Ayurveda

Ayurveda—written in Sanskrit as आयुर्वेद—is a system of Indian and Himalayan medicine developed in antiquity during the Vedic and Aryan eras. The term Ayurveda is a compound of the words ayuh – in Sanskrit, “āyuh” (आयु), meaning “life,” and “veda” (वेद), meaning “knowledge of life” or “the course of life.” Ayurveda addresses physical, mental, and spiritual health. Recognized by the World Health Organization since 1979 as an equivalent medical system, it is one of the few alternative medicine systems utilizing surgery. The earliest known physicians were Ćaraka and Suśruta. Textbooks written by these sages are still used by students of Ayurvedic medicine today. Charaka specialized in internal medicine, while Sushruta was a surgeon who believed surgery was the best form of treatment, offering immediate results. The Charakasahhita and Suśrutasanhita were written no later than the seventh century BCE.

Ayurveda developed eight main medical specializations:

• internal medicine;
• general surgery;
• treatment of diseases of the head and neck (ENT);
• paediatrics, including childhood illnesses;
• toxicology, including poisons and antidotes;
• the science of aphrodisiacs, obstetrics, and sexology;
• rejuvenation science, gerontology, and slowing the ageing process;
• psychiatry, including treating diseases caused by malevolent spirits, and psychotherapy.

According to Ayurveda, everything consists of five elements (“pancha mahabhutas” ): ether (ākāśa), air (vāyu), fire (agni), water (jala), and earth (pṛthvī). From these five elements arise three bio-energies known as doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Living beings possess an additional element: prana. Prana is the life force, the fundamental energy responsible for physical, mental, and spiritual health and strength. In Sanskrit, prana means “breath” and is understood as the sustaining force of life, a vital energy. This energy flows through subtle channels called nadis and sustains life in the body and mind. According to Indian medicine, the body is made up of five elements, and its development is based on three bio-energies: vata (comprising wind and ether), pitta (fire), and kapha (earth and water). The bioenergy vata is associated with movement, pitta is the “metabolic force of interaction,” and kapha is the “regenerating and sustaining force.” Agni is the digestive fire, enabling proper digestion of food and ensuring nutrients reach the tissues. Agni empowers the mind to achieve inner beauty through intelligence and discipline. It also detoxifies the body and removes metabolic waste products. In popular Western introductory courses on Ayurveda, different massages are well-known, but proper Ayurvedic education is rooted in spiritual practices for the healer’s development and diagnostics based on tri-pulse examination, physiognomic observation, iris analysis, examination of faeces, urine, skin condition, sweat, auscultation, abdominal palpation, and thorough medical interviews, which are fundamental.

Ayurvedic School of Spiritual Healing

The Vedic medical knowledge of India, Tibet, Altai, and Pamir, known as Ayurveda, was given to humanity by Guru Dhanvantari, the Avatar of Medicine, a heavenly doctor who delivered it to Earth as a celestial messenger to four sages—physicians with beautiful names: Sushruta, Charaka, Atreya, and Vagbhata. According to legend, Rishi Sushruta was called Hippocrates in Greece. For this reason, Healing Yoga is particularly recommended for all medical professionals and auxiliary health services as a spiritual path dedicated to consciously helping and relieving the suffering of humanity. The Oath of Rishi Sushruta, also known as the Hippocratic Oath, forms the foundation of the work of all healers and physicians.

Many modern psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy techniques derive from Ayurveda and Vedic Healing. Methods like Gestalt therapy with its “hot seat,” assertiveness training, bioenergetic techniques (e.g., Lowen), Schultz’s autogenic training (autosuggestive relaxation), Jacobson’s progressive relaxation (tension and relaxation of individual muscles, yogoda), cognitive groups, psychodramas, process psychology, creative expression training, the so-called “mirror” method, the science of affirmations, rebirthing—all these are techniques extracted from Ayurveda and Vedic Healing, transplanted into medicine as effective therapeutic tools. You can learn them directly from their source, the Vedic medical yoga. You can explore yoga as psychosomatic medicine and, in particular, as a system of preventive psychoeducation. Prevention is easier than treatment, and treatment is more effective when we remember the human being’s spiritual essence (Sai/n).

Practices of spiritual psychotherapy and psychoeducation; broadly understood mind training, healing through the power of breath, the art of affirmation and autosuggestion, creative prosperity, success, and happiness, the magic of creative visualization; healing broken hearts, the spiritual development of the healer, the use of therapeutic mantra vibrations (sound phrases); the art of relaxation and transcendental healing techniques. The power of the mind, speech, magnetism, thought, and sound—all in the service of self-help and self-healing. Ancient recipes of ṛshis and siddhas. Creating Circles of Healing Power (Bhai-ćakram). The Holy Spirit (Ćaitanya) and charismatic spiritual healing in world religions. The art of intercessory prayer, requests, and intentions for the sick and dying. Traditional initiations into the Consciousness of the Master Healer (Guru Bhaishajya). The Secret Power of Vidura (Lapis Lazuli).

