Dr. Brihaspati Dev Triguna is the greatest living expert in nadivigyan, the Vedic science of pulse diagnosis. By gently touching your pulse with the first three fingers on his right hand, Dr. Triguna is able to detect any imbalances within your system—imbalances which are at the basis of present or future health problems. Based on what is felt in the pulse, he is able to recommend natural and effective measures to restore balance in the body, allowing present disorders to be normalized and future illness to be averted.

Dr. Triguna is Director of the World Center of Maharishi Ayur-Veda in India, and has served as president of All-India Ayur-Vedic Congress—the largest medical association in the world. He holds several posts for the government of India, including Director of the Central Council for Research on Ayurveda, and chairman of the National Academy of Ayurveda. Dr. Triguna has received India’s highest civil award, the Padma Bhushan Award, for his many years of service.

Enlightenment magazine was able to interview Dr. Triguna during his most recent visit to the United States in June of 1998.

Enlightenment: Dr. Triguna, when you feel the pulse, is it as clear and simple as if you pick up something hot and say, "Oh, hot!"

Dr. Triguna: Yes, it takes only a few seconds.

Enlightenment: Can this skill be taught to anyone?

Dr. Triguna: It is not a secret knowledge. It can by taught to anyone. This is a very systematic and scientific knowledge. Maharishi has structured a course in pulse reading that anyone can take.

Enlightenment: If Meditators would like to learn this, will it be easy for them?

Dr. Triguna: Actually, Meditators will learn it faster since their qualities of focus and concentration are more developed. Also, continuous practice of feeling the pulse is needed to master the skill.

Enlightenment: How did you become involved in spreading the knowledge of the Maharishi Ayur-Veda program?

Dr. Triguna: In 1979, Maharishi for the first time had the thought to popularize Ayurveda, and he called me to discuss it. He felt that because the body and mind are so intimately connected, for the development of higher states of consciousness it was very important to take care of the health of everyone. Ayurveda is the world’s oldest and most effective system of natural health care, so its effects are known. It’s benefits are authentic and time-tested.

Enlightenment: Can you tell us about Maharishi Amrit Kalash?

Dr. Triguna: Amrit Kalash is a very ancient formulation. It is very good for the mind and body. It strengthens the immune system. It creates a clear mind and develops a more refined intellect. Everyone should take Maharishi Amrit Kalash to restore and to preserve their health.

Enlightenment: You have been working with Maharishi for nearly 20 years to revive the complete knowledge of the Maharishi Ayur-Veda program and bring it to the world. What has been your inspiration for this task?

Dr. Triguna: At the basis of all this development has been Maharishi’s desire to bring perfect health to everyone. As the knowledge of Ayurveda grew, if anything was found to be missing, it was Maharishi's desire to fill in those missing elements. Maharishi Ayur-Veda just kept growing as he continued to bring more knowledge out. Now it has spread all over the world, and the demand is increasing every day. All of the credit goes to Maharishi.

Enlightenment: What advice would you give to the meditators for developing good health and enlightenment in the coming years?

Dr. Triguna: Naturally, the Meditators should be very regular with their daily meditation and with the TM-Sidhi program. I am an expert in Ayurveda, so from this point of view, you should take one step at a time, make steady progress. See that your physiology does not become overly tired Use all the programs of Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health to improve your life.

Second, diet and behavior play a critical role in this process. What is called ‘modern science’ really has some deficiencies and disabilities. As modern science has grown, things that used to be in balance are now causing real problems. Food, for example. Today much of the food contains a lot of added chemicals. Therefore, it is best to avoid eating food containing added chemicals, especially non-vegetarian food.

A third point is to take care of the effects from your surroundings. Maharishi wants everyone to live in a natural, healthy house built according to Sthapatya Veda. And any negative influences coming to you from a distance, from the planets, must also be neutralized. For this, Maharishi developed the Maharishi Yagya program.

A fourth very important aspect is that whatever we can contribute, we should contribute for the good of others. Whoever is associated with Maharishi’s movement, if they do not have money, they should contribute their time. Those who have a good position in society should use their status to help create a positive influence for the whole population. Those who are business people and have a lot of money should contribute some portion of their profits to this movement to support the good work it is doing. We have to provide knowledge to everyone in the world. We have to provide perfect health to everyone in the world. It will only be possible when everyone unites together for that goal.

