescientificreasonbehindbellsisthattheirringclearsourmindandhelpsusstaysharpandkeepourfullconcentrationondevotionalpurpose.ThesebellsaremadeinsuchawaythatwhentheyproduceasounditcreatesaunityintheLeftandRightpartsofourbrains.Themomentweringthebell,itproducesasharpandenduringsoundwhichlastsforminimumof7secondsinechomode.Thedurationofechoisgoodenoughtoactivateallthesevenhealingcentresinourbody.Thisresultsinemptyingourbrainfromallnegativethoughts.

6. Why We Start With Spice & End With Sweet:

Ourancestorshavestressedonthefactthatourmealsshouldbestartedoffwithsomethingspicyandsweetdishesshouldbetakentowardstheend.Thesignificanceofthiseatingpracticeisthatwhilespicythingsactivatethedigestivejuicesandacidsandensurethatthedigestionprocessgoesonsmoothlyandefficiently,sweetsorcarbohydratespullsdownthedigestiveprocess.Hence,sweetswerealwaysrecommendedtobetakenasalastitem.

7. Why Do We Applying Mehendi/Henna On TheHand And Feet

Besideslendingcolortothehands,mehndiisaverypowerfulmedicinalherb.Weddingsarestressful,andoften,thestresscausesheadachesandfevers.Astheweddingdayapproaches,theexcitementmixedwithnervousanticipationcantakeitstollonthebrideandgroom.Applicationofmehndicanpreventtoomuchstressbecauseitcoolsthebodyandkeepsthenervesfrombecomingtense.Thisisthereasonwhymehndiisappliedonthehandsandfeet,whichhousenerveendingsinthebody.

8. Sitting On The Floor & Eating

Thistraditionisnotjustaboutsittingonfloorandeating,itisregardingsittingintheSukhasanpositionandtheneating.SukhasanisthepositionwenormallyuseforYogaasanas.Whenyousitonthefloor,youusuallysitcrossleggedInsukhasanaorahalfpadmasana(halflotus),whichareposesthatinstantlybringasenseofcalmandhelpindigestion,itisbelievedtoautomaticallytriggerthesignalstoyourbraintopreparethestomachfordigestion.

9. Why You Should Not To Sleep With Your HeadTowards North

Mythisthatitinvitesghostordeathbutsciencesaysthatitisbecausehumanbodyhasitsownmagneticfield(Alsoknownasheartsmagneticfield,becausetheflowofblood)andEarthisagiantmagnet.Whenwesleepwithheadtowardsnorth,ourbodysmagneticfieldbecomecompletelyasymmetricaltotheEarthsMagneticfield.ThatcauseproblemsrelatedtobloodpressureandourheartneedstoworkharderinordertoovercomethisasymmetryofMagneticfields.ApartfromthisanotherreasonisthatOurbodyhavesignificantamountofironinourblood.Whenwesleepinthisposition,ironfromthewholebodystartstocongregateinbrain.Thiscancauseheadache,AlzheimersDisease,CognitiveDecline,Parkinsondiseaseandbraindegeneration.

10. Why We Pierce Ear

PiercingtheearshasagreatimportanceinIndianethos.Indianphysiciansandphilosophersbelievethatpiercingtheearshelpsinthedevelopmentofintellect,powerofthinkinganddecisionmakingfaculties.Talkativenessfrittersawaylifeenergy.Earpiercinghelpsinspeechrestraint.Ithelpstoreduceimpertinentbehaviorandtheearchannelsbecomefreefromdisorders.ThisideaappealstotheWesternworldaswell,andsotheyaregettingtheirearspiercedtowearfancyearringsasamarkoffashion.

11. Surya Namaskar

HindushaveatraditionofpayingregardstoSunGodearlyinthemorningbytheirwaterofferingritual.ItwasmainlybecauselookingatSunraysthroughwaterordirectlyatthattimeofthedayisgoodforeyesandalsobywakinguptofollowthisroutine,webecomepronetoamorninglifestyleandmorningsareproventobethemosteffectivepartoftheday.

