Hinduism, Vedas, Bhagavad Gita Summary

Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya established the following four Peethams so that each Peetham is the authority for one of the 4 Vedas:

• East - Puri in Orissa
• West - Dwaraka in Gujarath
• South - Shringeri in Karnataka
• North - Badrinath in UP
• Kancheepuram is the fifth where Adi Shankaracharya is said to have established for himself.

I am not sure of the other important place which is Rameeshwaram in TN, but will update this later.

There are 4 vedas considered to be the authoritative source of way of life for Hindus. The interesting thing here is that Vedas are not 'authored' by Maharishi Vyasa. It can be said that during his transcendental meditative state, he could interpret the universal vibrations directly from the all pervasive truth. He interpreted it using Sanskrit Verses and penned it. These four vedic texts are

• Rig Veda
• Yajur Veda
• Sama Veda
• Atharva Veda

Upanishads are derived from the Vedas and commentaries have been written by great gurus like Adi Shakaracharya regarding the interpretation. Bhagavat Gita is the religious text which imbibes the spirit of Vedas.
The main reason why Hinduism is significant is that the religion does not enforce a God, guru or compliance with Vedas. Diversity is allowed.
Each person is allowed to take his path and try to reach his goal. Even the goal itself can be set by the person.
What the vedas say is that eventually every person will realize the truth thats written in the Vedas. The summary as I naively understand is that God is everywhere (Brahman/Paramatma), a projection of it is Jeevatma (soul), from which arise the temporal attibutes like mind and body. Hence this world is Maya or illusion as its all temporary. Jeevatma is permanent and will eventually merge into the Paramtma which is not limited by time or space.
Since each of our bodies can be influenced by the mind or the soul, we are in different stages of understanding. Hence we are allowed by trial and error to understand the purpose of life, who we are, what powers us and what we want to achieve.
If you are dominated by your mind, you will think that YOU are your name (for example Shiva), your body, your title (software engineer etc), your certificates (10th standard pass etc), your role (husband, father, son etc). On the other hand, if you are influenced by your soul, you will think of yourself as some unknown guiding force trying to act in a positive manner for the betterment of the world so that you can attain Moksha (or merging into Brahman). Of course, these are some of the possibilities and depending on your creativity you can imagine a trillion more interpretations.
What will stand out though is that the world is ever changing and this change can be noticed by a external permanent force/energy/God who the scriptures call Brahman. References: Hindu history

Dr Bishwaroop Roy Chowdhary 3 step FLU DIET

3 step Flu Diet

This is suggested by Dr. Bishwaroop Roy Chowdhary for acute fever and respiratory related illness like Corona, flu, pneumonia, SARS, Swine flu etc.

Youtube Video Link in Hindi

Whats needed for this 3 day diet

• Citrus fruit juice - Any one of the following - Mosambi, Orange, Kinnow, Pineapple. Quantity of juice: 4-5 glasses for 1st day, 2-3 glasses for 2nd day, 1-2 glasses for 3rd day.
• Coconut water - 4 of them for 1st day, 2 for second day and 1 for third day.
• Cucumber and Tomtato - Max of ~1/2 kg each for Day 2 and Day 3 will suffice.
• Simple home cooked dinner for day 3 dinner.

I have tried this out in a limited way when I was not having any flu like symptoms. When I get my next FLU like symptom, I will surely try the full diet and update my experience. If you have tried it and want to update your experience, please comment for everyone to benefit.

Day 1 (Complete liquid diet)

Depending on body weight, patient has to take
X/10 glasses of fresh citrus fruit juice
+
X/10 glasses of coconut water
X = Body weight
X/10 = 6 glasses if body weight is 60 kg
X/10 = 7 glasses if body weight is 70 kg.
1 glass means 400 ml - i.e a big glass.

Day 2 (Fluid diet)

Depending on body weight, patient has to take
X/20 glasses of fresh citrus fruit juice
+
X/20 glasses of coconut water
X = Body weight
X/20 = 3 glasses if body weight is 60 kg
X/20 = 3.5 glasses if body weight is 70 kg.
1 glass means 400 ml - i.e a BIG glass.
+
Y grams of tomato and cucumber.
Y = (body weight * 5) gms.
Y = 300 gms if body weight is 60 kg
Y = 350 gms if body weight is 60 kg

Day 3 (Solid diet)

By 12 noon
X/30 glasses of fresh citrus fruit juice
+
X/30 glasses of coconut water
X = Body weight
X/30 = 2 glasses if body weight is 60 kg
X/30 = 2.3 glasses if body weight is 70 kg.
1 glass means 400 ml- i.e a BIG glass.
+
Lunch:
Y grams of tomato and cucumber.
Y = (body weight * 5) gms.
Y = 300 gms if body weight is 60 kg
Y = 350 gms if body weight is 70 kg
+
Dinner
Normal home cooked simple food (kichidi etc)