Silambam
SILAMBAM Before understanding why Silambam training is considered supreme, we must first know the philosophy of the body. The Philosophy of the Body The Siddhars declared: “What exists in the universe exists in the human body.” God created this world with natural beauty, composed of the five elements earth, water, fire, air, and space. Likewise, man too is formed of these five elements. This is an undeniable truth. When imbalances occur among these five elements in the body, the body becomes afflicted. These very five elements manifest in the human body as the three doshas (mukkutram): Vata (air/ether principle) Pitta (fire principle) Kapha (water/earth principle) Tiruvalluvar refers to this in the Tirukkural: "Excess or deficiency in any of the three Vata, Pitta or Kapha brings disease," According to Siddha medicine, which God bestowed upon the Siddhars, health is when these three remain in balance. If one increases or decreases, illness arises. Through pulse dia...