12. Choti On The Male Head

Sushrutrishi,theforemostsurgeonofAyurveda,describesthemastersensitivespotontheheadasAdhipatiMarma,wherethereisanexusofallnerves.Theshikhaprotectsthisspot.Below,inthebrain,occurstheBrahmarandhra,wherethesushumn(nerve)arrivesfromthelowerpartofthebody.InYog,Brahmarandhraisthehighest,seventhchakra,withthethousandpetalledlotus.Itisthecentreofwisdom.Theknottedshikhhelpsboostthiscentreandconserveitssubtleenergyknownasojas.

13. Why Do We Fast

TheunderlyingprinciplebehindfastingistobefoundinAyurveda.ThisancientIndianmedicalsystemseesthebasiccauseofmanydiseasesastheaccumulationoftoxicmaterialsinthedigestivesystem.Regularcleansingoftoxicmaterialskeepsonehealthy.Byfasting,thedigestiveorgansgetrestandallbodymechanismsarecleansedandcorrected.Acompletefastisgoodforheath,andtheoccasionalintakeofwarmlemonjuiceduringtheperiodoffastingpreventstheflatulence.Sincethehumanbody,asexplainedbyAyurveda,iscomposedof80%liquidand20%solid,liketheearth,thegravitationalforceofthemoonaffectsthefluidcontentsofthebody.Itcausesemotionalimbalancesinthebody,makingsomepeopletense,irritableandviolent.Fastingactsasantidote,foritlowerstheacidcontentinthebodywhichhelpspeopletoretaintheirsanity.Researchsuggeststherearemajorhealthbenefitstocaloricrestrictionlikereducedrisksofcancer,cardiovasculardiseases,diabetes,immunedisordersetc.

14. The Scientic Explanation Of Touching Feet(Charan Sparsh)

Usually,thepersonofwhosefeetyouaretouchingiseitheroldorpious.Whentheyacceptyourrespectwhichcamefromyourreducedego(andiscalledyourshraddha)theirheartsemitpositivethoughtsandenergy(whichiscalledtheirkaruna)whichreachesyouthroughtheirhandsandtoes.Inessence,thecompletedcircuitenablesflowofenergyandincreasescosmicenergy,switchingonaquickconnectbetweentwomindsandhearts.Toanextent,thesameisachievedthroughhandshakesandhugs.Thenervesthatstartfromourbrainspreadacrossallyourbody.Thesenervesorwiresendinthefingertipsofyourhandandfeet.Whenyoujointhefingertipsofyourhandtothoseoftheiroppositefeet,acircuitisimmediatelyformedandtheenergiesoftwobodiesareconnected.Yourfingersandpalmsbecomethereceptorofenergyandthefeetofotherpersonbecomethegiverofenergy.

15. Why Married Women Apply Sindoor Or Vermillion

Itisinterestingtonotethatthattheapplicationofsindoorbymarriedwomencarriesaphysiologicalsignificance.ThisissobecauseSindoorispreparedbymixingturmericlimeandthemetalmercury.Duetoitsintrinsicproperties,mercury,besidescontrollingbloodpressurealsoactivatessexualdrive.ThisalsoexplainswhySindoorisprohibitedforthewidows.Forbestresults,Sindoorshouldbeappliedrightuptothepituitaryglandwhereallourfeelingsarecentered.Mercuryisalsoknownforremovingstressandstrain.

16. Why Do We Worship Peepal Tree

Peepaltreeisalmostuselessforanordinaryperson,exceptforitsshadow.Peepaldoesnotahaveadeliciousfruit,itswoodisnotstrongenoughforanypurposethenwhyshouldacommonvillagerorpersonworshipitorevencareforit?OurancestorsknewthatPeepalisoneoftheveryfewtrees(orprobablytheonlytree)whichproducesoxygenevenatnight.SoinordertosavethistreebecauseofitsuniquepropertytheyrelatedittoGod/religion.

