In this book, I have highlighted the importance of dog as a domestic animal since antiquity in the world and in the entire Vedic tradition. Dog had a very high place in various cultures of the world due to its highly developed senses and its benefits to the humanity. That is all the more reason that we should treat well this creature and learn simple and practical ways for its health and healing through the medium of this book.
This book is a practical guide for using Ayurvedic concepts to nourish the body and balance the mind for healing. Dr. Verma explains how the food you eat and how you prepare it relate to both . This book contains material on how to use the spices, plain good vegetarian recipes all brought together with the author's own balanced professional experiences.
Each of the eleven parts of the book begins with an appropriate citation from ancient literature or my own quote along with an ancient illustration that matches that particular theme. Indian miniature paintings and erotic sculptures from temples provide appropriate context for this purpose. The book has special newly created yoga postures that facilitate to make diverse sexual postures and enhance flexibility for an easy childbirth. The book contains a wealth of Ayurvedic and homeopathic remedies, as well as purification and rejuvenating methods including aphrodisiacs. There are methods for coordinating the male-female sexual energies at diverse levels of this unique experience.
A Way of Life First published in 1990, and eversince published into various languages of the world, The A Way of Life has become a classical work for attaining basic wisdom of Ayurveda and putting it into practice. Based on the ancient scriptures, the book has plenty of citations from the Vedas and from Ayurvedic scriptures. It is a scholarly book that is meant to give the reader an insight to the classical tradition of this 5000 years old discipline. At the same time, the book is a guide in the living tradition of Ayurveda and inspires you to assimilate this ageold wisdom into your daily lives for enhancing your energy to an optimum level. This book explains Ayurvedic wisdom in a scientific way without the claptrap of the religious gurus or the popular romantic notion of Ayurveda with oil dropping on your head. The book also highlights Ayurvedic psychology and the importance of sattva (peace and stillness of mind) for attaining mental balance and state of santosha (satisfaction), which is essentail for health according to Ayurvedic sages. The book suggests a middle path, does not suggest that you should give up your glass of wine, provides scientific explainations and makes you aware that your state of health in in your own hands.