Science Of Life

SR No.: 007756
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: U S Dugar
Publisher: U S Dugar
Total Pages: 219
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 3 MB

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Those who spend a good amount of time under a fan or in an air-conditioned environment are not able to readily cope with hot summer temperatures. Occupants of office buildings with central airconditioning systems consistently report mucous membrane irritation, breathing difficulties, and constitutional/neurological symptoms such as headache and fatigue. Air conditioning units can also circulate air-borne diseases, Micro-organisms is found within the AC units and that may cause breathing problems. Moisture in AC cause health effects that are irritant, toxic, or allergic, and it may cause pneumonia, a serious disease. Those who have worked for prolonged periods in air-conditioned offices are more susceptible to colds, flu and other minor ailments. Air conditioning aggravates the effects of arthritis and gouts
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Mahavira attached supreme importance to the spiritual practice of abandoning the body. This is why there is no place for bath, anointing, collegium, message etc. in his spiritual discipline. Bathing results in several impurities like destruction of innumerable minute beings, arousal of passion, breach of restraint and adverse inclination. True nature of purity and impurity needs to be understood. Dirtiness of inner body is the real impurity. That should be purged with right understanding.
The body has its self-system of cleaning. Body allows sweat to pour off cleaning it naturally. Purging sweat from the pores is actually the body's way of cleaning itself down. Sweating opens clogged skin pores and stimulate the healthy flow of a body's own natural water and pores are better opened to breath oxygen for
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