Yoga: The Greater Tradition

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Yoga: the Greater Tradition introduces the reader to the greater universe of Yoga and to the principles that animate this rich tradition. Yoga, according to its Indian origins, is not just a physical practice but an ancient and comprehensive sacred science of right living and higher awareness. This holistic practice encompasses physical health and well-being, psychological and emotional harmony, and general balance in life. More importantly, Yoga is a spiritual quest to know the inner truth of the universe - the Divine, God, the Absolute or whatever other name one may use to refer to this highest value. Providing an overview of this traditional way of life, Yoga: The Greater Tradition is a primer for all thoughtful readers interested in embarking on this spiritual quest.

David Frawley is the director of the American Institute of Vedic studies. He is highly regarded both in India and the WEst as an expert in the Vedic sciences of Yoga, Astrology and Ayurveda. His many books include The Yoga of Herbs, Yoga and Ayurveda, The Astrology of the Seers, and The Oracle of Rama: A Divination Deck (also available from Mandala Publishing).

"Frawley is an Indian in an American body. The ease with which he enters into a spiritual of the Indian tradition and renders its deeper concepts in terms of modern thought shows an unusual familiarity with this ancient wisdom." - M.P. Pandit, Secretary of Sri Aurobindo Ashram "Dr. David Frawley is one of the most important scholars of Ayurveda and Vedic Science today. I have great respect and admiration for his knowledge and the way he has expounded the ancient wisdom of the Vedas." - Deepak Chopra "Yoga is a truly vast tradition. David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) has succeeded in distilling its essentials into a compact, readable book, which will give the reader an excellent basis from which to explore this tradition further." - Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., Author of "The Yoga Tradition"