If you think I am trying to reason out amaroli, indeed my reasonings are fallacious. But that's not my aim here. Instead, I'm trying to warn against the kind of "reasonings" used by many yogis and some websites (I found most of them in the links of AYP), trying to convince the others that amaroli "should work" and "for good reasons".(while there are in fact no deep reasons, except believing in testimonials which you could find plenty in every websites of those "magical products" on improving your memory, enlarging your penis, etc) In those websites, the nutritive explanation is the main one, and a fallacious one because they simply say that urine is "nutritive".
Your explanation is of a different nature, David. It makes more sense than the simple-minded "nutritive" explanation. But is it then even better to take what's "nutritive" in our urine directly? For hormones, People have been taking DHEA, 5-HTP, human growth hormones, etc. Our body is not designed for such thing directly, just as it's not designed for drinking urine. But such hormones, even when articially made, are just as close to the usable form as what's present in urine.
Also, if no "special" reactions occur (such as hormesis), re-taking such as small amount of nutrients (small even if you take a full cup) are not likely to make a noticeable difference in a short time, as claimed by those who take amaroli. Of course there are exceptions---
Some very results have been reported by taking DHEA (and to a lesser extent 5-HTP and HGH), though not everyone got the benefits. Those who are benefited are usually those who are aged, when their natural levels of these hormones are very low. That make sense---only then can you expect a noticeable difference by taking just 25 or 50mg DHEA a day. In their case, 50mg a day can be a huge proportion of their body production of these hormones.
So may be amaroli is simply not (yet) suitable for me considering my age and health conditions? (rather than beneficial but not noticeable)
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Collective wisdom is usually correct, but not always. Look at "The Photoreading Whole Mind System"--- what it claims are simply incredible. And many people report that it "works". But indeed it doesn't-----except that it really makes people wrongly think that the content of the book really goes into their brain.
Not long ago, this "photoreading" stuff is still quite heat. It survives quite well.
Of course I have a higher regard for yogis. But still I prefer to be more careful and conservative in my judgement. You never know when a yogi is exaggerating. Do you think you can really become young again and even conquer death by doing headstand, doing pranayama, etc? When should those texts not be interpreted literally? Simple---when they are obviously wrong. But you will have a hard time when things are possible but unlikely. That could be a topic worth discussing.
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I'm glad to see guys like you are having positive results from amaroli, David. That somehow increases its credibility. So allow me to ask you more about your experiences:
How long have you been taking amaroli? (I like guessing. Let me make a guess: about 1-2 years, long after you TM practice)
What precisely are the benefits you get? The more "objective" the descriptions the better. (e.g. stamina in terms of the number of miles you can run in 1 hour is much better "improved stamina")
When you start amaroli, did you start some other practices at more or less the same time?
Did you try experimenting the results by stopping amaroli for some days until the effects fade away? If yes, how many times have you done? And can you describe your findings?
I guess you're above 50, unless you start really early in yoga. Did you ask your son or someone younger to try that? And what's the result?
