BRAHMAVARCHAS SHODH SANSTHAN
(Inter Communication of Science and Religion)

Akhand jyoti Sansthan, Mathura; India.

Bramavarchas Research Institute, Hardwar; India.

An institute established by Rev. Gurudev for the inter-communication of science with spirituality started functioning in June, 1980.

AIMS:

1. To present scriptural writings and suppositions in relation to the scientific disciplines of today.
2. To project out an alternative system of medicine utilizing totally harmless herbal plants after comprehensive scientific studies on healthy and ill human subjects.

This is an established truth that, at spiritual principles, if adopted in day to day life can bring about a change in not only the body physiology, but also the thinking and therefore, the personality as a whole.

Yagna, the process of fumigation with medicinal herbs under specific rituals influences widely the persons participating in it as well as the surrounding environment. The ingredients used there in are those medicinal plants which have been used since time immemorial and are known to have beneficial effects on human beings.

There is a phyto-chemistry and Gas Analysis wing in the research laboratory to assess the efficacy of the various plant ingredients used. The purpose is to know as to what is their raw material content in the beginning and what is left after they have been fumigated and the subject asked to inhale the medicated fumes. The ash left after the process is over is also of medicinal value. At present, these effects are being monitored only on healthy persons living for a prescribed period in Ashram campus.

The various results obtained are in the process of analysis. They include hematological changes (like Hb, TRBC, TWBC, Platelets, RBC fragility, etc.) biochemical changes (e.g. Blood urea, sugar, cholesterol, creatinine) and Enzymes (e.g. SGOT and SGPT, etc.) and immunological changes (e.g. the antibody levels and innate immunity towards various pathogenic offending organisms).

This is a well known fact that these medicinal drugs enhance the body vitality so as to resist adverse meteoro-biological change as veil as the invasion of otherwise lethal viruses and bacteria. These drugs also retard the aging process. This fact is being ascertained by noticing their effects on cell cultures from healthy subjects. Not only the drugs used orally or given by inhalation but also the penance and the various Yogic exercises, like Pranayam and the Sadhana etc, associated with this process are said to bring about a remarkable change in the lung functions, e.g., its reserve capacity, and breathing rate as well as the cardiac functions. This is being confirmed with a Spirometer and a Monitor Cardioscope recorder. One may also detect any deficit in cardiac or respiratory reserve and attempt treating it with the herbal-cum-sadhana prescription.

There is also a Psychometry lab in the Shodh Sansthan to analyse the various Psycological parameters. These tell about the aptitude, learning potentials and the personality make up of the subject. The case is then followed up at monthly intervals. During this process the subject under goes thorough treatment with herbal preparations, self imposed diet restrictions and the Sadhna processs of Anusthan. The various parameters tell the progress of changes.

A Sound Therapy lab uses the Oscilloscope to display the various sound patterns of Veda Mantras. Sophisticated tests of coherent and in- coherent Mantra Recitals are done here and the changes in blood chemistry (especially the hormones) and other body parameter are noted correspondingly.

A modern Astronomical observatory has been erected at Gayatri Nagar near Brahmavarchas and a large herb garden has been planned, where, rare and common, about 300 varieties of herbs have been grown. The purpose is to provide herbs for research work at Brahmavarchas and also to propagate selected 24 plants in the mass by a "Bare footed doctor scheme". About 2400 sub-centers are already active in the field through which the scheme is being propagated.

In short, the main aim of Brahmavarchas is to propagate in new scientific light those eternal values, which are mentioned in Indian literature and can, even today, help in curing the ailing humanity. For this immense task, the Sansthan has a huge building complex with 35 rooms solely for the laboratory setup and 10 big rooms for a vast well-equipped library specifically on the subject mentioned in this brief description. A team of technicians, high caliber scientists & doctors is working here as on full time volunteer basis and not on employed basis. The Sansthana is working under the extra-sensory guidance of Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya who was the founder of this mission 'Yug Nirman Yojna'.