Aryana Libris

Author : Lad Vasant Dattatray
Title : Secrets of the pulse The ancient art of Ayurvedic pulse diagnosis
Year : 1996

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Preface. For the last 14 years, I have been traveling extensively giving lectures on various aspects of Ayurveda. Because of the interest in Ayurveda in the hearts of both practitioners and laymen and because of the demand, I have also been teaching seminars on pulse diagnosis across the United States, England and at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In any system of medicine, pulse assessment is a matter of technical skill, subjective experience and intuition. Accuracy also depends upon the individual's persistent practice and quality of sensitive awareness. My early education in pulse reading was influenced by several teachers, gurus and yogis in India. Even though simplified descriptions of various conditions of the pulse are found in the standard Ayurvedic texts, the methods of examination are not given in detail. However, it is possible to learn these subjective methods of pulse examination that reveal the characteristics of the individual's prakruti, vikruti and various doshic disorders and to verify their accuracy objectively. During my travels, many students encouraged me to write a book on pulse diagnosis based upon Ayurvedic principles. The purpose of this book is to teach simplified techniques to students and to provide deep comprehensive information as well. Throughout my earlier Ayurvedic education, I also studied modern allopathic medicine and this knowledge has broadened my interpretation of pulse reading. ...