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- Publisher : Kaivalyadhama
- by : Shri O P Tiwari
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Gujarati
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 220
- Weight : 500gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 8189485482
- ISBN-13: 978-8189485481
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- Publisher : Kaivalyadhama
- by : Dr. M. L. Gharote
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 144
- Weight : 500gm.
- ISBN-10: 8189485032
- ISBN-13: 978-8189485030
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- Publisher : Kaivalyadhama
- by : Swami Maheshananda, T. K. Bera
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : August 15, 1999
- Pages : 166
- Weight : 500gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8189485024
- ISBN-13: 978-8189485023
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- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : M.V. Bhole
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1985
- Pages : 192
- Weight : 500gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8189485016
- ISBN-13: 978-8189485016
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Foreword
A wealth of information about different aspects of Yoga has accumulated in the quarterly journal of "Yoga Mimamsa" starting from the year 1924. The Publication was meant to cover scientific research, semi scientific and popular articles to meet the needs of individuals with scientific and literary backgrounds interested in the know-ledge about Yoga. This valuable information was getting out of the reach of the interested individuals because of the availability of the journal only in limited number of libraries and also non-availability of the back volumes. The limitation of only part of the journal being of interest to an individual of particular background did not encourage him to invest in the total volume even if it could be made available by the publisher. This need has been aptly met by the present publication which gives the abstracts of the articles belonging to all the topics.
The Editor has made a laudable effort in categorising the abstracts according to the yogic practices or their applied relevance i.e. to education, treatment etc., thus presenting the subject matter at a glance. Each of these classified aspects of Yoga have been further compiled under the three sections of the "Yoga Mimamsa" to enable quick location of the material in which the reader be interested.
Even the books and monographs published by the Kaivalyadhama have been annoted. A further effort has been made in preparing the subject and author index.
Dr. M. V. Bholes long experience as Yoga practitioner, teacher, researcher and a medical scientists has enabled him to give a clear and concise arrangement to the information printed in "Yoga Mimamsa" from the year 1924 to 1984. He deserves a most profound gratitude of students and experts of Yoga for this meticulo
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : K. LAKSHMANA SARMA
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2002
- Pages : 281
- Weight : 550gm.
- Size : 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
- ISBN-10: 8188018201
- ISBN-13: 978-8188018208
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This book is based largely on two Sanskrit works of Lakshmana Sarma, Sri Ramana Hridayam and Guru Ramana Vachana Mala. The status of the world, the soul, the egoless state and merits of devotion are all lucidly explained so as to help the serious seeker understand the teaching of Sri Bhagavan.
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- Publisher : Vakils Feffer & Simons
- by : Dr. J. T. Shah
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : xx, 108
- Weight : 360gm.
- Size : 7 x 0.2 x 9.2 inches
- ISBN-10: 8184620039
- ISBN-13: 978-8184620030
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This book introduces readers to the art of yoga and its healing effects on medical disorders. Through a series of chapters on asanas, pranayama, and meditation, the books attempts to cure and prevent diseases. Most of all, it recognizes the link between the mind and the body and addresses them both, simultaneously. With step-to-step instructions, tables and illustrations, the book clarifies all exercise postures
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- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Wallace Slater
- Cover : Paperback
- Edition : 2006
- Pages :
- Weight : 300 gm.
- Size :
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 8170594790
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170594796
- Product Code : BOOK891
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Yoga is the discovery of the Self and the inspiration of the spirit within. Each step in Raja Yoga is intended to assist the student in developing the moral and ethical foundations necessary for yoga: control of the physical body through postures and diet; pranayama, or breathing techniques; control of the emotions and senses; and control of the mind. "Based on the author's experience and deep study, Raja Yoga is a valuable guide to all beginners of yoga. The student is given the opportunity to discover the path within and the guru to guide one to the true Self."
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- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Dr Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyaya
- Cover : Paperback
- Edition : 2016
- Pages : 259
- Weight : 360 gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
- Language : English
- ISBN-13 : 979-8190038187
- Product Code : BK14240
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- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Pancham Singh
- Cover : Paperback
- Edition : October 1, 2012
- Pages : 112
- Weight : 120 gm.
