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The principle that does not have any link with life does not have validity anywhere. “Yatha pinde tatha brahmande” The one who gave this dictum gave something very significant. That much truth as is contained in a small particle is contained in the whole universe. All the truth that is contained in the universe is contained in a small particle.
Our life is indeed very extraordinary and so is our body. How many infinite truths are hidden within our body! From the gross viewpoint we see this as our leg or eye. In reality are they two? If in reality they were two different parts then the Ayurved Acharya's contention that when the eye hurts rub balm over the foot to heal it, would be proved wrong. How strange is this link and yet it is not separated from reality. Just as there are eyes on the face, there are eyes on the foot too. If the pituitary gland is located between the eyebrows, it is also located on the big toe. There are just as many glands or organs in the upper part of the body as there are in the lower part. Today science has established that. The whole body is a connected one. It is based on this principle that we have acupuncture and acupressure. The entire body is interconnected. The
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