Soma in yoga and ayurveda : the power of rejuvenation and immortality / by David Frawley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frawley, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Ayurvedic.

Physical Description:

392 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Twin Lakes, Wisc. : Lotus, [2012]

Summary:

What is the secret of Soma, the legendary mystic drink of immortality, first lauded by India's ancient Vedic seers? Is Soma a single plant, a type of plants, a way of healing, a special intoxicant, or an inner elixir produced by Yoga and meditation?

Going back to the vision of the Vedic seers, David Frawley reveals the secret of Soma for body, mind and spirit, with its profound implications from diet and herbs to pranayama, mantra and meditation. His new analysis of Soma, reflecting forty years of study of Vedic texts, is practical, comprehensive and deeply insightful - so that you can bring the secret power of Soma into all aspects of your life and consciousness, and for the world as a whole. Book jacket.

He follows the yogic approach of Ganapati Muni, the chief disciple of the great Advaitic guru Ramana Maharshi. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction

The Search for Bliss, Longevity and Immortality

The Quest for Immortality

High Tech Somas or Inner Spiritual Somas?

Agni and Soma: The Eternal Fire and the Immortal Nectar

Individual Constitution and Rejuvenation: The Role of the Three Doshas

Prana, Tejas and Ojas: The Master or Soma Forms of the Doshas

pt. II Soma Ayurveda: Physical Rejuvenation and Longevity through Ayurveda

The Soma of Food: Diet for Yoga and Longevity

Our Soma Drinks: Rejuvenating Waters and Beverages

Rejuvenative Herbs and Soma Plants

Herbs to Rejuvenate the Mind

Soma Herbs and Aromatherapy

Rejuvenation and the Skin: Ayurvedic Spa Therapies

Sexuality and Rejuvenation: Balancing Shiva and Shakti

Your Inner Ecology: Rejuvenation, Environment and Life-style

Preparing Yourself for Soma: Preliminary Purification and Pancha Karma

pt. III Soma Yoga: Rejuvenation of the Mind and Heart Through Yoga and Meditation.

Contents note continued: Yoga and Inner Rejuvenation

The Yogic Soma and How to Prepare It

The Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga: Conserving Your Inner Soma

Asana and Rejuvenation: the Healing Power of Physical Stillness

Prana Rasayana: the Immortal Breath of Soma

Pratyahara Rasayana: Rejuvenation and the Sense and Motor Organs

Mantra Rasayana, The Rejuvenating Power of Cosmic Sound and the Divine Word

Deity Rasayana: the Rejuvenating Power of Devotion

Meditation, The Yoga of Knowledge and Rejuvenation of the Mind

pt. IV Esoteric Soma Teachings

Vedic Astrology, Karma and Longevity: The Influence of Time and Karma

The Search for the Original Soma Plant

Shiva as Nilakantha: Turning Life's Poison into Soma

Selected Soma Verses from the Rigveda

Appendix

Sanskrit terms

Bibliography

Sanskrit Texts

Books by the Author

Resources

Comments on the Book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780940676213

0940676214

OCLC:

816294613