Bhaishajya is especially recommended for graduates of Eastern healing systems and holistic treatments from India, Tibet, China, and Japan. Healing Yoga is the oldest and most foundational initiatory system for developing the healing power potential. Those who have completed various courses on Mind Development, Polarity, Reiki, Maori Massage, Shiatsu, Do-In, Rebirthing, or have delved deeper into the basics of Chinese or Tibetan natural medicine and wish to embrace the Ancient Art of Healing as their path of inner development can do so by participating in the origin of all these systems: the Healing Yoga of Guru Bhaishajya, also known as the Medicine Buddha or Archangel Raphael (Israfil).

Diksha—initiation transmission—introduces the healing practices of the Realm of Perfect Health of Guru Bhaishajya (Archangel Raphael) and provides blessings for their performance and deepening for personal and others’ benefit. The Transmission of Healing Power can only be received during at least two-day (weekend) workshops on Healing Yoga. It is worth remembering that both the Buddhist healing system (such as Reiki) and the Christian healing system are mere fragments of this ancient, seven-step, traditional Yoga of Health and Longevity of Bhaishajya-Raphael. Opening the heart and mind to accept the divine all-healing power is merely the first step.

Bhaishajya Pūjā (Healing Ceremony) is an art of invoking the all-healing Power of God and serves as the foundation for the inner work of all individuals practising this particular form of yoga transmitted through the Light of Himalaya. Spiritual exercises and healing practices aim to restore harmony in the human body and mind, producing a state of good health and prosperity on every level of the psychophysical human being. Yoga signifies the reconciliation of all parts and aspects of the human person into one whole. The Yoga of Health and Longevity synchronizes all psychological and physical organs of the human person with one another, as well as with the Great Spirit and Universal Life.

The art of spiritual healing relies on methods employed by spiritual Healers of humanity across all ages and spiritual traditions, particularly those originating from Indo-European cultures, including Hindus (Indo-Aryans), Slavs, Balts, Persians, Celts, Germans, Greeks, and Romans. We, Indo-Aryans at our prehistoric roots, should always remember the soul’s longing directing us toward Vedic teachings and practices, where our source and spirit lie. The laws and principles governing spiritual healing are transmitted in Bhaishajya Yoga workshops to enable their practical application in daily life.

The purpose of Bhaishajya Samaj (Brotherhood of Healers) is to awaken humanity to a deeper realization of the mighty power of the Holy Spirit (Brahmanah) for healing, to achieve a more perfected state of physical, mental, and spiritual health, as well as a higher fulfilment of God’s (Brahman) laws. The fundamental principle in this form of yoga is that the soul (purusha, the pure gem) is the Divine Breath (Brih): it purifies, enlivens, and heals the instruments through which it operates.

The mission of the members of Bhaishajya Samaj is to aid the sick and dying, those trapped in the mire of affliction and negativity (kleśa). The primary task is effectively helping oneself whenever the need arises. Eliminating vyadhi, physical or mental illness or discomfort, is the foundational work in the spiritual development of the human individual on the path of healing. The healer must cultivate a profound attitude of Karuṇā, Compassion, and Mercy for the suffering in pain and distress.

Conscious dying is part of the soul’s healing process, and hospice care for the dying in their journey toward eternity is part of Bhaishajya Samaj’s healing work. These practices are called the Art of Longevity and Eternal Youth and the Art of Conscious Departure from the Body. Bhaishajya Yoga offers a complete exposition of the teachings and practices of dying, as seen in India and Tibet.

The healing spiritual power is the Water of Life (Apanaḥ, Śivambhudhara), a magnetic force that attunes us to a state of inner harmony and beauty (Sundaram), good mental and somatic health, bringing prosperity, pleasure, success, and abundance as by-products of the healing process. Longevity and freedom from illnesses and ailments are the fruits of proper and deep practice of Bhaishajya Yoga cultivated with due commitment and devotion.

The practice of focusing on the Light of the Divine Spirit, which neutralizes all pathogenic states of opposition and duality and integrates and purifies the entire psychosomatic human being, is the foundation of all exercises in this Yoga. This crystal-clear and bright Light of the Holy Spirit is called URNA (Light of Life) and is contemplated in the two-petaled lotus between the eyebrows, at eye level, where images from both eyeballs converge internally. This is akin to the unity of vision in the Spirit’s Light.

The Mystery of the Name and sound vibration, the art of therapeutic nasal breathing, affirmative protective prayer, contemplation inducing blissful and ecstatic states of joy and peace (bhavaniya), and focusing on centres that generate healing power are just the outlines of the foundational practices of Healing Yoga. Traditionally, the purification of energy centres (chakras) and the aura of subtler psychic bodies is practised.

