Is there a Vedic wisdom behind it? It is believed that our hands and feet are said to be the conduits of the five elements – fire, air, ether, earth and water. The Ayurvedic texts teach that each finger is an extension of one of the five elements.
The thumb is agni (fire) -- you might have seen children sucking their thumb, this is nature's way of aiding the digestion at an age when they are unable to chew;
the forefinger is vayu (air),
the middle finger is akash (ether -- the tiny intercellular spaces in the human body),
the ring finger is prithvi (earth) and
the little finger is jal (water)," the paper explains.
Vedic Wisdom behind Eating With Our Hands
Is there a Vedic wisdom behind it? It is believed that our hands and feet are said to be the conduits of the five elements – fire, air, ether, earth and water. The Ayurvedic texts teach that each finger is an extension of one of the five elements.
The thumb is agni (fire) -- you might have seen children sucking their thumb, this is nature's way of aiding the digestion at an age when they are unable to chew;
the forefinger is vayu (air),
the middle finger is akash (ether -- the tiny intercellular spaces in the human body),
the ring finger is prithvi (earth) and
the little finger is jal (water)," the paper explains.
Vedic Wisdom behind Eating With Our Hands
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