1 February 2015 - QA 3

Gurudev, I am from Argentina. The medical treatments are changing now. I need to know what you think about this. According to you, what do the medical doctors need to know?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Medical doctors need to have a new paradigm. They cannot be fanatic about what they studied 20 years ago. They should know that the field of medicine is changing very fast. What was thought to be the ultimate cure, today has been discarded. What was thought to be the right way, today has become the wrong way.

Firstly, medical science is developing, growing and changing. If doctors understand this, they will not be fanatical about what is stuck in their mind through what they studied several years ago. Secondly, a holistic approach needs to be adopted. Usually in Allopathy, they only prescribe medication, they do not prescribe diet or lifestyle changes.

Holistic approach is needed as present in Ayurveda. Even when it comes to Ayurveda, you cannot be a fanatic about it. Some people say, “I want to have only Ayurveda”. You need to have a broad outlook. Education regarding preventive medicines should be given priority in order to stop diseases even before it comes.