Natural Philosophy vs.Science

Several hundred years ago what is today known as "science" was called
"natural philosophy." The methods of natural philosophers differed
from those of later scientists such as Robert Boyle, Francis Bacon,
and Galileo. Natural philosophers did not test their ideas in a
practical way. They preferred a speculative, philosophical approach
and relied heavily on tradition and authority while making their
statements about the natural world.

In contrast, Boyle and others, beginning in the 17th century,
advocated more systematic validations of their conclusions through
experimentation and replication. Even though their new methodology was
still included under the umbrella term of natural philosophy, the term
science later came into formal use. These pioneers and others were
really the earliest true scientists as we understand that term today.
They used most of the techniques of what we understand today as the
"scientific method," but that term did not come into common use until
the 19th century. Theoretical Aristotelian philosophical speculations
about ultimate purposes and principles in nature were dismissed.
Natural philosophy yielded to modern science.

Today many people think of science as a precise method for proving
things beyond any doubt. They feel a certain reverence for facts
touted to be "scientifically proven." This view of science is
deficient in many ways. It is true that the basic process of
scientific method is mostly held in high regard by both scientists and
the public as a superior vehicle for discovering knowledge of the
natural world and how it works for man's advantage. But a study of
even a small portion of the huge body of literature on the modern
philosophy of science, especially in the last century, will show that
the picture is not so simple. In future posts we will explore some of
the surprising ways modern philosophy has impacted science both
positively and negatively. Science philosophy influences the methods
of gaining knowledge, the scope of the resulting knowledge, and the
implications of the knowledge gained. The same could be said of the
influence of philosophy on any other discipline, ranging from politics
to religion.

Please read more at:
http://jasscience.blogspot.com/2007/12/natural-philosophy-vsscience.html

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How Yoga and Naturopathy Helps in Better Mental Health - Lifestyle, Glands and Health

In Yoga and Naturopathy, it is advised that our glads can increase
secretions and we can balance body and mind, many other mental health
problems are also related with increasing pineal glad secretions. It
is the very reason that in Yoga and Naturopathy, the emotions (which
indicate glandular system - the word Mann or Heart is used to indicate
it) are given more importance.

Meditation focus is for regulating the glandular system and slowing
down (the time duration of inhaling and exhaling of breathe increases)
the breathing system that controls the heart and lung functioning and
lot more. Thus, the entire body and mind systems are synchronized to
get rid of many diseases.

The Asans also support it and then is the food and herbs that promote
all of it. However, even then it can not cure all diseases without
help of chemicals (the medicines) and counseling.

So, we can adopt this lifestyle so that there are no chance of any
diseases as we cannot treat the acute cases or emergency problems that
result from modern lifestyle that usually do not support nature, but
our mind and emotions (wishes and desires) creating the conflicts
among thought, action and feelings. So, the modern medical treatments
are right if we never follow natural lifestyle, we must take medicines
without trying to experiment the home remedies that are not for
emergency cases, but for lifestyle, yes the natural lifestyle.

Thanks!

P.S.: Please always take advice from expert before starting any change
for better health.

How Can You Prove that You are not Mentally Sick

When we consider mental health we do not say that one does not have
any illness, but when in yoga and meditation treatment we consider it
as the ego problems that create the illness or ailments and thus are
treated by making one realize that one cannot know everything and ego
is very limited so creates problems like compulsive disorder, mania in
which one assumes many things about oneself, inner conflicts that
result in bipolar disorder to schizophrenia and lot more, and thus
also hormonal imbalances. Lot can be said but I am not the one, who
can give definitions of these terms, but I understand it that all of
it is emotional suppression that disturbs the ego affecting the
intellectual maturity.

So, even though such people may be highly intellectual, they are
emotionally immature and behave as if a child - the nine moods
transitions that make them laugh, cry, dress well or not well dressed,
showing compassion and apathy alternatively, wonder and sadness
alternatively, state or mood of anger and be poised alternatively; and
so on.

This is something that Indian Health Sciences like Ayurveda in which
Yoga and Naturopathy is described and discussed explain. I have
studied it, and also studied Sir William James, who studied Indian and
western wisdom, and his contribution in the humanistic psychology is
remarkable in which all are believed to have their own (individual)
schizoid world (normally considered a serious disease in the modern
health sciences, particularly in psychiatry). However, it is only lack
of communication skills that make one think and behave inconsistently
resulting in symptoms of disease that is not there but lack of skill
of self-expression (the emotional suppression - art) is there hiding
the human potential in the name of mental disease.

So, are you mentally sick or do not have skills of self-expression?

Please think about it and if needed learn the communication skills.

Thanks for your reading it.

How Valid Our Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates Are - Problems in Understanding Yoga and Tantriks - Works of Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World

I agree with getting degrees, diplomas and other training certificates needed to get license to practice in any field, however, when we talk about practical knowledge and experience it not for surgery, mostly it is for counseling and alternative ways that we use for preventive measures and remedial measure to stop any problem before it manifests as a disease.

We are not saying that modern medical practices are wrong, we are sharing that practices like yoga and meditation have been proved scientifically correct as USA conducted research on it and Swami Yogendra at the Yoga Institute (the Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World), Santacruz,  Mumbai (Maharashtra) did it for years and all researches were proven right. The books that were written based on these results are taught in the Indian Schools and written by NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training (India):

National Council Of Educational Research And Training

Like in massage, prayer and faith healing, we all ask others and it helps. The Ayurveda and Indian Classical Music is also example of it that it is by practice not by degree alone.

If one prays by heart it is scientific as well because it enhance faith the need of increasing immunity system.

The reason I give respect, honor and credit to parents, relatives and friends is that they have a great impact in our life, but the expert can give us advice and medicines and all others help us grow and develop. If I start playing with basketball player, I will learn the game, and if I want to achieve something I need expert, the coach for general life learning we do not always need experts as they constitute the general health trends for all in simplified way.

The specialization is must and must be tested or examined closely before one practices it. For example in India and abroad there are many yogis, but there many black magicians (the Tantriks), who claim to be yogis and they harm the society mercilessly. Governments never bother banning there practices and this is something that we in India consider as national harm.

In any case, our point again is that in research we select a topic and prove it, and thus it gives a degree. So, it is not matter of claiming or labeling oneself as expert. One needs to prove and or pass it, is not it.

Thanks for your reading.

Do Your Grades Reflect Your Real Potential, the Abilities and Skills

We mostly think and believe that education and studies are just grades
and are tools for earning. We may be right, however, my concern is
that if one is national or international player of basketball, the
credit of it is added into one's total marks. Even many other points
on the similar grounds give more marks or higher grade when we
evaluate anyone academically while including these co-curricular and
thus social contribution factor that we as humans need most besides
just getting educated, becoming of a degree holder.

Thus, the degrees alone are not that important that we ignore
achievements in real life otherwise the distinguished people whether
writers, thinkers, philosophers, philanthropic people, humanitarians
and social works will never get any respect and honor in the society
and thus no one will accept or follow these as living part of real
life.

This seems one of the major reasons that people are after getting
higher education to earn more not to serve more.

If education is aims for earning it is just training, which even dogs
can do and we are humans.

So, please consider my point in this context not just academically as
it enhance only unemployment and there does not seem any solutions
until we consider the factor of social contribution, is not it.

Thanks for your reading it,

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It is one of the viewed question and we need to think and reflect for
better world why is so that we work as a fox for How to Be Rich
Quickly?