Soma in Yoga and Ayurveda The Power of Rejuvenation and Immortality
by Frawley , Dr. DavidEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2012-07-16
Publisher(s): Lotus Press
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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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