17. Why Do We Worship Tulsi Plant

HindureligionhasbestowedTulsi,withthestatusofmother.AlsoknownasSacredorHolyBasil,Tulsi,hasbeenrecognizedasareligiousandspiritualdevoutinmanypartsoftheworld.ThevedicsagesknewthebenefitsofTulsiandthatiswhytheypersonifieditasaGoddessandgaveaclearmessagetotheentirecommunitythatitneedstobetakencareofbythepeople,literateorilliterate.WetrytoprotectitbecauseitislikeSanjeevaniforthemankind.Tulsihasgreatmedicinalproperties.Itisaremarkableantibiotic.TakingTulsieverydayinteaorotherwiseincreasesimmunityandhelpthedrinkerpreventdiseases,stabilizehisorherhealthcondition,balancehisorherbodysystemandmostimportantofall,prolonghisorherlife.KeepingTulsiplantathomepreventsinsectsandmosquitoesfromenteringthehouse.ItissaidthatsnakesdonotdaretogonearaTulsiplant.MaybethatiswhyancientpeoplewouldgrowlotsofTulsineartheirhouses.

18. Why Do We Worship Idol

Hinduismpropagatesidolworshipmorethananyotherreligion.Researcherssaythatthiswasinitiatedforthepurposeofincreasingconcentrationduringprayers.Accordingtopsychiatrists,amanwillshapehisthoughtsasperwhathesees.Ifyouhave3differentobjectsinfrontofyou,yourthinkingwillchangeaccordingtotheobjectyouareviewing.Similarly,inancientIndia,idolworshipwasestablishedsothatwhenpeopleviewidolsitiseasyforthemtoconcentratetogainspiritualenergyandmeditatewithoutmentaldiversion

19. Why Do Indian Women Wear Bangles

Normallythewristportionisinconstantactivationonanyhuman.Alsothepulsebeatinthisportionismostlycheckedforallsortsofailments.TheBanglesusedbywomenarenormallyinthewristpartofoneshandanditsconstantfrictionincreasesthebloodcirculationlevel.Furthermoretheelectricitypassingoutthroughouterskinisagainrevertedtoonesownbodybecauseoftheringshapedbangles,whichhasnoendstopasstheenergyoutsidebuttosenditbacktothebody.

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Templesarelocatedstrategicallyataplacewherethepositiveenergyisabundantlyavailablefromthemagneticandelectricwavedistributionsofnorth/southpolethrust.Themainidolisplacedinthecorecenterofthetemple,knownas*Garbhagriha*or*Moolasthanam*.Infact,thetemplestructureisbuiltaftertheidolhasbeenplaced.This*Moolasthanam*iswhereearthsmagneticwavesarefoundtobemaximum.Weknowthattherearesomecopperplates,inscribedwithVedicscripts,buriedbeneaththeMainIdol.Whataretheyreally?No,theyarenotGods/priestsflashcardswhentheyforgetthe*shlokas*.Thecopperplateabsorbsearthsmagneticwavesandradiatesittothesurroundings.ThusapersonregularlyvisitingatempleandwalkingclockwisearoundtheMainIdolreceivesthebeamedmagneticwavesandhisbodyabsorbsit.Thisisaveryslowprocessandaregularvisitwilllethimabsorbmoreofthispositiveenergy.Scientifically,itisthepositiveenergythatweallrequiretohaveahealthylife.

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MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahibro...meandmyfamilyhavespentalifetimeofresearchinancientIndiaanditsauthenticity..andwhateversaidinarticleistrue...itsnottodaythatiamhearingallthe'scientific'factsofancientIndia...butihaveactuallyreadtextswhichshowtherealmeaningbehindallthe'superstitions'ofmodernworld..ormodernIndia...ancientIndianshadsomuchtechnology,thatmodernnukeswilllooklikepaperrockets...pleasedontjudgeeverythingwiththecoverofthebook...!goodday:)ReplyLike October21,2014at9:32am84

