Hinduism - What Is Vata?

 

 Vata("air") is a Sanskrit word that means "to breathe." 

One of the three humors (tridosha) in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medical system, together with pitta ("bile") and kapha ("phlegm").

Every individual has all three humors, but one is generally dominant, and this distinguishes a person in certain ways, notably in terms of health, digestion, and metabolism.

The element of air is associated with Vata, which is fast, light, and dry.

Vata humored people are believed to have fast thoughts, light bodies, and a constant need to be doing something.

At the same time, they lack substance and, if not handled carefully, may quickly degrade.

~Kiran Atma

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Hinduism - What Are The Tanmatras?

 

The subtle elements, or tanmatras, are the subtle versions of the five gross elements (earth, air, fire, water, and akasha), from which the gross elements are produced.

The senses of gandha (smell) for earth, sparsha (touch) for air, rupa (shape) for fire, rasa (taste) for water, and shabda (sound) for akasha correlate to the subtle elements.

The tanmatras initially emerged in the Samkhya school's description of the universe's development, one of the six schools of ancient Hindu philosophy.

The subtle elements, according to the Samkhya theory, are the stage of development that comes before the evolution of the gross components.

Purusha (spirit) and prakrti (matter) were the two essential ideas of the Samkhya school of atheistic dualism; all of this development was associated with prakrti since, according to the Samkhyas, the purusha never altered.

Other groups adopted the Samkhya theory of evolution, albeit they frequently changed it to fit theistic views that the universe originated from God, and the concept of the subtle components became an established philosophical standard.

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Pagan Religions - Who Are The Pagan AIR Gods?

These gods are connected with meteorological events in pagan religions, particularly winds, thunder and lightning, rain, and storms. 

• Shu was the Egyptian deity of the air. 

• Boreas was the anthropomorphic wind deity in Greek and Roman mythology. 

• The winds were dubbed "Snatchers" in Greece because they were thought to be maleficent. 

• Adad or Rammon was the storm deity in Assyro-Babylonian religion.

 

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