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Ep 43 - Ayurveda's Deeper Purpose & the Story of Dhanvantari with Kaya Mindlin
In this special episode I interview one of my beloved teachers, Kaya Mindlin. Kaya has been sharing Vedic wisdom with her students for more than 2 decades and Ayurveda has always been weaved into her teachings.
In honor of International Ayurveda day this year, we sat down to talk about the deeper purpose of ayurveda - why do we actually want good health and longevity?
We also talk about the aims of a human life according to the Vedic tradition and how having good health and a long life serves us in the pursuit of different goals that we might have.
Kaya also shares with us the very first signs that one might be ready to seek the kind of happiness that doesn't wane - moksha.
We also discuss why our health and our spiritual pursuits cannot be separated and how that is built into this tradition.
One of the biggest treats of this episode is Kaya sharing the birth story of Danvantari, the Lord of Ayurveda. She unpacks the hidden meanings in the story that become lessons to carry forward.
Finally, we talk about the different stages of life of a human being and how depending on where we find ourselves in these stages of life, we might be wanting to direct our energy towards different pursuits.
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