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AnamikaRawatMercuryinitsliquidformisalwayspoisonous.Thepropertyofmercuryisthusalteredandpassedonthroughvariousstagesofalchemytorestoreitsnectarinegivingproperties.Ayurvedareferstothisdistilledmercury,knownas'parad'or'paras'mercurythatappearsinthesolidstateonceallitspoisonouspropertiesareremoved.Tulsicontainsmercuryinveryminutequantities,thatiswhyisisadvisabletogargleyourmouthuponchewingtheleavestoavoidanyleftoverfragmentsstainingtheteeth,chewingtulsiisgoodasitspropertiesdecalifythepinealgland.Mercuryisaverypotentmetal,intherawliquidformitislethal.Butwhenitspropertiesarechemicallytransformedandalteredthroughtheancientmethodofalchemytoachieveasolidstatewherenopoisonouschemicalsremain,itbecomesnectarine.Nectarine,meaning'Amrit'.ReplyLike October24,2014at1:52am47

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AbhinavThakur TopCommenterEngineeratNcellMaheshChivukulaDude,peopleshouldtrashatrashyarticle.Thisisatrashyarticle.InasmuchastheancientVedicperiodsandknowledgecontentthereofmayhavebeenimmense,theauthordoesahorriblejoboftryingtodefendconcepts.HescrewsupeventhemostscientificallyevidentthingslikeTulsiandPeepal.Basicallywhatarticleslikethesedoisstrengthenthebeliefthat"Vedasarescientificisahocumperpetuatedbyzealotsforwhomanythingqualifiesasscience."

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ManavKalraConsultantatKalraDentalClinicWhowritesthisnonsense.Imeanit'slongasarticle...I'msuretheycould'vespentafewsecondsonreseach..Itspainfullystupidandnottomentiondisrespectfultotheintellectofthereader.Traditionarejustthattraditions.Theyhadameaning.Westilldoitoutoftraditionthat'sfine.Buttoattachpsedoscienceit?Dam....ReplyLike October21,2014at4:34am56

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VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,Dehradunlol...whatanonsense.uwroteacommentwithoutanyknowledge,withoutknowinganyresearch,ifuthink,ifuorotherpersonwhothinkslikeuunderstandresearchorscience,pleaseseebelowwrittenmodernresearch'sreferences,Thesepapersofrecentresearchprovesthesciencebehindancienttraditions:)1.GolshahiH.,GhasemiE.,MehranzadeE.(2011)."AntibacterialactivityofOcimumsanctumextractagainstE.coli,S.aureusandP.aeruginosa".ClinicalBiochemistry.Conference:12thIranianCongressofBiochemistry,ICBand4thInternationalCongressofBiochemistryandMolecularBiology44(13SUPPL.1):S3522.Padalia,RajendraC.Verma,RamS.(2011)."ComparativevolatileoilcompositionoffourOcimumspeciesfromnorthernIndia".NaturalProductResearch25(6):569575.doi:10.1080/14786419.2010.482936

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likethismodernresearchgoingonthefootstepsofgreatancientresearchandstillmodernsciencenotreachatthatleveltounderstand100%thetruthbehindancienttraditions.Inotsaythatalltraditionshavesciencebehindthemmanyofthemarejustuseless..butmostofthemhavesciencebehindthem.notonceagainreadyrnonsensecommentandshouldfeelsorryforthatnonsensecomment.ReplyLike November20,2014at6:33am2

SohamSanyalMumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaVinodYadavI'mdefinitelylatetothepartybutthestudyyoulinkedwasdoneonasampleof20peopleinthecontrolandexperimentalgroups.Notthemostprofoundstatisticalstudyreally.ReplyLikeMarch31at2:00pm

JayDesaiBiologicalSciences,Valhala,NYAbsolutelynoscience!Bloodhas'boundiron'andcannotbeaffectedbypolarmagneticfield.Mercurycertainlypoisonous,evenmodernthermometershavenomercury.ReplyLike October20,2014at11:40pm

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PreneshKp TopCommenterKochi,Indiayetyourvaccineshaveplentyofthem..ReplyLike October21,2014at8:00am39

SachinSNadhBangalore,IndiaDeoxyhaemoglobinisparamagneticwithfourunpairedelecronsandhighmagneticsusceptibility.Evenoxyhaemoglobin,thoughdiamagnetic,experiencesinduceddipoleforces.IfIamwrong,correctmewithyour'vast'knowledgeofscience,sir:)ReplyLike October21,2014at11:05am53