- Size : 6.9 x 4.7 x 0.3 inches
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 8186117156
- ISBN-13 : 978-8186117156
- Product Code : BK14199
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The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is an important text in which the essentials of yoga is explained. It explains in clear terms the asanas, pranayama, mudras, and the samadhi which are essential in the practice of yoga. It describes the stages and the correct methods for practising yoga. Hatha Yoga Pradipika attempts to reconcile the raja-yoga of Patanjali with hatha-yoga. Hatha is considered to be made up of syllables ha, meaning the moon and tha meaning the sun. It corresponds to the breath which flows through the left and the right nostrils. Hatha-yoga is the preliminary step and ends of raja-yoga consciously or unconsciously. The Shaivagama urges not to give up the practice of asana and pranayama in order to keep the body beautiful and healthy. It also discusses deep philosophy underlying the yoga. It is also a manual of instructions for the students of yoga.
The importance of this text for teacher and student of yoga alike cannot be overestimated as this treatise is of immense practical value. The present work contains the original Sanskrit text and its translation into English along with an Introduction.
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- Publisher : Indica Books
- By : Debabrata SenSharma
- Cover : Hardcover
- Edition : January 1, 2007
- Pages : 162
- Weight : 200 gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 8186569677
- ISBN-13 : 978-8186569672
- Product Code : BK14185
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The distinguishing feature of all schools of Indian philosophy in general is that these do not remain content with merely enunciating the metaphysical tenets of the particular school, but they also set up the spiritual goal before the seekers, prescribing the modes of spiritual discipline to reach it. Spiritual discipline or Yoga therefore constitutes an inseparable part of the philosophy of every school. This is very true especially in the case of Tantric schools, in which spiritual practices or sadhana kriya dominate. The performance of kriya in the prescribed manner forms an integral part of all texts dealing with Tantra Yoga.
This book opens with an account of the nature, origin and development of Saiva-Sakta Tantras, their classification under different schools, the wealth of literature available belonging to these schools, etc. It also sheds light on the principal metaphysical tenets of Saiva and Sakta Tantras, relevant to the study of Tantra-Yoga. The topics covered in this book are the concepts of divine Grace or saktipata, guru and his different kinds, the process of initiation (diksa) and its varieties, mantra’s nature and place in sadhana kriya, different modes of spiritual discipline, Kundalini Yoga, the highest spiritual goal, etc.
This book attempts to remove the misconceptions widespread in the academic world about the theory and practice of Tantra-Yoga, which have been deliberately kept secret by the practitioners to prevent their misuse by unscrupulous persons.
About Author:
Dr. Debabrata Sen Sharma, a well-known scholar of sanskrit and Indian Philosophy and Religion, has spent more than half a century in studying, teaching and writing on the Advita Shiava thought of Kashmir. Retired as Professor of Sanskrit and Director of the Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies from the Kurukshetra University of Haryana, now settled down in Kolkata, he is devoting all his time to read in depth, write and translate Sanskrit texts on Shaivism. He had the rare privilege of studying abstruse Sanskrit texts on Shaivism and Tantra with Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Gopinath Kaviraj, an acknoledged authority on Saiva-Sakta Tantras and a spiritual, for eight long years at Varanasi.
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- Product Code: Book657-P
- Edition : January 1, 2007
- Pages : 448
- Weight : 820
- Size : 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Author : I. .K. Taimni (Author)
- Language : English
- ISBN : 8170592127, 978-8170592129
- Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House
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Book Summary of The Science Of Yoga: The Yoga-sutra-s Of Patanjali In Sanskrit With Transliteration In Roman, Translation And Commentary In English Patanjali\'s Yoga-sutra is considered to be the most authoritative treatise on Yoga. Condensed in one hundred and ninety-six aphorisms, or sutra-s, are the essential philosophy and technique of Yoga. Over the centuries, scholars and teachers of Yoga have attempted to expand these sutra-s with commentaries and explanations. This Dr. Taimni is a comprehensive work giving the text of the Yoga-sutra in Sanskrit, transliteration in Roman, followed by a translation and commentary. It covers the field of evolution, the unfoldment of consciousness, the practical approach to a spiritual way of life, the unravelling of the great mystery of existence, and the culminating experience of samadhi, the goal of the kingly science of Yoga. It presents to the serious student the fundamental teachings of Yoga, its science, philosophy and technique,
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- Product Code: Book653
- Edition : October 1, 1991
- Pages :
- Weight : 200gm
- Size :
- Cover : Paperback
- Author : Geoffrey Hodson (Author)
- Language : English
- ISBN : 8170590140, 978-8170590149
- Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House
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- Product Code: Book651
- Edition : December 31, 2000
- Pages : 215
- Weight : 550 gm
- Size : 8.7 x 1 x 5.7 inches
- Cover : Hardcover
- Author : K. Kunjunni Raja (Author)
- Language : English
- ISBN : 8185141371, 978-8185141374
- Publisher : Theosophical Publishing House
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About the Book:
This attempts to reconcile the Raja-Yoga of Patanjali with Hatha-yoga. Hatha is considered to be made up of two syllables ha meaning the moon and tha meaning the sun. They correspond to the breath which flows through the left and the right nostrils. Hatha-yoga is the preliminary step and ends in Raja-yoga Consciously or unconsciously. The Saivagama urges students not to give up the practice of asana and pranayama for keeping the body in perfect health.