Enlightenment: On behalf of all the Meditators, we would like to express our appreciation for all the magnificent work you continue to do.

Dr. Triguna: All of us are the same; together we can work to fulfill Maharishi’s mission, to create a disease-free society. Whatever I have said today, I have said it from the bottom of my heart. Jai Guru Dev.

16-Hour Short Courses to Create Balance and Health in Life
These courses for the whole population are currently offered at Maharishi Vedic Universities, Colleges and Schools, and at The Spiritual Center of America in North Carolina. Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa also teaches the courses through the Center for Maharishi Vedic Medicine and the Department of Continuing Education.

Self-Pulse Reading Course for Prevention
This course provides both theory and the practical technique for detecting balance and imbalance in the body, as well as measures to correct imbalances before disease arises. An added benefit is that the process of Self-Pulse Reading itself can create a balancing influence in any area of imbalance within the body. Each participant will learn Self-Pulse Reading in a gradual, systematic and effortless way, with ample time for practice and to grow in mastery of the principles and technique. During this 16-lesson course, you will learn:

• how the intelligence within the body is reflected in the pulse
• to feel the influence of cosmic cycles in the pulse
• the feel of imbalances in the pulse, and the progressive stages of imbalance
• causes and effects of imbalance
• how the body’s inner intelligence protects against imbalance
• how to restore and maintain balance through proper diet, and through daily and seasonal routines.

Good Health Through Prevention
This course offers a holistic, prevention-oriented approach to good health which integrates principles from the 40 areas of Veda and Vedic Literature to restore and maintain balance in mind, body, behavior, and environment. It includes specific recommendations to help prevent ill health, including: daily and seasonal routines, individualized diet, and the development of higher states of consciousness. Other topics of the course include:

• self-referral consciousness as the basis for prevention of disease
• complete metabolism of experience for prevention of illness
• maintaining balance in the physiology
• importance of good digestion and metabolism for prevention
• the Maharishi Jyotish program and Maharishi Yagya program for prevention of future imbalances
• strengthening the immune system
• reversing the aging process
• preventing collective health problems of society.

Diet, Digestion, and Nutrition
In this course, participants learn to select their diet on the basis of the state of their physiology and the season, and how to promote optimal nourishment and health through balanced digestion. Topics include:

• the nature of food and its inherent qualities
• guidelines for the intake of food
• quantity and combination of foods
• the relation of the environment to the selection and digestion of food
• the relation of circadian and seasonal rhythms to dietetics
• the relation of age and state of health to dietetics
• the influence of mind, senses, emotions, and behavior on digestion
• the relationship of diet and digestion to the development of higher states of consciousness.

The Maharishi Yoga^SM Program
The aim of this course is to enhance physiological balance and mind-body coordination through simple Maharishi Yoga program postures and breathing exercises. It gives a comprehensive understanding of the nature and attainment of Yoga, which is the unification of individual and cosmic life. Participants are trained in Maharishi Yoga program postures and breathing exercises, which promote mind-body integration and support balanced good health. Topics of the course also include:

• Yoga and integration of all aspects of life
• Bhagavad-Gita as the supreme textbook of Yoga
• scientific research validating the benefits of Yoga postures
• higher states of consciousness—fulfillment of the practice of the Maharishi Yoga program
• discovery of Veda and the Vedic Literature in human physiology
• developing the state of Yoga through the Maharishi Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs
• enlivening the intelligence in all levels of the physiology through Maharishi Yoga program
• the influence of each posture on the physiology, from the perspectives of modern science and Maharishi Vedic Science.

Human Physiology: Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature—Discovery under Maharishi’s guidance by Tony Nader, MD. Ph.D.
This course presents the essence of the entire field of modern objective science and ancient subjective science. It brings to light the major discovery of our own physiology in terms of its inner intelligence, whose impulses are available in the form of the Veda and Vedic Literature. All the specialized components and organs of the human physiology are found to match the 40 branches of the Vedic Literature one to one, both in structure and in function.

The 16-Hour Short Courses are open to everyone, including the general public. For more information, call 1-888-532-7686