TheDestinyShapersDearmindsofScientifictemperament,pleaseputupyoursciencebeforestashingthewritersinfo.provethewriterwrongwithyourscientificpoints,notwithyouropinions.ReplyLike2secondsagoReplyLike October22,2014at7:54am26

DevanPatelUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineI'maHindumedicalstudent,andsomuchofthisissowrong.Doyouevenknowwhatscienceis?Ifeelterribleforthe100,000+individualswhoreadthisarticleandmaynowbeincrediblymisinformedastheyfalselybasereligiouspracticeswithscientificunderstanding.ReplyLike October22,2014at4:37pm

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BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabadwhydon'tyoupleasestartexplainscienceinstead?ReplyLike October23,2014at12:00pm9

NikhilMathewXavierInstituteofManagement,BhubaneswarBetaProtonGammahSighmaTheonusisuponthepersonwhoclaimsittobeasciencetoproveso.Nottheotherwayround.ReplyLike October28,2014at10:18am16

VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,DehradunYouareaHindumedicalstudent,andyoudontknowhowmanyantibioticsaremanufacturedfromtulsi?aaptoapanesathapnecollegekabhinamekharabkarraheho...ifyoudontknowanythingaboutabovewritten,howcanyouprovewrong?Rudidanyresearchonthis?nothen..medicalstudenthonekayematlabnahikikuchbhiboldo.......ReplyLike EditedNovember19,2014at9:07am9

SandeepMohan TopCommenterAudiologistatAIISH,MysoreMercuryisanAphrodisiacnow......???:PDon'tbringreligionandtraditionandnationalismintothis.....BullshitisBullshit.......!!!!!ReplyLike October21,2014at6:49am42

AbhijeetSafaiMedicalOfficerClinicalResearchatSymbiosisCentreofHealthCareMaybethewritergot'exited'afterhavingitandhavewrittenthisarticlein'thatthat'mood.:pReplyLike October21,2014at8:02am6

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ArundhyotiSarkarWorksatTCSPuneCheckthisout.ThisisnotaresearchpaperbutabloggerfromEngineeringSystemDivision,MIThttp://mercurypolicy.scripts.mit.edu/blog/?p=367ReplyLike October21,2014at7:45pm3

GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,PandalamAbhijeetSafaihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPKyeJretIReplyLikeOctober26,2014at7:35am

MayureshGangalNCBSwellreallyscientificallyspeaking,Thisarticleisaclassicexampleofoverrationalization.Tryingtofind"logicaljustification"forthingswethinkthat"theiraughttobeone"ReplyLike October21,2014at6:12am32

VinodYadavWorksatWildlifeInstituteOfIndia,DehradunHowyoucanspeaksoscientifically?meansyouknowallthescience!Rudidanyresearchonanyabovewrittenissue?nothen.....whoru?speakingscientifically...Growup...NCBSmatters!ReplyLikeNovember19,2014at9:14am

ArunKrishnanMKBhavan'sRajajiVidyashramVinodYadavwhatdoesawildliferesearcherknowaboutscienceReplyLikeDecember28,2014at4:28am

MradulChoubeyResearchassociateatTheEnergyandResourcesInstituteArunKrishnanMKIfyouunderstandwildlifethanyouwillknow,Iwonderifyoucandifferbetweenacheetahandapanther!!ReplyLikeFebruary13at9:44am

RajibDasMukherjee287followersHowonearthcanCopperextractenergyfromMagnetandthenpassitontoHumanbody?o.OReplyLike October20,2014at11:39pm

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TheDestinyShapershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian_photographyalsoresearchforDrEmotoMasaru

Iknow,imnotgivingyouexactscience,butagooddirectiontostart,ifyouaregenuinelyinterested.elsestashitof,....ReplyLike October22,2014at7:56am3

BetaProtonGammahSighmaHyderabadScience)ReplyLike October22,2014at11:40am1

RajibDasMukherjee287followersAndSciencedoesitjustbecauseyouwalkroundandroundthetemple'smoolasthanam,wherethecopperplateisplaced?ReplyLike October22,2014at9:15pm2

PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnology

PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnologyThetopicis'scientificreasons'.Thewriterhasworkedhardtopreparethisscript.Ifitwouldhaveincorporatedthescientificallyestablished/authenticatedpapersillustratingthefindings/resultstowhichithadreferredtowhilewritingallthese,Iwouldhavebeenabitmoreconvinced.Withoutthemthetextlooksasifthereasonsare'notsoscientific'.