As part of Vedic studies on spiritual healing, there is also a practical science of removing unwanted influences, commonly known as exorcism, performed for individuals and places in need. Healing of animals, plants, places, and localities—even an entire country, continent, or planet Mother Earth—is also practised.

The core activities of Bhaishajya Samaj include:

1. Workshop-based work in the form of 2-3 day meetings for members of the Brotherhood of Healers of both genders to maintain collective practice and self-development for self-healing;
2. Individual and group practice of self-healing and healing others using a series of healing exercises corresponding to each successive stage of the initiatory path;
3. Conducting Bhaishajya Puja (Healing Ritual) to assist the suffering, sick, and dying (always at their explicit request), as well as for the benefit of the country or the entire planet and its inhabitants;
4. Collecting and promoting spiritual healing methods across ideological or religious differences for the common good of all humanity.

Anyone fully aware of the work undertaken can become a member of Bhaishajya Samaj, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, or involvement in any system of spiritual practice. The sole requirement is an open heart and mind, allowing for the genuine desire to practice arising from the depths of the soul.

Indo-European Natural Medicine

Ayurveda is an ancient Indo-European system of spiritual natural medicine revealed by ancient sages and angels such as Indradeva, Bhaishajya Guru, Vaidya Śiva, Parvati Devi, Aśvinideva, Nandideva, Rudra Bheshajya, and Dhanvantari Deva. Especially teachings of prescription-based medicines that rely on herbs and minerals from Indradeva form the popular foundation of natural medicine for Greeks, Slavs (Poles), Hindus, and other Indo-Europeans. Indian Rishi Sushruta was a great healer who, during his numerous travels, also taught in Greece, where he was widely known as Hippocrates, the father of European medicine based on herbalism, crystal therapy, dietetics (healthy nutrition), massages, hydrotherapy, bioenergy therapy, and meditation—fields of healing that every respectable doctor or healer should master.

Bhaishajya (Healing) is an ancient, authentic method of educating Spiritual Healers in Indo-European culture that was established by ancient sages. Bhaishajya (Bhaishajya), meaning the Healer, provides selfless assistance to all beings suffering from illness, pain, misfortune, and death. The healing life energy (Prana) can reach as rays of the Sun of Life to all beings in need, visible and invisible, who ask for it. Traditionally, the entire Path of Spiritual Healing (Bhaishajya Marga), practised by the adepts of the Himalayan (Parvata) lineage, is divided into seven fundamental levels or degrees of initiation (teaching classes). Initiation into each subsequent level is conducted through a ceremonial Initiation Ceremony, which is a transmission of the healing power of the Great Spirit of Life and the blessing of Vaidya Guru (Healing Guide). The first three levels cover the basic knowledge and practice required for a novice Ayurvedic Healer or Therapist.

1° BHAISADHANA (Healing Practice) – includes several fundamental exercises for self-healing and spiritual support for all in need, based on light meditation (Jyoti) and focus in light (Sakata), healing sound invocation (Mantra), deep nasal breathing, healing Mudra (Nabhomudra), the light sphere in the root reservoir lotus, deep healing relaxation (Yogoda), and protective prayer (Śaranama). It also develops practice with the emerald, bluish-green Healing Ray in the Gem Centre and balancing Kapha breathing. Additionally, it involves meditation on harmonizing the four elements, earth, water, wind, and fire, in the root centre. The first level also introduces deeper meditations with the earth element (Prithvi), enabling the Healer to effectively apply herbal, mineral, mud, and crystal therapy, known as Indra Bheshajya. Fundamentals of Indra Bheshajya (literally: Forceful Healing) include mud (peat) baths and earth baths, stone and crystal healing, metal therapy (Prithvi Bheshajya), solid mineral, and herbal preparations. General therapeutic effects of Anupanam (healing carriers) such as honey (Madhu), milk (straight from the cow), Ghee (clarified butter), water (Apa), and cane sugar (brown) must be understood. Gandha Bheshajya (Aromatherapy), using healing scents of incense and aromatic oils and herbs, is another essential domain of basic knowledge and practice for the Ayurvedic Spiritual Healer in the first year of study. Pavanmuktasana – exercises of Ayurvedic therapeutic and corrective gymnastics (not to be confused with Hatha Yoga), based on stretching, are also required. Basic diagnostic knowledge involving recognizing five scents and the outline of Tridosha (Kapha, Pitta, and Vata) is introduced.