From the Back of the Book
The Adyar Library and Research Centre was founded in 1886 by Henry Steel, first President of the Theosophical Society for research in Eastern Civilization, Philosophy and Religion. Its aim is to promote understanding among the peoples of the world through knowledge of the higher aspects of their respective cultures.The collections of the Library consist of about 18,000 manuscripts, containing about 45,000 works, both palm-leaf and paper, and more than 2,00,000 printed volumes. The manuscripts are mostly from India and in Sanskrit. The printed books include old and rare Indological works and also a fine collection of books on the different religions and languages, eastern and western; and volumes of important Indological journals.Brahmavidya the Adyar Library Bulletin is being published since 1937, presenting studies on religion, philosophy and various aspects of Sanskrit and other oriental literature as well as editions of ancient texts and translations.
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Yoga is the steadiness of the mind, with the annihilation of the mental states, into a particular type of graduated state leading to self-realization. The earliest exponent of this system called Rajayoga, the highest of all yoga's as distinguished from Hathayoga and Mantrayoga was Patanjali who wrote Aphorisms on Yoga in 150 B.C. The present treatise relates to the system of Rajayoga as enunciated by Patanjali and explained by his commentators Vyasa, Vacaspati, Vijnanabhiksu and others. It deals with the foundation of the yoga practices their philosophical, psychological, cosmological, ethical and religious doctrines. It compares the essential features of the yoga system with other systems of philosophical thought and establishes, in particular, its affinity to the system of Samkhya. The work consists of fifteen chapters divided into two parts bound in one volume. Part I (Chapters I-VII) deals with Yoga Metaphysics, delineating mainly the characteristics and functions of Prakrti and Purusa, the reality of the external world and the process of Evolution. Part II (Chapters VIII-XV) expounds Yoga Ethics and Practice with emphasis on Yoga method stages of Samadhi and kindred topics. This study is documented with a preface giving an outline of the topic, an appendix on Sphota, the relation of words with their ideas and things and a general index. Contents is Book I. Yoga Metaphysics, Prakrti, Purusha, Thereality of the external world,the process of evolution, the evolution of the categories, evolution and change of qualities, evolution and God, Book II. Yoga ethics and practice, mind and moral states, the theory of karma, the ethical problem, yoga practice, the yogangas, stages of samadhi, God in yoga, matter and mind, Appendix, Index.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11578
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : February 5, 2007
- Pages : 200
- Weight : 250 gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Auther : Surendra Nath Dasgupta
- Language : English
- ISBN: 8120802187, 978-8120802186
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This monograph mainly covers our studies on the causes and management of the most common and disabling disorders of stress and strain of life. It is now well established that the brain with its known centres for sensory, intellectual and emotional functions plays the main role in maintaining a balanced condition of our body and mind by liberating required amount of neurohumors and hormones. Any disturbances of this homeostasis by genetic or environmental factors would ultimately lead to the development of the Stress Disorders. At first the changes are functional and later on bodily changes of Stress Disorders appear. In the treatment, during the acute stage, the use of tranquillizers and other drugs may help. However, if the disturbance persists, the practice of Yoga would help greatly to get over the neurohumoral changes occurring in the brain. Hence the integrated practice of Yoga has an important role to play in the prevention and treatment of Stress Diseases. All these aspects have been dealt with in the book in sufficient detail.
Review
''With the increasing recognition all over the world of the importance of Yoga in maintenance of health and well being, this book will be worth reading by all medical practitioners.'' --D.D. Banker
''This is an excellent book and is an important contribution to Yoga Therapy.'' --The Theosophical Journal
About the Author
Prof. K.N. Udupa has been working in the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University for more than 24 years. Presently, he is an Emeritus Medical Scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
Specification:
- Product Code: BK11565
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- Edition : January 1, 2007
- Pages : 395
- Weight : 500 gm.
- Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Auther : K.N. Udupa (Author), R.C. Prasad (Author)
- Language : English
- ISBN: (Paperback) 8120800524, 978-8120800526 (Hardcover) 8120800001, 978-8120800007
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From the Back of the Book:
Yoga Chudamani Upanishad is a manual of higher sadhana for advanced and initated aspirants. It delineates the ancient path of kundalini awakening in its original and pure form before the proliferation of modern yogic literature. The text elucidates a unique combination of kundalini yoga and vedantic upasana. It discusses the nadis, prana vayus, chakras and kundalini Shakti, and also provides detailed descriptions of ajapa gayatri and pranava, which are older vedic and upanishadic meditative disciplines.
The text includes the original Sanskrit verses, along with transliteration, anvay, translation and a comprehensive commentary by Swami Satyadharma Saraswati under the guidance of Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati. For students of Indian philosophy, it provides a valuable study of the compatibility of Yoga and Vedanta, or the tantric and vedic systems of philosophy and practice.
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The Yoga Upanishads represent an important cultural merging of the vedantic and tantric traditions, which were earlier conceived as opposed to one another, but are here shown to be complementary systems. Yoga has its ancient origins in Tantra, and the yogic practices and physiology are all based in this tradition. The Yoga Upanishads deal with the major yogic aspects of Tantra, such as: kundalini, laya, nada, mantra and hatha. These texts further detail and describe how the yogic practices culminate in the vedantic realization of the Self as Atma/Brahman, or one with the absolute reality.
The Yoga Upanishads were composed after the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and form an important part of the classical yoga literature. Their number varies between twenty and twenty-two. The following texts are generally listed among this group: 1. Advayataraka, 2. Amritanada, 3. Amritabindu, 4. Brahmavidya, 5. Darshana, 6. Dhyanabindu, 7. Hamsa, 8. Kshurika, 9. Maha Vakya, 10. Mandalabrahmana, 11. Nadabindu, 12. Pashupatabrahmana, 13. Shandilya, 14. Tejobindu, 15. Trjshjkhjbrahmana, 16. Va ra ha, 17. Yoga Chudamani, 18. Yogakundali, 19. Yogaraja, 20. Yogashikha, 21. Yogatattwa.
An exact time line for the upanishadic body of yogic literature is difficult to assign. The earliest Upanishads are certainly pre-Patanjali and were probably composed between the completion of the vedic hymns around 1000 BC and the Classical Yoga period which arose around 300 BC. There is no doubt that the Yoga Upanishads were composed later and belong to the post-Patanjali era because of the term ashtanga yoga, which is used in all of these texts. However, no references to Patanjali or his Yoga Sutras are found in any of these Upanishads. In the early Upanishads, like Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya, different vidyas or meditative disciplines are described, but nowhere were they codified as in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
Therefore, when inter-rivalries arose between the different philosophical systems, including the Classical Yoga system, the Vedantic thinkers must have felt the need to reveal these secret yogic doctrines in book form. This marks the emergence of the Yoga Upanishads. Although the time of compilation of these Upanishads is post-Patanjali, the vidyas or meditative disciplines contained within them are pre-Patanjali. The Yoga Upanishads were written by Vedantic scholars in order to show that these vidyas and related practices were not borrowed from Patanjali but were known and practiced from the ancient period.
Yoga Chudamani is the ‘Crown jewel of Yoga’. Chudamani is comprised of two words: chuda and mani. The word chuda means ‘crown’ and also refers to the tuft of hair which is worn at the top back of the head by the Brahmin priests. The word mani means jewel’. Yoga Chudamani is a unique and concise text comprised of one hundred and twenty-one mantras which deal with the practices of kundalini yoga as a means to attain the heights of Vedanta philosophy. The author and origins of this text are unknown, but it is connected with Sama Veda and probably dates back to the period between 700 and 1000 AD, when the ancient tantric tradition had regained popularity and was undergoing a period of revival. Yoga Chudamani is an ancient text in which no clear demarcation between the early systems of hatha yoga and kundalini yoga is found. Some scholars have, therefore, related the practical contents of this text with hatha yoga, whereas in context these practices are actually part of kundalini yoga, as they deal directly with the awakening of the pranas, nadis, chakras and kundalini. In early times, when the seers of the Upanishads were exposed to tantric theories and practice, kundalini yoga comprised all the practices of hatha yoga, except for the original six purifying practices, which were known as Shatkarma.