Ifthesearetruewithoutscientificverificationsorifscienceisnotadvancedenoughtoexplainthenallshouldfollowthesetipsenlistedright?Imeanifthewriterisaguyheshould(orprobablyisalready)wearbangles,kumkum,mehendi,.....orallmenwhosaysits100%true.DoyouMr.WriterorMr.Follower?

Andinmyopinionanotherpostcanbewrittenevenmoreeasilywiththetitle'20ScientificReasonsthatcontradictTraditionsandBeliefs'.

Ifapersonmissesaflightwhichlatergetshitbyamissiledoesn'tmeantheguyhadthetechnologytotrackthat,itsimplymeanstheguywasluckyenoughtoliveabitlonger.ReplyLike October21,2014at12:45pm

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MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahisoyouarecallingawayoflifewhichis8000yearsolda'chance'??ilikedyourPOVuntilyousaidtheyshouldfollow...idonthavetodrinkmyassoffandbecomeadrunkardtosaythatdrinkingandsmokingisbad..thesameway...oneneednthavetofollowtorecognizethetruthinit...

thatsexactlythepointofhinduism...thatdifferentpathsleadtooneultimatum...mayitbechristianityorislamoranyotherbelieforevenatheism...andidosupportyourviewthatitshouldhavebeenpresentedwithverifiablescientificexplanations..likelinkstosomeanswers..thanjuststatingrandomsentences...butihavedonethatresearch....ihavewentdownthatpath...andthereisonetruththatihaverealised...whichisthatthereissciencerelatedtoourwayoflife...alotofmaturity,alotofthoughtprocess..andalo...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober22,2014at12:56am17

PallavKumarShresthaResearchassociateatAsianInstituteofTechnologyThanksalotforsomesensiblereplyMr.Mahesh.ThoughIamahindutoo,Iamagreaterbelieverofscience.Youmentionedyouhavedoneresearchonsomeofthesetraditions,canyouprovidemealink/accesstoitsothatIcanseetheresultsformyself?

Andbtw,igetmoreconvincedbyreasonsbasedonactualscientificprocessesratherthanmundanelinkingofinputwithoutput.Foraninstancewhydoesa10yearoldkindhaveabackachenow,inyourregion?Backinmycountry,wearealsounder"westerninfluence",wedonthavekindscomplainingonsuchproblems.Sowhatisthesciencebehindthechange?

Itwasnicereadingyourreply.ReplyLike October22,2014at1:34am4

MaheshChivukulaOwneratIskraMahiPallavKumarShresthaigeneralizedandsaida10yearoldkid...butwhatimeanttosayisthatkneeissues,acidityproblemsoranyotherproblemswhichweseeinmoderndaynow,arentsupposedtobeexperiencedbyapersonwhoisconsidered"healthy"...weneverhadcaseslikementaldepression...andbeingtreatedinrehabilitationcentersetc...buteveryoneisfacingextremelynewailmetsbecauseofculturalfusion...andthesciencebehindthechange...ithink...isthatwhatweconsidera"healthy"lifehabitisntactuallyhealthy....letssayyoudrankfruitjuice...youmixthepiecesoffruitwithsugarandice(orwhateverotherthings)andthenyouchurnthemandyouseparatetheunchurnedparticlesfromfinejuiceusingamesh...whateveryoneisthinkingisthatIamdrinkinghealthyfruitjuice...butwhatwearea...SeeMoreReplyLike EditedOctober22,2014at2:04am19

ShreyaSethuraman TopCommenter

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PramodKMahananda TopCommenterMumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaIndoctriahemnationofthealreadydeludedcrowd?ReplyLike October21,2014at1:21am45

