Author: Prof VPN Nampoori
Albert Einstein once said, ‘Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a Spirit is manifest in the Laws of the Universe — a Spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we, with our modest powers, must feel humble.’ Many thousands of years ago, our culture was not broken into fragments as it is now. At that time, science and spirituality were not separated as discussed by Indian rishis and knowledge developers. Modern physics really suggests that everything is thus internally related to everything else. We are internally…
Upavas or fasting along with yoga and meditation have central position in the Hindu way of life. This helps in rejuvenation and fight against diseases by strengthening immunity. This Indian knowledge system has received respect from the West when scientific research coined the term ‘intermittent fasting’ for which the Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2016. Ohsumi’s work elucidated the method by which cells recycle and renew their content though a process called autophagy. His main finding was that during fasting, autophagy is activated, which helps in slowing down the aging process, has a…