Yogic Secrets of the Vedas (Exploring The Roots of Yoga and Ayurveda)

Contents Preface 10 Foreword by David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) 13 Introduction 18 The History of Vedic Yoga 21 The Vedic link with other yoga systems 21 The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and their Vedic Link 24 Patanjali the writer 24 Patanjali’s Vedic Connection 26 Bhakti and its place in the Yoga Sutras 28 Conclusion 29 Analyzing the Sutras 0 Examination of Dhyana 32 Analyzing a Sutra 33 Tantric roots to the Vedas 38 Kundalini Yoga and its Vedic Connection 42 Svara Yoga 47 Different manifestations of Vedic Yoga The mother of other yoga systems 48 Analysis of the Vedic ceremony called Agnihotra 50 History 50 Modern day Agnihotra 51 Inner form and Ayurveda 52 Vedic Fire ceremonies Deities 53 Deities 56 The Glory of Ushas 58 The outer meaning of Ushas 59 Inner meaning of Ushas 60 Observation and techniques for understanding Ushas 61 A Closer Examination of Ushas 64 Ushas and Agni 65 Ushas and the relationship with the Kundalini 65 Ushas and the Chakras 66 Ushas and the Vedas 67 Ushas in Vedic Astrology 68 Conclusion 69 An Extended Examination of Ushas 70 Ushas and the Western World 70 Mantras to Ushas 71 Additional notes on Ushas 71 Conclusion 72 Ushas and Yoga 73 Ushas and the five Koshas 73 Annamaya Kosha 74 Pranamaya Kosha 74 Manomaya Kosha 75 Vijnanamaya Kosha 75 Anandamaya Kosha 76 Ushas and Kama 77 Example’s of Kama’ s higher manifestation 78 Ushas and the Vedas 80 Ushas and the Gunas 81 Practice Exercise 83 Conclusion 83 The Secret of Ushas 84 Varuna 87 The Eastern teachings of Reincarnation and Karma in relation to the Vedic deity Varuna 87 Goals of Vedic Yoga 90 Indra and Vrtra’s battle 90 Vrtra’ s manifestation in the physical realm 92 The Vedic Vrtra: ancient term for the ego 93 Atharva Veda B.6 H.19 v.1 98 Beginning Vedic Yoga at Home 100 Additional Important Deities within the Vedic System 104 Vayu: an introduction to the divine wind 104 Vayu in the Vedas 106 Vayu, Yoga and Ayurveda 108 An Introduction to Sarasvati 109 Bhakti 111 Vedic Deities and Yoga in Western Culture 113 Is there any relevance to the modern western practitioner? 113 Conclusion 118 Bibliography 119 Index 121 Post a Query