![]() In Part 1 we will dive into the most fundamental chapters of the texts, a lens through which a lot of the popular Ayurvedic information available online today can be evaluated. This 6-part, 20-hour, Ashtanga Hridayam course is Part 1 in a series. ![]() The scriptures offer the most refined teachings, and out of the three main Samhitas, Ashtanga Hridayam is the most relevant to our times. Studying the scriptures is highly recommended in order to deepen one's understanding of Ayurveda. While this is great, some of the original principles are lost in the myriad practices and prescriptions. In the last 100 years, translations and commentaries on the original scriptures have allowed the world to get a glimpse into Ayurveda. ![]() The Ashtanga Hridayam ( The 8-Fold Path to the Heart of Ayurveda) is one of the foundational Vedic texts of Ayurveda, and perhaps the most comprehensive, as its author Vagbhata ( AD 550-600), sought to compile the wisdom of the older texts ( Samhitas) in Ayurveda that came before it. ![]() The Vedas are the most ancient texts of wisdom that have been miraculously and largely preserved in their original form. The scriptures were maintained in their original language and the essence was not lost in translation.
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