Ayurveda & Allopathy

Ayurveda and Allopathy Descending and Ascending Knowledge
A Philosophical Comparison

From Ayurveda to Allopathy

It has been said that in the estimation of the world, Sri Lanka suffers today more through the world's ignorance of her achievements than from the absence of them.
Sri Lanka's achievements in the field of medicine are a prime example.
The ancient medical science of Ayurveda, which is experiencing a renaissance at present, is perhaps the most sophisticated and comprehensive approach to health care the world has known.

A comparison of Ayurveda and Allopathy

1.       Their methodologies,
2.       Origins,
3.       Curative approaches,
4.       Disease causation theories,
5.       Raises serious questions.

While modern medicine is thought to have replaced superstition and "folk" medicine, in comparison to Ayurvedic science, Allopathy could be viewed as but an extension of the guesswork and superstition it is thought to have replaced-a mere poking in the dark, unfortunately, at the expense of our planet and its life forms.

Why and how has such a great science as Ayurveda been practically lost?

The answer lies principally in foreign domination; a mentality that, incidentally, the allopathic mind-set gives rise to.
The present day revival of Ayurvedic treatment can also be understood to be the result of the conscious mind behind it-"The meek shall inherit the Earth."
Foreign domination lasted in Sri Lanka for over 500 years, beginning with the Portuguese tribes and ending with the British.
At least it has formally ended with the British; but Sri Lanka has yet to reconstruct its great history, and in the meantime it continues to suffer from subtle foreign academic domination.
While attempting to piece together the scraps of paper shredded by its foreign rulers, the world academic community continues to postulate a primarily Eurocentric view of cultural and scientific evolution.
But the current upsurge of interest in Ayurvedic science is not as much an interest in Sri Lanka and her history as it is a groping for meaning in a world dominated by atomism, that has left many unfulfilled at present, and even terrified about our future.
When we Sri Lanka speak of this ancient treatment system, we speak of a well thought-out world view which, if put into practice, can do much to remedy our modern-day maladies-biological, psychological, social, environmental, and spiritual.

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