Soma in Yoga and Ayurveda The Power of Rejuvenation and Immortality

by Frawley , Dr. David

• ISBN13: 9780940676213
• ISBN10: 0940676214
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-16
• Publisher: Lotus Press

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?

Author Biography

David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is a world renowned teacher of Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedic astrology and Veda and the author of several definitive texts in these fields over the past twenty-five years.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Author's Preface	p. 11
Introduction	p. 18
The Search for Bliss, Longevity and Immortality	p. 18
The Quest for Immortality:	p. 19
High Tech Somas or Inner Spiritual Somas?	p. 38
Agni and Soma: The Eternal Fire and the Immortal Nectar	p. 63
Individual Constitution and Rejuvenation: The Role of the Three Doshas	p. 78
Prana, Tejas and Ojas: The Master or Soma Forms of the Doshas	p. 92
Soma Ayurveda: Physical Rejuvenation and Longevity through Ayurveda	p. 101
The Soma of Food: Diet for Yoga and Longevity	p. 102
Our Soma Drinks: Rejuvenating Waters and Beverages	p. 120
Rejuvenative Herbs and Soma Plants	p. 126
Herbs to Rejuvenate the Mind	p. 148
Soma Herbs and Aromatherapy	p. 159
Rejuvenation and the Skin: Ayurvedic Spa Therapies	p. 164
Sexuality and Rejuvenation: Balancing Shiva and Shakti	p. 171
Your Inner Ecology: Rejuvenation, Environment and Life-style	p. 178
Preparing Yourself for Soma: Preliminary Purification and Pancha Karma	p. 185
Soma Yoga: Rejuvenation of the Mind and Heart Through Yoga and Meditation	p. 195
Yoga and Inner Rejuvenation	p. 196
The Yogic Soma and How to Prepare It	p. 203
The Yamas and Niyamas of Yoga: Conserving Your Inner Soma	p. 213
Asana and Rejuvenation: the Healing Power of Physical Stillness	p. 219
Prana Rasayana: the Immortal Breath of Soma	p. 229
Pratyahara Rasayana: Rejuvenation and the Sense and Motor Organs	p. 248
Mantra Rasayana, The Rejuvenating Power of Cosmic Sound and the Divine Word	p. 268
Deity Rasayana: the Rejuvenating Power of Devotion	p. 278
Meditation, The Yoga of Knowledge and Rejuvenation of the Mind	p. 293
Esoteric Soma Teachings	p. 315
Vedic Astrology, Karma and Longevity: The Influence of Time and Karma	p. 316
The Search for the Original Soma Plant	p. 326
Shiva as Nilakantha: Turning Life's Poison into Soma	p. 335
Selected Soma Verses from the Rigveda	p. 343
Appendix
Sanskrit terms	p. 356
Bibliography	p. 363
Sanskrit Texts	p. 365
Books by the Author	p. 366
Resources	p. 367
Comments on the Book	p. 370
Endnotes	p. 373
Index	p. 387
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