HemantSingh TopCommenter...toconvincetheworldthatdevilneverexisted.ReplyLike October21,2014at4:23am3

IndrajitJanaIndianInstituteofScienceTotestpeople'spatiencefornotusingslanginthecommentbox.ReplyLike October21,2014at1:22pm23

SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,Indiaidonotknowwhotheauthorofthisbutyouarepartiallyinformed.pleasecheckfactor6.withanayurvedicphysician.sindhoorisnotappliedinthesouth.DolonMajiisrightmercurycausespoisoningandskincancer,thereisanullifier,findthatoutandincorporateit.Pleasedonotjustifythingswithoutrealizingwhatitisallabout.Thetoering,fingerringareallokay.ReplyLike October20,2014at9:27pm

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NandanNBhoopalamChefatPrincesadoCastelo,RestauranteVegetarianoThesedayssindhoorismadewithmercury,butoriginalsindhoorisnaturalwithoutanychemicals.ReplyLike October21,2014at2:05am13

RheaRoy TopCommenterSeniorAnalystatInformationServicesGroup(ISG)Theoriginalsindoorwasmadewithflowerextractslikehibiscus/palashorturmericandlime.Nowturmericisappliedwidelydownsouth,ain'tit?ReplyLike October21,2014at4:02am15

SharmilaRao TopCommenterGoa,IndiaRheaRoyYesturmericyes,butsindhoornotthewaythenorthie'sapply.Iamnotsure,abouthowitwasmade,willcheckmytextsandletyouknow.ReplyLikeOctober21,2014at7:21am

JoePathinathangreatmeaningbehindthehindhutraditionsReplyLike October20,2014at4:50am14

SudhakarKuckianBangalore,IndiaManyoftheindianritualsandfoodhavereasons(healthymindandhealthybody)butunfortunatelywerenotdocumentedorclarifiedandhavebeenfollowedasrulesofthesocietyandforthesociety.ReplyLike October21,2014at7:00am12

SameerKolhekarPune,MaharashtraDoyouknowabouttheHistoryofNalandaUniversity?Wehadeverythingdocumentedwithusathousandyearsago..Indiawaswayaheadoftheworldintermsofscience...WehadthousandsofbooksandchapterswhichwerestoredinNalandauniversity...TheMughalsinvadedIndiawiththesoleaimofdestroyingthisimmenseknowledgeandstopusfromgrowing..Theyburnttheuniversity..Thebookswhichwehadkeptburningfor6months...Weshouldn'tcriticisetheauthorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhich

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authorandinsteadtakeprideinourancestorsandtheirbloodwhichisflowinginourveinswhichmakesusintelligentandbetterthanourforeigncounterpartsReplyLike EditedOctober25,2014at8:06pm19

GopakumarGopalanNairNSSCollege,PandalamSameerKolhekarhttp://youtu.be/0oPKyeJretIReplyLike October26,2014at7:39am2

SudhirSwadesiDHSKCommerceCollegeSameerKolhekarihavereadthecommentsoflotofmoderneducatedsciencestudents.iamnotasciencestudent.butiasksomerealfactstothemodernallknowsciencetificpersons.haveupeoplereadabouttheashokapillar,almost2500yearsoldmanmade100%rustproofpureironstructuremadeinindiaatthattime.whatwasoureducationsystembeforebritishcametoindia.whatsubjectsweretaughtinworldfamousuniversitiesofnalanda/taxilaandthelikes.werethesebogus.oraspertheopinionofthesesocalledmodernsciencestudentsindiawaspoorandbackward.ifsothenwhydidthesocalledsuperiorraceofwesterncountriesinvadeindia.kyadacotisgaribookegharemedakadaltehaikya?nowfinallyiaskthesemodernallknowsciencestudents,blindfollowersofwseternideas,cantodayssciencejustgiveasimpleanswer.wheredoourLIFEcomesandwheredowegoafterDEATH.nowpleasedontgiveascientificvagueanswer.alaymenwantsasimplestraightanswer.ReplyLike February26at5:11am1

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