The recent spurt in terrorist activities such as suicide-bombings, civilian-attacks, etc. around the globe is something unheard of a few decades ago. The November 26 Jehadi strikes, in Mumbai that rocked the whole of India, are a case in point. People were glued to their TV screens, stupefied at the villainous behaviour of smart-looking, brain-washed teenagers who would have been better seen wielding a cricket bat rather than a Kalashnikov rifle. The U.S. has not stopped from calling it India?s 9/11. Terrorism is today despised by every sensible human being regardless of one?s age, ***, caste, creed, race and nationality. While, fortunately though, there are only a handful of terrorists in the world, an increasingly large number of people are becoming more aggressive, rebellious, in simpler words, more terrorist-like in their behaviour and outlook. A look into the crime statistics for major cities of the world will show an incremental trend over the years. 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Although,womenmonclerjacketsoutlet.com/:womenmonclerjacketsoutlet.com/]women moncler jackets, the English translation of Ayus is life, in the Vedic context, the definition of life is broader than simply chronological lifespan. It does not mean the age of a person; the number of years lived on Earth measured from birth until the present day. Ayus is much more than that. It is a combination of body, senses, mind and soul. According to Ayurveda, a person?s behaviour and overall outlook is a manifestation of his or her being at all five levels?bodily, mental, sensual, emotional and spiritual. Below, we will try to understand violent behaviour individually at all these levels. Terror at Bodily Level While talking about Prakriti or body types, people with an aggravated Pitta in their bodies are more prone to display an inherent Agni (fire) elemental character such as hyperactivity or violent behaviour. One of the most important causes of Pitta aggravation is the production of Ama or toxins in our body. Undigested or semi-digested food instead of yielding the life-giving Ojus (vital fluid) produces Ama, which in turn gives rise to a host of anomalies and disorders. According to Ayurveda, Ama is produced with the intake of foods that are frozen, canned, refined (so as to denude the food of its nutritive value), genetically altered, grown with chemical pesticides or fertilizers or that are processed with artificial colours, flavours, additives or preservatives. Such foods are lacking in Chetana (living intelligence) and Prana (vital life-energy) and will do more harm than good in the physiology and psychology. Ayurvedic diet?Pitta pacifying vegetablesFrom the Ayurvedic perspective, the healthiest diet consists of whole foods, eaten in as natural a state as possible. Removing a peel or cooking is the only exception as this helps increase digestibility and assimilation. 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Those that are Rajasic in temperament are dynamic and seek to control and dominate others. Rajasic people are never satisfied with their position or possessions?they always seek to accumulate more and enjoy flaunting what they have. In addition, they seek continual gratification of desires (***, food), stimulation of the senses (music, colour, fragrance) and entertainment (parties, functions, festivals). Sleep is disturbed or troubled by intense dreams, so it is not *******ing. Food that is strong and excessive in flavour (spicy, hot, salty) is preferred. Stimulants such as coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco are consumed regularly. Relationships are, therefore, based mainly on their own needs and desires rather than on reciprocal interest and regard. You can get more information about all the three mind types from The Three Qualities?Gunas section of our website. We can greatly balance the aggravation of Rajasic qualities by switching to foods that are Sattvic (Pure) in nature and by leading a pure and clean life. Sattvic food has an uplifting yet stabilising influence as against Rajasic food that stimulates and aggravates some aspects of the mind, heart or senses. Everyone, whether actively seeking spiritual growth or not, can benefit by including some Sattvic food items at every meal. Sattvic food helps to promote mental clarity, emotional serenity and sensual balance. They aid in the coordinated functioning of the body, mind, heart, senses and the spirit. Some examples of Sattvic foods include almonds, rice, honey, fresh sweet fruits, moong beans and easy-to-digest,ukcanadagoosesale.com/:ukcanadagoosesale.com/]canada goose jakke, fresh seasonal vegetables and leafy greens. To get the full Sattva from Sattvic foods, prepare and eat them whole and fresh. Jivananda lifestyle programmeIn one of my previous articles, I talked about the Jivananda lifestyle programme. It incorporates a clean-the-senses morning ritual that involves cleaning the eyes, nose, tongue, ears and the skin. Ayurveda assures us that when we clean our senses, they will automatically be drawn to Sattvic things?i.e., those things that are good,canadagooseoutlet4sale.com/:canadagooseoutlet4sale.com/]canada goose sale, clean, healthy and beneficial for keeping our minds and bodies balanced. (Rudolph, Steven. Cleaning the Senses. The Jiva Blog. 9 Dec. 2008) Terror at Sensual Level With regard to our senses, people who are bent on feeding their senses with good food, loud music and unnatural pleasures for most of the times are prone to have a frenzied mind. They are often agitated by violent outbursts. The constant feeding of their senses completely preoccupies them preventing them from having a sound judgment. The excessive display of *** and violence in entertainment programmes that we see in various media such as television, cinema and the Internet affects our mind internally. And since, ?like attracts like?, our mind too become pre-destined to exhibit what we see in the form