2° BHAIABHYASA (Diligent Healing Practice) – includes the Spiritual Healer’s exercises, such as a deeper introduction to Dharani practice, which is the great vow to work as a Healer for all sentient beings on Earth, meditation practice with the light sphere in the centre of the Abode of Self, practices with the water element energy (to develop healers), balancing Pitta breathing, and Bhaimudram, which is a ritual of transmitting healing power to all in need and regular practice (especially group) for the benefit of all requiring healing. The spiritual practice of Bhaishajya Guru Yoga with the Angel of Healing is accessible through an additional initiation. Magnetizing healing water using Dharani is an indispensable traditional skill at this level. Varibheshajya, or the use of water (vari, apa) in healing through baths, washes, compresses, enemas, nasal and throat rinses, and regular drinking of medicinal mineral waters, as well as rose, honey, ice, or sandalwood water, outlines the basic general direction of second-level studies. Hot water therapy (long-boiled water), therapy with Dharani-magnetized water, Kvathas (herbal infusions and decoctions), and Sitakasaya (cold-prepared herbal macerates) are also part of hydrotherapy studies. Enemas and other intestinal cleansing treatments (Paju Bheshajya) must be mastered. Rasa Bheshajya, or therapy with six tastes—sweet, sour, salty, hot, bitter, and astringent—and the therapeutic use of various spice plants should be mastered. Kama Bheshajya, or psychological work on transforming emotional negativities, is also within the watery spirit of the second level of study.

3° BHAIPRAJÑA (Healing Wisdom, Therapeutic Knowledge) – involves intensive practice of Samudgata Mantra combined with a dynamic Mudra consisting of a series of deep bows and visualization of the Perfect Healer, Bhaishajya Guru, as well as an enhanced and deepened version of nasal breathing with the Lapis Lazuli Healing Ray and practices of healing Ishtamantras. The foundation of the spiritual practice for the Healer now includes Bows with the 12-syllable Mantra used for intensive healing of those in need. Dhaanvadhyaana, which focuses on deep meditation with the seven-coloured rainbow sign and filling the seven lotus vessels (Chakras) with the colours of the rainbow, is also a characteristic feature of the third Ayurvedic lesson. Meditation with the light sphere in the third centre, known as the Jewel Garden, and the Great Healer’s Vow to dedicate oneself to spiritual healing and assisting the suffering and dying are essential. Breathing techniques for balancing Vata and meditations with the fire element energy (Vahni) are practised, as well as the development of fire therapies, or Agnibheshajya. Initiation guides practitioners to studies of the healing properties of colours and shapes, known as Rupabheshajya, which includes Dhanvabheshajya (healing with 7 and 12 rainbow colours) and Yantrabheshajya, encompassing comprehensive knowledge of Ayurvedic healing signs, symbols, and their arrangements (Mandalas). Colour therapy is particularly significant, including 12 rainbow colours, 2 invisible colours (Rahu and Ketu) and 2 types of white: lunar and solar. Learning to transmit healing, coloured rays, and symbols through the eyes is especially important, as opening the channel for spiritual energy transmission through sight is fundamental. Manabheshajya, the study of applying healing thoughts, autosuggestion, and affirmations, is also a critical study area. Hranibheshajya, which involves proper healing and balancing nutrition based on grains and vegetables, as well as specialized healing diets, fasting, and water-based or dry fasts, forms another key part of this Ayurvedic study level. In Hrani-therapy, the Healer should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the healing properties of grains, vegetables, and fruits. Suryabheshajya – healing with solar energy through sunbathing and solar warming is also part of third-level studies associated with developing fire energies. Basics of the art of exorcism, banishing evil spirits (Asuras, Rakshasas, and Piśaćas), releasing from curses and black magic charms should also be mastered, including knowledge of colours that attract demons and negativity, such as greys, browns, and blacks. Therapy with gemstones and precious stones (Prithvibheshajya) should be perfected, along with fire and water methods of cleansing the aura of negative energies. The knowledge of the first three levels covers the basic skills of an Ayurvedic Healer, and individuals who master them can apply for a relevant Certificate confirming the Basic Skills of a Healer (Bhaishajya Snataka). The ancient Rudra Bheshajya Kriya Healing Ritual may be imparted with additional initiation!

There are higher degrees of Spiritual Healing Power known as realization levels, which are more associated with achieving Spiritual Realization and Enlightenment of the Spiritual Physician. Ancient Ayurvedic Natural Medicine does not include remedies causing negative spiritual side effects, such as strong narcotics (alcohol) or therapies involving excrements (urine, faeces), except for the external use of alcohol for disinfection purposes. A specific exception is cow urine, which is sometimes allowed for external disinfection purposes when no other remedy is available. Narcotics, alcohol, and excrement are used as oral medicines in therapies derived from black magic, serving as a type of communion with demonic forces, and thus are not recommended as internally applied remedies in spiritual therapies! Consuming alcohol, other narcotics, or excrement poisons the liver, brain, and consciousness (Chittam) and necessitates intensive detoxification and neutralization of adverse spiritual side effects!

Kaviraja Himalaya Master