Hatha yoga was regarded as a physical and pranic purification system, whereas kundalini yoga was an esoteric system which involved the awakening of latent psychic energies only known and practiced by adepts. Gradually, over time, all the asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha components of kundalini yoga were absorbed into the system of hatha yoga, because of their physical nature. The relationship between hatha and kundalini yoga was often not recognized by later scholars and, therefore, the pranic and psychic emphasis of the practices was gradually lost. The Yoga Chudamani is, therefore, an important source of yogic literature which reminds us of the esoteric purpose of many kundalini yoga practices that have come to be regarded as hatha yoga.
The text begins with the six limbs of yoga: asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi, and then goes on to describe the six chakras, sixteen adharas (bases), three lakshyas (aims) and five vyomas (spaces) of yoga. This part of the text has a strong affinity with the science of Tantra and deals in depth with the lower chakras — mooladhara, swadhisthana and manipura, which are often not mentioned in other upanishadic or classical yogic text because of their relation with the instinctive nature. Special emphasis is given to the origin, location and function of the ten major nadis, or energy channels, including ida, pingala and sushumna. The prana vayus are also discussed in detail and in relation to jiva, the soul, and guna, the constituents of Prakriti. Next the text provides a description of ajapa gayatri, which is an older vedic and upanishadic vidya showing the harmonious integration of these two ancient systems.
Following these detailed discussions on yogic physiology and ajapa gayatri, the kundalini shakti is described along with its pathway, method of awakening and the necessary dietary and disciplinary observances. The text further deals with the theory of the red and white bindus, rajas and shukla, which represent the vital and conscious as well as the female and male forces. This is an important tantric concept which actually completes the theory of kundalini, but has been omitted from many of the later yogic texts due to its association with the sexual aspects of Tantra. The processes of retention and reversal of the bindus are clearly described here along with the relevant practices utilized in the different stages of this process. In this context several important mudras and bandhas, such as khechari, vajroli, maha mudra, jalandhara, moola and uddiyana, are described in detail.
At this point the text takes a more Vedantic turn and discusses the states of consciousness in relation to Pranava or Aum and how Brahman manifests in the form of Pranava. The meaning and symbology of Pranava are described in elaborate detail in accordance with the Vedantic system of philosophy and practice. This discussion further points out the relation between the three major deities, the three shaktis or powers, and the three lokas or dimensions of existence, with the three letters, ‘A’, ‘U’ and ‘M’, comprising the Aum mantra. The importance of Pranava as an uasana, or meditative discipline, which leads the practitioner into the subtle sphere of nada yoga, is further explained along with its benefits.
After this, the text again takes a different turn. Pranava is followed by discussions on the importance of the control and retention of Prana which result in longevity. In order to control and retain prana the practice of Pranayama is a necessity. Here the methods of Pranava Pranayama Chandra bheda surya bheda, nadi shodhana and kumbhaka are described along with their particular esoteric significance and forms of concentration which are not found in other yogic or upanishadic texts. Finally the text draws to a close with further discussion on the limbs of yoga their benefits and progression bringing it back again to the topic on which it had begun. Bu this time however the reader has become a participator in the yogic process and not just an intellectual observer.
Yoga Chudamani is a manual of higher sadhana which is meant for advanced and initiated aspirants. It delineates the ancient path of kundalini awakening in its original and pure form before the proliferation of more modern yogic literature. Mantra by mantra the texts points out the necessary means of transformation which lead to an experience of the deeper aspects of Yoga sadhana and its culmination in the expansion of consciousness and self realization. Thereby the text becomes a practical and experiential proof of the compatibility of Yoga and Vedanta or the tantric and Vedic systems of philosophy and practice.
Specification
- Publisher : Yoga Publications Trust
- Edition : December 2003
- Pages : 315
- Weight : 410g.
- Size : 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Auther : Swami Satyadharma
- Language : English
- ISBN : 978-8186336274, 8186336273
Description
Exploring Yoga and Cancer applies the insights of modern medical science and yogic understanding.An in-depth analysis is provided of how cancer develops,including at the subtle levels of being,the principles supporting yogic cancer management,and how yoga practices work to help reverse and manage the effects of cancer. This book explains what cancer is and how it forms,and looks at the various causes.It examines how the yoga practices work to aid those with cancer.Detailed advice and information to assist the formation of yogic manangement plans for different people with different types of cancers is offered.The final section presents an introduction to research in the field of yoga and cancer.
