Roots of YogaThe first single, reliable collection of primary material from the source traditions of yoga Despite the immense popularity of yoga today, there is surprisingly little knowledge of its roots among practitioners. This book brings together, for the first time, the core teachings of yoga in the words of their authors, rather than in the secondary versions of modern interpreters. Including key passages from the Upanishads, the Buddhist and Jaina

and the lower pair

names and index for ready reference

The battle was a battle between good and bad and it marks the triumph of good over the bad

Pata is a popular genre of painting from Orissa

You can also keep it in your drawing room as a show piece

worn by Hindu wives for their husbands

It can be a good gift for wedding and anniversary

and will easily recognize energy that belongs to someone or something else

According to Coomaraswamy no great extension of our present measure of understanding of the Vedas can be expected from philological research alone

It formed the foundation text for an extensive commentarial literature stretching from the Yoga-Bhasya of Vyasa to modern traditionalist interpretations in Hindi and other Indic vernaculars as well as various European languages

the headgear is marked by striking carvings on it

Surabhi the cow of plenty