of anger,uscanadagooseoutletsale.com/:uscanadagooseoutletsale.com/]canada goose jackets, rebellious behaviour and violence. The solution here is to try to live as close as possible to nature. Instead of choosing to watch a movie for an outing in a cinema, sitting under artificial lighting and temperature-controlled rooms and feeding on a dose of junk food, people can well opt for other means of entertainment that are in harmony with nature such as visit to a picnic place, a botanical garden or an Ayurvedic spa or going for a quiet evening stroll with a like-minded partner. Terror at Emotional Level On the emotional front, Ayurveda recommends preserving the three life energies?Prana (Vital Energy), Tejas (Latent Energy) and Ojas (Food Energy)?for a healthier, happier and more productive life. A lack of Tejas often results in the loss of patience and the decisive power of our mind. Things that can deplete Tejas include abuse of *****, sedentary life style, loose talking, loud music, insufficient rest, worries, anxiety, unsatisfied desires, jealousy, lust for worldly comforts,cheapnorthfacedenalijackets.com/:cheapnorthfacedenalijackets.com/]north face denali jackets, fear, cheerlessness, excessive sleeping, daytime sleeping,uscolumbiajacketssale.com:uscolumbiajacke tssale.com]columbia jackets, lack of exercise, over confidence, over eating, desire to rule over others. When this energy is lacking in a person,itmonclerdownjackets.com/:itmonclerdownjackets.com/]moncler down jackets men, he or she often can be easily instigated to quarrel, altercation or any form of violent behaviour. Worthwhile to mention here that, suicide bombers and such other terror attackers often lack in Tejas and their masters can, therefore, easily mould their minds to wage a war against anybody they like?the cause behind why these people mindlessly prepare themselves for death in the name of religion, killing many innocent lives. What they fail to see is the basic logic that religion is a means to reach the Almighty in order to make the life of every person happier. Regularly doing meditation and yogaSpending some time alone and introspecting about the pros and cones of one?s actions are excellent means to increase one?s Tejas. Regularly doing meditation and yoga such as Surya Namaskara (Salute to the Sun) is one of the other good methods to preserve this potent energy. Surya Namaskara benefits all internal systems including digestion, circulation and respiration. It assists in deep breathing and increases oxygen intake and the elimination of toxins. It stretches major muscle groups and improves flexibility, posture, balance and strength. (Chauhan, Dr. Partap. Eternal Health?The Essence of Ayurveda. Faridabad. Jiva Institute. 2000, pp 230) Terror at Spiritual Level According to Ayurveda, happiness involves feeding not only our body and mind with good food and education but also feeding our souls with righteousness and divine enlightenment. In our quest for acquisition of wealth and bodily pleasures, and even for acquisition of formal education, we try every way to feed our body and mind. But we forget to feed one very important aspect of our being?the soul. The body can be taken as a car which the soul (you) drives, with the mind serving the purpose of a bridge (the steering wheel) connecting the two. If we keep on feeding the car with the best quality fuel and decorating the steering wheel with the best quality covers, what will the car do without its driver being fed? It will hardly move a few miles and then stop. You may know several celebrities who have got name, fame and money. They have the best of formal education. All these feed on their senses and mind. But, unfortunately, you also have heard many of them leading a miserable life, sometimes pushing them to the path of suicide, merely because they have throughout their lives remained ignorant of the most important aspect of living?feeding the soul. Let me give you an idea about how you feed your soul through the following illustration: Helped a blind man for cross the roadDo you remember a time in which you helped a blind man cross the road when you yourself were in a hurry? Or, a time when you gave alms in charity to someone who was in need when you yourself were left with a few coins in your pocket? Do you remember a time when you did community work under the scorching sun just when we were tired and planning to take some rest in the shade? You took bodily pains to do all these under contradictory circumstances for someone else and without expecting anything in return. In spite of this, how did you feel? Happy and content! This was because these were instances in which you have fed your soul even at the cost of feeding your body and mind. Therefore, the last but not the least thing to do to pacify our aggressive behaviour is to involve ourselves in doing some charity work, anything against which we do not expect anything. This will help us feed our soul, making us happier from within. The Endnote In the above discussion, I think, we have fairly succeeded in reaching the first goal?that we set aside at the beginning of this article?of peeping into the root cause of terrorism in the light of Ayurveda. The second goal of finding a practical solution, in my opinion, has already been attained alongside our discussion above. It is simple: bring in some changes into your life at the above-mentioned five levels and aggressive behaviour is gone forever! There is an even simpler way of doing. And that is by following an easy-to-practice Ayurvedic lifestyle regimen that can be followed by one and all, without having to take a chunk of time out of their busy life schedule. This is Jivananda for you! You can get more detail about the Jivananda Lifestyle Regimen here. Let our future generations be soberer, more self-restraining, considerate and disciplined, making the world a still better place to live in. 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