Specification
- Publisher : Yoga Publications Trust
- Edition : January 1, 2010
- Pages : 265
- Weight : 390g.
- Size : 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Auther : Swami Yogapratap
- Language : English
- ISBN : 978-8186336830, 8186336834
Description
Yoga and Cardiovascular Management is a compilation of the discussions between Swamiji and a group of French medical experts, physicians and yoga teachers who shared their views on yoga and the medical management of cardiovscular disease. The discussions shed light on the yogic approach to managing the whole range of heart and vascular diseases in relation to the medical view point. Both yoga and Medicine are sciences in their own right and while they complement each other in managing disease, yoga is shown to embrace the whole individual nature in getting to the root and cause of the disease.
In addition to cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer are also included, giving the yogic explanation and management techniques with scientific back up. The research data was correlated by an Australian Doctor, and the scientific disposition and language make the Book ideal for both medical scientists and lay people alike
Specification
- Publisher : Yoga Publications Trust
- Edition : December 1, 2001
- Pages : 135
- Weight : 210g.
- Size : 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches inches
- Cover : Paperback
- Auther : Swami Satyananda Saraswati
- Language : English
- ISBN : 978-8185787268, 8185787263
Soma is part of the eternal pair of Agni- Soma. Agni is the fire element; Soma is the water element, moonlike. This pair is the Vedic equivalent of the Taoist yin-yang principle, balancing of the female and the male, energizer (female) and the energized (male).
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.
The book, weaves together the outer and inner search for immortality and transcendence of death and sorrow. It shows that an immortality in consciousness is our very nature-and that it is possible to prolong our outer lives by aligning ourselves to it. The orientation of
the book is practical, presenting comprehensive knowledge and special methods to heal and rejuvenate body and mind ñ and to resurrect
the immortal spirit within us. Yet the book does require that we look at ourselves, examining our nature not simply as human beings, but as immortal souls. The book rests upon a yogic view of who we are, what our greater existence is, the nature of mind and consciousness, and the place of our physical life within the context of many lives and incarnations.
This extraordinary book is a complete manual of Ayurvedic health care that offers the wisdom of this ancient system of mind-body medicine to the modern reader relative to our special health concerns today. The present edition is a revised and expanded version of the original 1989 edition, covering additional diseases and adding new treatments.
Ayurvedic Healing is oriented towards the practical treatment of disease. It is intended to serve as a handbook of Ayurvedic therapy, mainly on herbal level. It also explains relevant dietary, life-style and yogic methods to enhance herbal therapy, including the use of oils, aromas, colours, gems and mantras.
On the first level of treatment, Ayurvedic Healing outlines general constitutional and life-style measures for health enhancement and disease prevention and gives home remedies for common disease. We can treat many of our disease ourselves or at least aid in their treatment. A few simple therapies as part of our daily regimen can work wonders for countering many health problems. Only when our life-style is out of harmony, do severe diseases arise and professional health care becomes necessary.
On the second level of treatment, Ayurvedic Healing provides specialized medical knowledge and outlines specific remedies, including various herbal recommendations. However, accounts of diseases and their treatments are given here only in essence. Additional knowledge and experienced practice may be necessary to deal with severe conditions, acute symptoms or long standing complaints.
Neti: Healing Secrets of Yoga and Ayurveda is the most thorough and practical presentation of how to use the neti pot yet available. Notably the book shows the place of such `nasal therapies` in India`s great healing traditions and their broader relevance for treating common diseases.
More than 270 herbs are listed, with 108herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly used western herbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well asdetailed glossaries, appendices and index are included.
The term 'yoga' has many traditional meanings. In Ayurveda, the medical science of India, yoga refers to the ìright usageî and ìright combinationî of herbs. A special combination of substances designed to bring about a specific effect upon the body or mind is thus called a 'yoga.' This coordinated or integrated usage of herbs was based upon the ancient Ayurvedic science of herbal energetics. In this is a system for determining the qualities and powers of herbs according to the laws of nature, so that herbs can be used objectively and specifically according to individual conditions. A yogic usage of herbs implies such an harmonic application of the potencies of herbs.
In this book, for the first time, this Ayurvedic herbal science is applied to western herbs, as well as to a few major oriental herbs, both Indian and Chinese. It is the purpose of this book not to present Ayurveda in the distance, as something foreign or ancient, but to make it
a practically applied system of herbalism.